''If Life Was Easy'' is the fifth solo album by
Deep Purple's bass player
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and R ...
released by earMusic/edel on July 11, 2011. The album was recorded in 2007 but due to personal reasons it wasn't released until 2011. Like its predecessor, ''Snapshot'' (2002), it features The Guilty Party which includes
Randall Bramblett and Gillian Glover. Guest appearances are from Nazareth's
Dan McCafferty
William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band in 2013.
...
and
Pete Agnew as well as Walther Gallay and
Sahaj Ticotin.
Track list
Written By Roger Glover, except noted
# "Don't Look Now (Everything Has Changed)" (
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and R ...
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Randall Bramblett)
# "The Dream I Had"
# "Moonlight"
# "The Car Won't Start"
# "Box of Tricks"
# "Stand Together" (Glover/Bramblett)
# "If Life Was Easy"
# "Welcome To The Moon"
# "Set Your Imagination Free" (Glover/
Gillian Glover)
# "When Life Gets to the Bone"
# "When The Day Is Done"
# "Get Away (Can't Let You)" (Glover/Glover)
# "Staring Into Space"
# "The Ghost Of Your Smile"
# "Cruel World"
# "Feel Like a King"
Personnel
*
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and R ...
– bass, vocals, baglama, guitar, piano, programming, percussion, harmonica, synthesizer
*
Randall Bramblett – vocals, keyboards, saxophone
* Joe Bonadio – drums, percussion, electric drill
* Oz Noy – guitars
* Harvey Jones – synthesizers
* Eliot Denenberg – drums, guitar atmosphere
*
Joe Mennonna – horns, horn arrangement
* Nick Moroch – guitar
*
Dan McCafferty
William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band in 2013.
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– vocals
*
Pete Agnew – vocals
* Gillian Glover – vocals
* Walther Gallay – vocals
*
Mickey Lee Soule – vocals
*
Sahaj Ticotin – vocals
* Sim Jones – strings, string arrangement
*
Don Airey – pianet
Production notes
*Produced by Roger Glover and Peter Denenberg.
*Pre-production recording by Roger Glover.
*Recorded and mixed by Peter Denenberg at Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, New York.
*Assisted by Jonathan Jetter and Michael Messier.
*Cover art: front photograph by Roger Glover, finessed by Travis Porter, portrait by Myriam Freitag.
References
External links
Roger-Glover.com
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2011 albums
Roger Glover albums