The Purple Album (Whitesnake album)

The Purple Album
Studio album by
Whitesnake
Released29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)
Recorded2014–2015
StudioHook City, Reno, Nevada
GenreHard rock
Length66:01
LabelFrontiers
Rhino/Warner (Reissue)
ProducerDavid Coverdale, Michael McIntyre, Reb Beach
Whitesnake chronology
Made in Japan
(2013) 		The Purple Album
(2015) 		Flesh & Blood
(2019)
Singles from The Purple Album
  1. "Stormbringer"
    Released: 25 February 2015
  2. "Burn"
    Released: 24 March 2015
  3. "Lay Down Stay Down"
    Released: 7 April 2015
  4. "Soldier of Fortune"
    Released: 22 April 2015
  5. "Mistreated"
    Released: 10 January 2016
Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, Remastered
(2022)
The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition
(2023)
Into the Light: The Solo Albums
(2024)
Alternative cover
2023 Reissue Special Gold Edition

The Purple Album is the twelfth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake. It contains remakes of songs from Deep Purple band lineups Mark III and Mark IV, when Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale was a member of that band.[1] It was released on 29 April in Japan, 15 May in Europe, 18 May in the UK and 19 May 2015 in the US through Frontiers Records.[2] On 8 September 2023, Whitesnake and RHINO reissued The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition in celebration of Coverdale's 50th anniversary of joining the Deep Purple, besides remixing and remastering, "features previously unreleased recordings, including the very demo that secured Coverdale's spot with Deep Purple".[3]

  1. ^ "WHITESNAKE RETURN WITH THE PURPLE ALBUM". Whitesnake.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Whitesnake's David Coverdale Pays Tribute To His Time With Deep Purple On 'The Purple Album'". Blabbermouth.net. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ Rolli, Bryan (24 August 2023). "Whitesnake's 'Purple Album' Reissue Includes David Coverdale's Deep Purple Audition Demo". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 16 November 2023.