When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll

When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll is a compilation album by Deep Purple featuring some of their most popular songs from 1968 to 1974.

When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll
Cover art by Shusei Nagaoka
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 1978[1]
Recorded1968–1974
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length43:10
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDeep Purple, Derek Lawrence
Deep Purple compilations chronology
The Singles A's and B's
(1978)
When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll
(1978)
The Mark II Purple Singles
(1979)

The LP was released in October 1978 by Warner Bros. Records in North America and Japan only, as counterpart to The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's, which was simultaneously released in other markets. It was compiled by Dennis C. Nicklos.

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Track listing edit

All songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice except where indicated.

Side one edit

  1. "Space Truckin'" – 4:31
  2. "Kentucky Woman" (Neil Diamond) – 4:44
  3. "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Simper) – 5:11
  4. "Burn" (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Coverdale) – 6:00

Side two edit

  1. "Woman from Tokyo" – 5:30 (Listed as a live recording, but is actually the studio version)
  2. "Hush" (Joe South) – 4:25
  3. "Smoke on the Water" – 6:27 (Live)
  4. "Highway Star" (Live) – 6:47

Credits edit

References edit

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2016). The Deep Purple Family (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-908724-42-7.