Rapture of the Deep

This article is about the album. For the medical condition, see Nitrogen narcosis.

Rapture of the Deep
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Studio album by Deep Purple
Released	1 November 2005
Recorded	March–June 2005
Genre	Hard rock
Length	55:48
Label	Edel (UK) Eagle Records (US)
Producer	Michael Bradford
Deep Purple chronology
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Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005.

It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since Steve Morse joined the band in 1994. It is also the second album to feature veteran keyboardist Don Airey. The album was produced by Mike Bradford, who also produced the band's previous release, Bananas.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
About.com
PopMatters	7/10
Rolling Stone
Terrorizer	4/10

Like Bananas, the album generally received positive reviews from critics. Rapture of the Deep is Deep Purple's first release in Europe on the minor label Edel Records, while in the US the record was released by Edel's sub-label Eagle Records. However, Damien was critical of the album in Terrorizer, lambasting it as "dad-rock autopilot" and lacking fire.

The album peaked on Billboard's USA "Top Independent Albums" Chart at position No. 43. In the USA, the album sold 2500 copies during the first week. In the UK, the album sold 3500 copies during the first week and 1200 copies during the week after. It also made the top 20 in several European charts. The title track "Rapture of the Deep" was released as a single in 2005.

Track listing

Standard edition

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey and Ian Paice, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Money Talks"	5:31
2.	"Girls Like That"	4:02
3.	"Wrong Man"	4:53
4.	"Rapture of the Deep"	5:58
5.	"Clearly Quite Absurd"	5:25
6.	"Don't Let Go"	4:32
7.	"Back to Back"	4:03
8.	"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye"	4:18
9.	"Junkyard Blues"	5:32
10.	"Before Time Began"	6:30

Limited Edition/Special Tour Edition
No.	Title	Length
9.	"MTV"	4:56
10.	"Junkyard Blues"	5:33
11.	"Before Time Began"	6:30

Japanese Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Things I Never Said"	4:48

Special Tour Edition (Bonus Disc)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Clearly Quite Absurd (New Version)"	3:38
2.	"Things I Never Said"	4:48
3.	"The Well-Dressed Guitar (Instrumental outtake from Bananas sessions) (Morse)"	2:51
4.	"Rapture of the Deep (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005)"	5:15
5.	"Wrong Man (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005)"	4:29
6.	"Highway Star (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005) (Ritchie Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Jon Lord, Paice)"	8:09
7.	"Smoke on the Water (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005) (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice)"	6:50
8.	"Perfect Strangers (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK,　10 October 2005) (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover)"	6:40

Singles

• 2005 – "Rapture of the Deep"

Personnel

Deep Purple

• Ian Paice – drums
• Ian Gillan – vocals
• Roger Glover – bass
• Steve Morse – guitar
• Don Airey – keyboards

Production notes

• Produced and engineered by Michael Bradford
• Recorded at Chunky Style Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
• Mastered by Andy Van Dette at Masterdisk Studios

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
German Albums Chart	10
Finnish Albums Chart	11
Swiss Albums Chart	16
Italian Albums Chart	19
Austrian Albums Chart	20
Swedish Albums Chart	22
Czech Republic Albums Chart	32
Brazilian Albums Chart	39
Polish Albums Chart	40
US Albums Chart	43 (Top Independent Albums)
UK Albums Chart	81
French Albums Chart	85
Japanese Albums Chart	240

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Classic Rock	United Kingdom	"Classic Rock Album of the Year 2005"	2006	24

(*) designates unordered lists.