Turning to Crime
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, 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. 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 " 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 notesDeep Purple
- Ian Gillan – vocals, backing vocals, percussion
- Steve Morse – guitars, vocals
- Roger Glover – bass, additional keyboards, backing vocals, percussion, vocals
- Ian Paice – drums, percussion
- Don Airey – keyboards
- Bob Ezrin – backing vocals, vocals
- Leo Green – tenor saxophone, horns arrangement
- Matt Holland – trumpet
- Nicole Thalia – backing vocals
- Marsha B. Morrison – backing vocals
- Gina Forsyth – fiddle
- Bruce Daigrepont – squeeze box
- Julian Shank – percussion
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