''Whoosh!'' is the twenty-first studio album by English rock band

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, released on 7 August 2020. Although he appeared on their next album ''

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'', this is the last studio album of original material to feature longtime guitarist

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, who left the band in July 2022.

Background

The group collaborated with producer

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, 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

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, such as "Another album?! Whoosh?!! Gordon Bennett!!!". He explained the album's title was chosen for its

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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

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. Gillan said that was because distribution lines for physical media should wait until lockdowns eased and restrictions lifted. 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

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and - in its accompanying music video -

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. The instrumental "

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" first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 debut album ''

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''. The only musician to feature on both recordings was drummer

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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. Whoosh'' Box Set
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Reception

The album received generally favourable reviews. Several publications noticed the album contained relatively short tracks and praised the economical songwriting style. A review in ''

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'' 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

Personnel

All information from the album booklet. Deep Purple *

– lead and backing vocals *

– guitars *

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– bass *

– drums *

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

– producer, mixing, percussion, backing vocals *Julian Shank – engineer, mixing *Alex Krotz, Jaime Sickora – engineers *Zach Pepe – engineer assistant *Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking *Jason Elliott, Justin Francis – mixing *Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant *Eric Boulanger – mastering *John Metcalf – orchestra 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

Year-end charts

References

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