Turning to Crime is the twenty-second album by English rock band Deep Purple. Released on 26 November 2021, it is composed entirely of covers,Roger Glover On New Deep Purple Album 'Turning To Crime' - Forbes. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021. and is the last Deep Purple album to feature guitarist Steve Morse before he left the band in July 2022.
Background and recording Turning to Crime was created following a suggestion by Bob Ezrin, Deep Purple's producer since 2013.Deep Purple Talk Covers LP, Why a 'Long Goodbye' Was Premature - Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 27 November 2021. Released about fifteen months after Whoosh!, this marked the first time since 1975's Come Taste the Band that Deep Purple had released a new studio album just one year after their previous one.
A 13th Track "(I'm a) Road Runner" was released as a download for subscribers on October 6, 2021, and later on the Limited Edition 5×12″ Vinyl Box Set, as the B-side of "7 and 7 Is".
Track listing
Personnel Credits per Turning To Crime liner notes.
Deep Purple Ian Gillan – vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), percussion (3, 7) Steve Morse – guitars (all tracks), vocals (9) Roger Glover – bass guitar (all tracks), additional keyboards (1), backing vocals, percussion (7), vocals (9) Ian Paice – drums (all tracks), percussion (7) Don Airey – keyboards (all tracks)
Additional musicians Bob Ezrin – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 8, 10–12), vocals (9) Leo Green – tenor saxophone (2, 6), horns arrangement (2) Matt Holland – trumpet (2, 6) Nicole Thalia – backing vocals (4, 6, 12) Marsha B. Morrison – backing vocals (4, 6, 12) Gina Forsyth – fiddle (9) Bruce Daigrepont – squeezebox (9) Julian Shank – percussion (10)
Technical personnel Bob Ezrin – production, mixing, engineering Julian Shank – engineering Peter Sené – recording for Ian Gillan James Paice – recording for Ian Paice Faye Dolle – recording assistant for Ian Gillan Bill Evans – additional engineering (3) Junior Garr – backing vocal recording (4, 6, 11, 12) David Farrell – squeeze box recording (9) Robert Vosgien – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Turning to Crime Chart (2021) Peakposition Italian Albums (FIMI) 24 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI) 95 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 14
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Turning to Crime Chart (2021) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 92 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 95
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