Mask (Roger Glover album) explained
| Mask |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | Roger Glover |
| Cover: | Roger Glover mask.jpg |
| Released: | 22 June 1984[1] |
| Recorded: | BearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York,
Boogie Hotel Studios, Port Jefferson, New York,
Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec,
1983 |
| Genre: | Pop-rock, new wave |
| Length: | 40:49 |
| Label: | 21 Records, Polydor |
| Producer: | Roger Glover |
| Prev Title: | Elements |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Accidentally on Purpose
(with Ian Gillan) |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Mask is a solo album by the Deep Purple bass guitarist Roger Glover.[2] It was released in June 1984, in Europe by 21 Records/Polydor. It was promoted with two music videos. It has been reissued on CD twice in the UK, in 1993 (Connoisseur Collection, b/w "Elements") and in 2005 (Cherry Red/Lemon). Neither has bonus material.
Track listing
All songs written by Roger Glover, except where noted.
- One Side
- "Divided World" - 5:12
- "Getting Stranger" - 4:07
- "The Mask" (Roger Glover, Jean Roussel) - 7:32
- "Fake It" - 4:42
- Another Side
- "Dancin' Again" (Roger Glover, Dave Gellis) - 3:30
- "(You're) So Remote" - 4:46
- "Hip Level" (Roger Glover, Chuck Burgi, Dave Gellis) - 7:19
- "Don't Look Down" - 3:41
- Audio cassette bonus track
- "Unnatural" - originally as track no. 8 on side B
Personnel
Musicians
- Roger Glover — lead vocals, bass (all tracks); percussion (tracks 3-5, 7), synthesizer (tracks 4, 6, 7), Ovation acoustic guitar (track 2), timbales (track 4), piano (track 5)
- Craig Brooks — backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 8)
- Kate McGarrigle — backing vocals (track 6)
- Denise Brooks — backing vocals (track 8)
- Kim Romano — backing vocals (track 8)
- Charlie DeChant — saxophone (tracks 5-7)
- Dave Gellis — guitar (all tracks)
- Joe Jammer — guitar (tracks 2, 3, 8)
- David Rosenthal — keyboards (track 1-3, 6, 8)
- Jean Roussel — synthesizer (tracks 2, 3, 8)
- Chuck Burgi — drums (all tracks)
- Mark Conese — electronic drums (track 3)
- Nick Blagona — percussion, dub (track 6)
Production notes
- Engineered by Nick Blagona
- Additional engineering by Jeffrey Kawalek and Mike Barry
- Mixed by Roger Glover and Nick Blagona
- Mastered at Sterling Sound by Greg Calbi
Singles
- "The Mask" / "Don't Look Down" US #102, Rock Tracks #20
- "The Mask" (12" Remix) / "Fake It"
- "The Mask" / "You're So Remote"
- "Divided World" / "Dancin' Again"
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Popoff . Martin . Martin Popoff . The Deep Purple Family, Vol 2 . 2nd . Wymer Publishing . 2018 . 96 . 978-1-908724-87-8.
- Book: Thompson, Dave. Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story. September 1, 2004. ECW Press. 9781550226188. Google Books.
