Deep (Peter Murphy album) explained

Deep
Type:studio
Artist:Peter Murphy
Cover:Peter Murphy-Deep.png
Released:19 December 1989[1]
Recorded:1989
Genre:Alternative rock, gothic rock
Length:53:34
Label:Beggars Banquet
Producer:Simon Rogers
Prev Title:Love Hysteria
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Holy Smoke
Next Year:1992

Deep is the third solo studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. Produced by Simon Rogers, the album was released on 19 December 1989 through Beggars Banquet Records in the UK and RCA (original issue)/Atlantic Records (reissue) in the US. The album features contributions from Murphy's backing band, The Hundred Men.

The album spawned three singles: "The Line Between the Devil's Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat)", "Cuts You Up" and "A Strange Kind of Love". The track "Cuts You Up" became a modern rock hit in 1990, spending seven weeks at the top of the U.S. charts and crossing over to Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 55.[2] The other singles also charted on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at numbers 18 and 21, respectively.

Critical reception

Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised the album, stating that "Deep showed Murphy balancing mass appeal and his own distinct art with perfection," and also wrote that "Murphy simply sounds like he's having the time of his life, singing both for the sheer joy of it and for the dramatic power of his commanding voice."

Personnel

The Hundred Men

Other musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Singles

SongPeak
positions
US
100

[4]
US
Mod

[5]
US
Main

[6]
"The Line Between the Devil's Teeth"18
"Cuts You Up"55110
"A Strange Kind of Love"21
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murphy, Peter – Deep – Beggars Arkive . 8 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Peter Murphy . . 14 April 2014 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine .
  3. Web site: Peter Murphy- Billboard 200 chart . . 14 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Peter Murphy – Hot 100 . . 14 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Peter Murphy – Modern Rock Songs . . 14 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Peter Murphy – Mainstream Rock Songs . . 14 April 2014.