Turning to Crime
Studio album by
Released26 November 2021
StudioReal World Studios (Wiltshire)
Genre
Length49:45
LabelearMUSIC
ProducerBob Ezrin
Deep Purple chronology
Whoosh!
(2020)
Turning to Crime
(2021)

Turning to Crime is the twenty-second album by English rock band Deep Purple. Released on 26 November. It is composed entirely of covers,[1] 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.[2] 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.

The track "The Battle of New Orleans" marks the first time Roger Glover has performed vocals of any kind on a Deep Purple studio recording.

A 13th Track "(I'm a) Road Runner" was released as a download for describers on October 6, 2021, and later on the Limited Edition 5×12″ Vinyl Box Set, as the B-side of "7 and 7 Is".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[3]
laut.de[4]
Louder Sound[5]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits per discogs[6]

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 (all tracks), additional keyboards (1), backing vocals and percussion (7), vocals (9)
  • Ian Paice – drums (all tracks)
  • Don Airey – keyboards (all tracks)

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 – squeeze box (9)
  • Julian Shank – percussion (10)

Charts

References

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  5. Barton, Geoff (25 November 2021). "Deep Purple have an absolute blast on Turning To Crime". Louder Sound. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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