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| Released | 19 July 2024 (2024-07-19) | |||
| Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
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| Length | 52:06 | |||
| Label | Earmusic/Edel AG | |||
| Producer | Bob Ezrin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[4] |
| Classic Rock | [5] |
=1[a] is the twenty-third studio album by English rock bandDeep Purple, released on 19 July 2024 byEarmusic/Edel AG.[7] It is their first album with guitaristSimon McBride, who replacedSteve Morse in 2022.[8] It is also the band's fifth collaboration with producerBob Ezrin, who has produced every Deep Purple album since 2013'sNow What?!
The album has been described as having a loose concept around "[symbolising] the idea that in a world growing ever more complex, everything eventually simplifies down to a single, unified essence. Everything equals one".[9]
Music writer John Aizlewood described singer Ian Gillan's voice as "richer than it's sounded in years".[10]
All tracks are written byIan Gillan,Roger Glover,Ian Paice,Don Airey,Simon McBride andBob Ezrin.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Show Me" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "A Bit on the Side" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Sharp Shooter" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Portable Door" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Old-Fangled Thing" | 4:08 |
| 6. | "If I Were You" | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Pictures of You" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "I'm Saying Nothin'" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Lazy Sod" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Now You're Talkin'" | 4:05 |
| 11. | "No Money to Burn" | 3:21 |
| 12. | "I'll Catch You" | 3:20 |
| 13. | "Bleeding Obvious" | 5:50 |
| Total length: | 52:06 | |
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