Powerhouse (Deep Purple album)

Powerhouse is a 1977 compilation album by Deep Purple, featuring previously unreleased live and studio tracks from the band's Mark II line-up at the height of its powers. The album achieved Gold Certification in Japan.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, except where indicated.

Side one

"Painted Horse" – 5:19 (outtake from the Who Do We Think We Are sessions in July 1972)
"Hush" (Joe South) – 4:37 (live from the Concerto for Group and Orchestra program in September 1969)
"Wring That Neck" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Nick Simper) – 12:51 (live from the Concerto for Group and Orchestra program in September 1969)

Side two

"Child in Time" – live – 12:29 (live from the Concerto for Group and Orchestra program in September 1969)
"Black Night" – 4:59 (live single B-side from the Made in Japan dates in August 1972)
"Cry Free" – 3:11 (outtake from the Deep Purple in Rock sessions in January 1970)

Personnel

Deep Purple

Charts

Chart (1977–1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	50
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	30

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[6]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Powerhouse LP".
^ Powerhouse, Certified Gold – Warner Pioneer Music, Asia, 1977 – http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=43&lot=734
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Deep Purple – Powerhouse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Japanese Gold Record Award for Deep Purple". 20 December 2020.

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Studio albums	Shades of Deep Purple The Book of Taliesyn Deep Purple Deep Purple in Rock Fireball Machine Head Who Do We Think We Are Burn Stormbringer Come Taste the Band Perfect Strangers The House of Blue Light Slaves and Masters The Battle Rages On... Purpendicular Abandon Bananas Rapture of the Deep Now What?! Infinite Whoosh! Turning to Crime =1
Live albums	Concerto for Group and Orchestra Made in Japan Made in Europe Last Concert in Japan Deep Purple in Concert Live in London Nobody's Perfect Scandinavian Nights In the Absence of Pink: Knebworth '85 Gemini Suite Live Come Hell or High Water King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert California Jamming Mk III: The Final Concerts Live at The Olympia '96 Total Abandon: Australia '99 In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy This Time Around: Live in Tokyo Live in Paris 1975 Inglewood: Live in California Perks and Tit Live in Europe 1993 Live at Montreux 1996 Live in Montreux 69 Live in Denmark 1972 Live at Montreux 2006: They All Came Down to Montreux Live at Montreux 2011 Phoenix Rising Live in Verona
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