Artist: DEEP PURPLE
Album: THE HOUSE OF THE BLUE LIGHT REMASTERED (CD)

Release date: 1987/ 1999
EAN/UPS: 0731454616225
Media type: CD

The House of Blue Light is the twelfth studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1987. It is the second recording by the re-formed Mark II lineup.

The album's creation was an exceedingly long and difficult process, and Ritchie Blackmore has said much of it was re-recorded. Ian Gillan has remarked on how strained relations within the band compromised the album: "I look back at House Of Blue Light, there are some good songs on that record, but there’s something missing in the overall album. You can’t feel a spirit of the band, you can see or hear five professionals doing their best, but it’s like a football team, it’s not functioning. It’s like eleven superstars that are playing on the same field but are not connected by the heart or by the spirit".


All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover; unless otherwise stated.

TRACKLIST:

1."Bad Attitude" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Jon Lord) – 4:43 (5:04 on original release)
2."The Unwritten Law" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Ian Paice) – 4:34 (4:54 on original release)
3."Call of the Wild" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord) – 4:50 (4:48 on original release)
4."Mad Dog" – 4:29 (4:36 on original release)
5."Black and White" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord) – 3:39 (4:39 on original release)
6."Hard Lovin' Woman" – 3:24 (3:25 on original release)
7."The Spanish Archer" – 4:56 (5:32 on original release)
8."Strangeways" – 5:56 (7:35 on original release)
9."Mitzi Dupree" – 5:03 (5:05 on original release)
10."Dead or Alive" – 4:42 (5:01 on original release)

LINE-UP:

Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Ian Gillan - vocals, congas, harmonica
Roger Glover - bass, synthesizer
Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
Ian Paice - drums