Whoosh!

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{{Infobox album

| name = Whoosh!

| type = studio

| artist = Deep Purple

| cover = File:DeepPurpleWhooshCDcover2020.jpg

| alt =

| released = 7 August 2020

| recorded =

| studio =

Tracking Room, Nashville
Anarchy, Nashville
Ocean Way, Nashville
Noble Street, Toronto
Henson, Hollywood

| genre = *Hard rock

progressive rock

| length = 51:29

| label = earMUSIC

| producer = Bob Ezrin

| prev_title = Infinite

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Turning to Crime

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Whoosh!

| type = studio

| single1 = Throw My Bones

| single1date = 20 March 2020{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/03/deep-purple-share-new-song-throw-my-bones-stream/|title=Deep Purple Share New Song "Throw My Bones": Stream|work=Consequence of Sound|date=20 March 2020|access-date=5 August 2020|author=Hadusek, Jon}}

| single2 = Man Alive

| single2date = 30 April 2020{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/deep-purple-man-alive/|title=Listen to Deep Purple's New 'Man Alive' Single|work=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=30 April 2020|access-date=5 August 2020|author=Lifton, Dave}}

| single3 = Nothing at All

| single3date = 10 July 2020{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/deep-purple-nothing-at-all-lyrics/|title=Deep Purple Release Classic Sounding New Song 'Nothing at All'|work=Loudwire|date=10 July 2020|access-date=5 August 2020|author=Divita, Joe}}

}}

Whoosh! is the twenty-first studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released on 7 August 2020.{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/deep-purple-whoosh/|title=Deep Purple Announce New Album 'Whoosh!'|work=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=27 February 2020|access-date=5 August 2020|author=Kielty, Martin}}{{cite news |title=Deep Purple announce new album Whoosh! and European tour |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/deep-purple-announce-new-album-whoosh-and-european-tour |date=29 February 2020 |website=Louder Sound |access-date= 5 August 2020 |author=Everley, Dave}} Although he appeared on their next album Turning to Crime, this is the last studio album of original material to feature longtime guitarist Steve Morse, who left the band in July 2022.

Background

The group collaborated with producer Bob Ezrin, who had also worked on their previous two albums. They enjoyed the recording and production. Its release was promoted by a series of press statements from singer Ian Gillan, such as "Another album?! Whoosh?!! Gordon Bennett!!!". He explained the album's title was chosen for its onomatopoeic qualities, and "when viewed through one end of a radio-telescope, describes the transient nature of humanity on Earth". He also said fans should simply listen to the album as an enjoyable experience.

The album was originally set to be released on 12 June 2020, but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |title=Deep Purple push back release of new album Whoosh! |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/deep-purple-push-back-release-of-new-album-whoosh |date=3 April 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020 |work=Louder Sound |author=Munro, Scott}} Gillan said that was because distribution lines for physical media should wait until lockdowns eased and restrictions lifted.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/deep-purple-new-album-whoosh-968396/|title=Deep Purple Plan 21st Album, 'Whoosh!'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=17 March 2020|access-date=8 August 2020}}

Three songs from the album were released as digital singles, beginning with "Throw My Bones". The third, "Nothing at All", deals with the themes of Mother Nature, man's response to climate change and - in its accompanying music video - plastic pollution.

The instrumental "And the Address" first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 debut album Shades of Deep Purple. The only musician to feature on both recordings was drummer Ian Paice.

Release

The album is divided into "Act 1" (tracks 1 to 6) and "Act 2" (tracks 7 to 12), with "Dancing In My Sleep" being a bonus track present on all editions. However, the double LP does not abide by this division, as "What the What" is the last track on side 2.

