''Addiction'' is a studio album by former Deep Purple,

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vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes. It was released in 1996 on Zero Corporation, SPV and

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records and was Hughes’ fifth solo studio album.

History

Unlike 1994's ''

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'', which had a lighter sound with definite pop,

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and funk influences, ''Addiction'' was a definite hard rock record, at times bordering on heavy metal. It is generally considered Hughes' heaviest solo album, both musically and topically. Hughes describes the period of his life when he made the album as a dark one; various issues he was going through are addressed in the songs. Many of them focus on the drug addictions that marred Hughes’ life throughout the 80s. Guitarist and songwriter

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had a major contribution on the album, performing, co-producing and co-writing nine of the ten songs. This is Hughes' first album to feature long-time guitarist and co-songwriter Joakim 'JJ' Marsh. Marsh (from Sweden) has played guitar on every subsequent Hughes solo album to date and has toured with him on many occasions. The US version of the album was issued with three bonus live tracks; these consisted of two

songs—"Way Back to the Bone" (from '' You Are the Music...We're Just the Band'') and "Touch My Life" (from ''

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'')—as well as the Deep Purple song You Fool No One (from ''

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''). The track Talk About It was subsequently released as a single in the form on the '' Talk About It EP'', a CD which included three previously unreleased live tracks.

Track listing

#"Death Of Me" – 3:46 ''(Bonilla)'' #"Down" – 4:43 ''(Axelsson, Bonilla, Hughes, Marsh)'' #"Addiction" – 4:26 ''(Bonilla, Hughes)'' #"Madeleine" – 4:48 ''(Axelsson, Bonilla, Hughes, Marsh)'' #" Talk About It" – 4:48 ''(Bonilla, Hughes)'' #"I'm Not Your Slave" – 3:51 ''(Bonilla, Hughes)'' #"Cover Me" – 4:52 ''(Bonilla, Hughes)'' #"Blue Jade" – 7:14 ''(Hughes, Marsh)'' #"Justified Man" – 3:41 ''(Bonilla, Hughes)'' #"I Don't Want To Live That Way Again" – 8:18 ''(Bonilla, Hughes)''

US bonus tracks

"Way Back To The Bone (live)" – 6:34 ''(Hughes)'' #"Touch My Life (live)" – 4:34 ''(Galley, Galley)'' #"You Fool No One (live)" – 8:53 ''(Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice)'' The Japanese release has a different running order of the tracks: 6,7,3,4,5,1,2,8,9,10.

Personnel

Studio tracks

* Glenn Hughes –

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* Joakim Marsh – guitars * Joe Travers – drums *R. Gaylor – vocal channeling *

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– slide guitar on "Justified Man"

Live bonus tracks

*Glenn Hughes – vocals * Joakim Marsh – guitars * Sampo Axelsson – bass *

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– drums *

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– keyboards

References

External links

Addiction entry at glennhughes.com
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