On July 19, 2024, “Earmusic/Edel AG” label released “=1”, the twenty-third Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “80A” and “Noble Street” in Toronto, “Headline” in Harston, “SMB”, “Haileywood”, “Chameleon” in Hamburg, “Ocean Way” in Nashville, and was produced by Bob Ezrin and James Paice.

Personnel:

• Ian Gillan – lead and backing vocals
• Simon McBride – guitars, additional guitar engineer
• Don Airey – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
• Roger Glover – bass, shaker
• Ian Paice – drums
• Bob Ezrin – tambourine, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
• Nashville Music Scoring – orchestra
• Patricia Shirley-Okujene – backing vocals
• Camille Harrison – backing vocals
• Alan Umstead – concertmaster
• Nick Spezia – orchestra engineering
• Anthony Yordanov – engineer, mixing
• Jill Zimmermann – engineer
• Justin Cortelyou – engineer
• Piers Mortimer – additional keyboard engineering
• Eike Freese – additional vocal engineering
• Denny Meißner – additional vocal engineering
• Michael Gnocato – engineer assistant
• Daniel Goldade – engineer assistant
• Jasper Terpstra – engineer assistant
• James Paice – additional drum production and engineering
• Bob Ezrin – mixing
• Julian Shank – mixing
• Robert Vosgien – mastering
• Alan Umstead – orchestra contractor

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, Simon McBride and Bob Ezrin.

1. Show Me
2. A Bit on the Side
3. Sharp Shooter
4. Portable Door
5. Old-Fangled Thing
6. If I Were You
7. Pictures of You
8. I’m Saying Nothin’
9. Lazy Sod
10. Now You’re Talkin’
11. No Money to Burn
12. I’ll Catch You
13. Bleeding Obvious