The Battle Rages On...

The Battle Rages On...
Studio album by Deep Purple
Released	2 July 1993
Recorded	Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York Red Rooster Studios, Tutzing, Germany Greg Rike Studios, Orlando, Florida
Genre	Hard rock
Length	49:25
Label	RCA/BMG (Europe and Japan) Giant (US) Music On Vinyl (vinyl reissue)[1]
Producer	Thom Panunzio, Roger Glover
Deep Purple chronology
Slaves and Masters (1990) The Battle Rages On... (1993) Purpendicular (1996)
Ritchie Blackmore chronology
Slaves and Masters (1990) The Battle Rages On... (1993) Purpendicular (1996)
Singles from The Battle Rages On...
"Anya" / "One Man's Meat" Released: July 1993 "Time to Kill" / "Nasty Piece of Work" Released: 1993

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Blogcritics	(mixed)[3]
Rock Hard	(unfavorable)[4]
Metal Hammer (GER)	(7/7)[5]

The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up, which reunited for a second time (the first reunion being for 1984's Perfect Strangers). Ian Gillan returned to the band in late 1992 and had to rework much of the material already existing for the album, which had been intended for Joe Lynn Turner. Ritchie Blackmore became infuriated at the non-melodic elements and quit mid tour after the November 17th show in Helsinki, Finland. American guitarist Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple as a temporary replacement for the duration of the tour. A handful of working tracks written during The Battle Rages On... sessions would turn up on subsequent solo releases by Turner, under different titles.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Battle Rages On"	Blackmore, Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice	5:56
2.	"Lick It Up"		3:59
3.	"Anya"	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord	6:32
4.	"Talk About Love"		4:11
5.	"Time to Kill"		5:49
6.	"Ramshackle Man"		5:34
7.	"A Twist in the Tale"		4:17
8.	"Nasty Piece of Work"	Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord	4:43
9.	"Solitaire"		4:42
10.	"One Man's Meat"		4:38

Personnel

Deep Purple

• Ian Gillan – lead vocals
• Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
• Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
• Roger Glover – bass
• Ian Paice – drums

Production

• Recorded at Bearsville Studios in upstate New York, engineered by Bill Kennedy; assisted by Mike Reiter
• Vocals and overdubs recorded at Red Rooster Studios (engineered by Hans Gemperle) in Tutzing, Germany, and Greg Rike Studios (engineered by Jason Corsaro; assisted by Wally Walton and Darren Schneider) in Orlando, Florida.
• Mixed by Pat Regan with Roger Glover at Sound on Sound Recording (engineered by Pat Regan; assisted by John Siket, Devin Emke and Peter Beckeman) in New York, and at the Ambient Recording Company (engineered by Pat Regan; assisted by Mark Conese) in Connecticut
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound in New York.

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1993 Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[6] 5 Swiss Albums Charts[7] 7 Swedish Albums Charts[8] 8 Norwegian Albums Charts[9] 9 Austrian Albums Charts[10] 9 German Albums Charts[11] 13 Finnish Albums Charts 18 UK Albums Chart[12] 21 GfK Dutch Charts[13] 39 Billboard 200 (USA)[14] 192

Singles Year Single Chart Position 1993 "The Battle Rages On" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks (USA)[15] 22

References

1. http://www.musiconvinyl.com/catalog/deep-purple/the-battle-rages-on
2. "Deep Purple The Battle Rages On... review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
3. Bowling, David (21 December 2011). "Music Review: Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
4. Breusch, Matthias (August 1993). "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Rock Hard (in German) (75). Retrieved 2 March 2014.
5. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On". Metal Hammer (in German) (54). August 1993. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
6. ディープ・パープルのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
7. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On...". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
8. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
9. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
10. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
11. "Album – Deep Purple, The Battle Rages On...". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
12. "Deep Purple – Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
13. "Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On... (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
14. "The Battle Rages On... Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
15. "The Battle Rages On... Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

External links

• 14th studio album