There is also a CD+DVD "limited edition" (in mediabook packaging) that includes a full performance of Live At Hellfest 2017 (92 min), and "Roger Glover and Bob Ezrin in conversation (60 min)." This is also included in the Whoosh Box Set. [https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/deep-purple-new-album-whoosh/ Whoosh Box Set]

Reception

{{Music ratings

| MC = 69/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/whoosh!/deep-purple|title=Whoosh! by Deep Purple|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=October 12, 2020}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whoosh%21-mw0003366257|title=Deep Purple Whoosh!|author=Thom Jurek|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| rev2 = Blabbermouth.net

| rev2Score = 9/10{{cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/woosh/|title=Deep Purple "Whoosh!"|author=Jay H. Gorania|date=3 August 2020 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| rev3 = Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles

| rev3Score = 8.5/10{{cite web |url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/deep-purple-whoosh|title=DEEP PURPLE - WHOOSH!|author=Larry Toering|publisher=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles| work = BraveWords.com|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| rev4 = Classic Rock

| rev4Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/deep-purples-whoosh-confident-mature-and-superb|title=Deep Purple's Whoosh!: confident, mature, and superb|author=Neil Jeffries|date=7 August 2020 |publisher=Louder Sound|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/deep-purple-whoosh-album-review-2722807|title=Deep Purple – 'Whoosh!' review: rockers' 21st record is stupidly fun and outrageously silly|author=Leonie Cooper|date=6 August 2020 |publisher=NME|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| rev6= RIFF Magazine

| rev6Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/deep-purple-whoosh/|title=ALBUM REVIEW: Deep Purple's 'Whoosh!' is the rare modern throwback|author=Daniel J. Willis|date=4 August 2020 |publisher=RIFF Magazine|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| rev7 = The Times

| rev7Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/deep-purple-whoosh-review-lacking-that-glorious-heaviness-of-the-early-days-d9kprffkz|title=Deep Purple: Whoosh! review — lacking that glorious heaviness of the early days|author=Will Hodgkinson|work=The Times|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

}}

The album received generally favourable reviews. Several publications noticed the album contained relatively short tracks and praised the economical songwriting style. A review in NME said the album sounded nothing like contemporary music of 2020, but suggested that "maybe that's a good thing".

With a peak position of number 4, it was the band's highest-charting studio album in the United Kingdom for 46 years.

Track listing

{{Track listing

|headline = Whoosh! track listing(2020). "Whoosh! liner notes". In Whoosh! [CD booklet]. earMUSIC / Edel AG.

|all_writing = Deep Purple and Bob Ezrin except where noted

|title1 = Throw My Bones

|length1 = 3:38

|title2 = Drop the Weapon

|length2 = 4:23

|title3 = We're All the Same in the Dark

|length3 = 3:44

|title4 = Nothing at All

|length4 = 4:42

|title5 = No Need to Shout

|length5 = 3:30

|title6 = Step by Step

|length6 = 3:34

|title7 = What the What

|length7 = 3:32

|title8 = The Long Way Round

|length8 = 5:39

|title9 = The Power of the Moon

|length9 = 4:08

|title10 = Remission Possible

|note10 = instrumental

|length10 = 1:38

|title11 = Man Alive

|length11 = 5:35

|title12 = And the Address

|note12 = instrumental

|writer12 = Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord

|length12 = 3:35

|total_length = 47:38

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = Bonus track

|title13 = Dancing in My Sleep

|length13 = 3:51

|total_length = 51:29

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = Bonus tracks on MSH edition

|title14 = Uncommon Man

|note14 = live in Rio 2017

|length14 = 6:57

|title15 = Knocking at Your Back Door

|note15 = live in Rio 2017

|length15 = 5:49

|title16 = Black Night

|note16 = live in Rio 2017

|length16 = 8:14

|total_length = 72:29

}}

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.

