The House of Blue Light

The House of Blue Light
Studio album by
Deep Purple
Released12 January 1987[1]
RecordedMay–June 1986[2]
StudioThe Playhouse, Stowe, Vermont, USA with Le Mobile Studio
Genre
Length50:38
LabelPolydor
ProducerRoger Glover, Deep Purple
Deep Purple chronology
Perfect Strangers
(1984) 		The House of Blue Light
(1987) 		Slaves and Masters
(1990)
Singles from The House of Blue Light
  1. "Call of the Wild"
    Released: February 1987[3]
  2. "Bad Attitude"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[5]
Kerrang![6]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[7]

The House of Blue Light is the twelfth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 12 January 1987 by Polydor Records. It was the second recording by the reformed Mark II line-up, and the sixth studio album overall by this formation of the band.

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  2. ^ Gillan, Ian (2016). The Autobiography (3rd ed.). John Blake Publishing. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-786-06135-5.
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  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Deep Purple The House of Blue Light review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  5. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  6. ^ Simmons, Sylvie (8 January 1987). "Deep Purple 'The House of Blue Light'". Kerrang!. No. 137. London, UK. pp. 10–11.
  7. ^ Fricke, David (26 February 1987). "Deep Purple: The House Of Blue Light". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 February 2017.