Deep Purple

Ian Gillan – lead and backing vocals
Steve Morse – guitars
Roger Glover – bass
Ian Paice – drums
Don Airey – keyboards

Additional musicians

Saam Hashemi – programming on "Dancing in My Sleep"
Ayana George, Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals on "No Need to Shout"

Production

Bob Ezrin – producer, mixing, percussion, backing vocals
Julian Shank – engineer, mixing
Alex Krotz, Jamie Sickora – engineers
Zach Pepe – engineer assistant
Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking
Jason Elliott, Justin Francis – mixing
Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant
Eric Boulanger – mastering
John Metcalfe – orchestral arrangements on "Man Alive"
Alan Umstead – conductor on "Man Alive"
Nick Spezia – orchestra recording on "Man Alive"
Ben Wolf – band photography
Elena Saharova – landscape photography
Jekyll & Hyde – cover art, design

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for Whoosh!
{{album chart\|Australia\|13\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Austria\|1\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Flanders\|7\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Wallonia\|1\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Czech\|2\|date=202033\|rowheader=true\|access-date=17 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Denmark\|8\|M\|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=32&y=2020&list=a40\|title=Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 32, 2020\|publisher=Hitlisten\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|7\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Finland\|1\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web\|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=33?&annee=2020&categorie=Top%20Albums\|title=Top Albums (Week 33, 2020)\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|access-date=17 August 2020}} \| 8
{{album chart\|Germany4\|1\|id=406671\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Hungary\|2\|year=2020\|week=33\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Italy\|6\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Norway\|3\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Poland\|2\|id=1302\|rowheader=true\|access-date=20 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Portugal\|26\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=1 September 2020}}
{{album chart\|Scotland\|1\|date=20200814\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 August 2020}}
scope="row"\| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI){{cite web\|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/36?weekId=2659\|title=Top 100 Slovak Albums\|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry\|access-date=August 3, 2024}} \| 28
scope="row"\| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web\|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/4424-%C3%81lbumes-semana-33-2020\|title=Top 100 Albumes – Semana 33: del 7.8.2020 al 13.8.2020\|publisher=Productores de Música de España\|language=es\|access-date=18 August 2020}} \| 16
{{album chart\|Sweden\|3\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=Deep Purple\|album=Whoosh!\|rowheader=true\|access-date=19 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|4\|date=20200814\|rowheader=true\|access-date=14 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|161\|artist=Deep Purple\|rowheader=true\|access-date=18 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRock\|20\|artist=Deep Purple\|rowheader=true\|access-date=22 August 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardHardRock\|4\|artist=Deep Purple\|rowheader=true\|access-date=22 August 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for Whoosh!
scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria){{cite web\|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/\|title=Ö3 Austria Top40 Longplay 2020\|date=8 November 2019 \|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40\|access-date=31 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228092158/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/\|archive-date=28 December 2020}} \| 56
scope="row"\| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2020&cat=a\|title=Rapports Annuels 2020\|publisher=Ultratop\|access-date=18 December 2020}} \| 161
scope="row"\| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web \|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2020 \|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2020\|language=de \|publisher=GfK Entertainment \|access-date=18 December 2020}} \| 26
scope="row"\| Polish Albums (ZPAV){{cite web\|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1912\|title=Najpopularniejsze single radiowe i najlepiej sprzedające się płyty 2020 roku\|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry\|language=pl\|access-date=28 January 2021}} \| 68
scope="row"\| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2020\|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020\|website=hitparade.ch\|access-date=28 December 2020}} \| 26

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for Whoosh!

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria){{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/|title=Ö3 Austria Top40 Longplay 2020|date=8 November 2019 |publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|access-date=31 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228092158/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/|archive-date=28 December 2020}}

| 56

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2020&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2020|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=18 December 2020}}

| 161

scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2020 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2020|language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=18 December 2020}}

| 26

scope="row"| Polish Albums (ZPAV){{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1912|title=Najpopularniejsze single radiowe i najlepiej sprzedające się płyty 2020 roku|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|language=pl|access-date=28 January 2021}}

| 68

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2020|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=28 December 2020}}

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References

Category:2020 albums

Category:Deep Purple albums

Category:Edel AG albums

Category:Albums produced by Bob Ezrin

Category:Albums impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Category:Albums postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic