Hush
~ Recording by Deep Purple
Annotation
Attention! There are at least two versions of studio recordings of this song by Deep Purple:
1968 Deep Purple version
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Rod Evans - lead vocals
Nick Simper - bass, backing vocals
Ian Paice - drums
Jon Lord - organ, backing vocals
1988 Deep Purple version
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Ian Gillan - vocals, Harmonica
Roger Glover - bass
Ian Paice - drums
Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_%28Billy_Joe_Royal_song%29
http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/discog/dpcovered.html#hush
Annotation last modified on 2011-10-27 16:49 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone | PCS 7055 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Odeon | SMO 74 500 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | SMP 1426 |
| 2.3 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | KFRC 610 Solid Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pacer Records | 610 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Odeon | 2C 062-04 175 |
| 1.3 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | Purple Passages | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2LS 2644 |
| 1.3 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | Purple Passages | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 2LS 2644 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:27 | Deep Purple | Mark I&II | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 1C 172-94 865/66 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:27 | Deep Purple | Mark I&II | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | C 188-94865/66 |
| 3.2 | Hush | 4:20 | Deep Purple | Superstars of the 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | SP‐4000 |
| 1.15 | Hush | ?:?? | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple & The Book of Taliesyn | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0C 278 ○ 96494, TC2-EXE 1017 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:21 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-10332W |
| 1.6 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PRK 3223 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:22 | Deep Purple | The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 7C 054-61470 |
| 1.9 | Hush | 4:22 | Deep Purple | Greatest Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 26 0452 5 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | The Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI) | PD 902, PD 902/3, PD 903 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | The Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | EN 26 0612 3, PUR 1 |
| 1.12 | Hush | 4:27 | Deep Purple | British Beat | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K‐tel (International budget record label) | BU 7043 |
| 4.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Freedom Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sessions (US reissue label), Warner Special Products | OP-4510 |
| 2.12 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Freedom Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sessions (US reissue label), Warner Special Products | OPCD-4510 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:29 | Deep Purple | The Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Creative Sounds Ltd. (US) | 6020 |
| 1.8 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | The Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| ||
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| CD-FA 3212 | |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:28 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Passport Records | PBCD 3606 |
| 1.6 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll (BMG Direct Marketing release) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3223-2, D 133887 |
| 1.6 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3223-2 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 20P2-2601 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple (“Mastered by Nimbus” version) | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 92407 2 |
| 1.6 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 18P2-2750 |
| 1.22 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Classic Rock: The Beat Goes On: 1968 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2CLR-11, OPCD-2566 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone | CDP 7 92407 2 |
| 1.7 | Hush | 4:22 | Deep Purple | Black Night: Best | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.) | CD 27200187 B |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Creative Sounds Ltd. (US) | CSL 6021 |
| 1.11 | Hush | 4:28 | Deep Purple | The Sound of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ||
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | The Compact Disc Anthology | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDS 7 96129 2 |
| 1.3 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | British Rock, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Original Sound | 8902 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Creative Sounds Ltd. (US) | 449811-2 |
| 1.12 | Hush | 4:22 | Deep Purple | The British Invasion: The History of British Rock, Volume 9 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2-70327 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP 5650-52 |
| 1.3 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | Purple Passages | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP-5696 |
| 2.20 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Hol dir den Beat zurück, Vol. I | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Electrola | 7243 8 27175 2 2 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Hush | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola Express | 291 039 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Hush | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Legend (belongs to german WZ Tonträger) | WZ 90016 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:21 | Deep Purple | Rock Works | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola Express | 291 010, 291 010-200 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Singles A’s and B’s | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0777 7 81009 2 8 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Singles A’s and B’s | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| ||
| 1.5 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | The Deep Purple Family Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Connoisseur Collection | VSOP CD 187 |
| 1.16 | Hush | 4:21 | Deep Purple | Guitar Rock: 1968–1969 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2734, R968-07 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Platinum: The Ultimate Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDDEEP (WR) 1 (8291612) |
| 1.15 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water: The Best of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music France (1994–2013) | 7243 8 30268 2 1 |
| 1.8 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Soldier of Fortune: The Greatest Hits | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Malaysia | |
| 1.3 | Hush | 4:20 | Deep Purple | Electrifying 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| America Rocks | ARD-3816 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | The Originals | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone, Harvest (UK based sub-label of EMI, re-activated in 2013 under Capitol Music Group in Hollywood, CA) | 724383510820, 724383510824, 724383510829 |
| 1.14 | Hush | 4:32 | Deep Purple | Groovin’ Greats, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Creative Sounds, Inc. (US (cat#: CSIxxx)) | CSI510 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Rock Line 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Direct (Canadian label) | TVK 24022 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:28 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Creative Sounds Ltd. (US), Power Sound 2001 | 6021-2, PSSR 6021-2 |
| 2.5 | Hush | 4:22 | Deep Purple | The Best... In the World... Ever! Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD120 |
| 2.14 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Sixty Sensational Sixties Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | |
| 2.5 | Hush | 4:22 | Deep Purple | The Best… Album in the World… Ever! (Oasis, Pulp, Kula Shaker) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD120 |
| 1.6 | Hush | 4:20 | Deep Purple | When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1576 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-1580~82 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Singles A’s & B’s | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Japan (primary imprint of Warner Music Japan, Inc.; do not use for copyright/publisher/etc. relationships!) | WPCR-2115 |
| 1.1 | Hush (30th anniversary remaster) | 4:29 | Deep Purple | 30: Very Best Of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 213 1212, 50999 2 13121 2 0 |
| 2.20 | Hush | 4:21 | Deep Purple | 20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 40 Hits of 1965–1969 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 852792 |
| 1.1 | Hush (30th anniversary remaster) | 4:29 | Deep Purple | 30: Very Best Of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 96807 2 2 |
| 1.1 | Hush (30th Anniversary Remaster) | 4:29 | Deep Purple | 30: Very Best Of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 96807 2 2 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:28 | Deep Purple | 30: Very Best Of | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 96808 2 1 |
| 2.2 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Get Your Kicks on Route 66 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DOU 886712 |
| 2.2 | Hush | 4:21 | Deep Purple | Stars & Stripes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 852312 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Purple Chronicle | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Purple Records (releases 1971-1979 , currently sub of EMI), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCP 10187-9 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:28 | Deep Purple | Shades 1968–1998 | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 75566 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:23 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| TEICHIKU RECORDS CO.,LTD. (holding company - do not use as release label) | TECW-21864 |
| 1.15 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | Born to Be Wild | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar TV | TTVCD3012 |
| 1.14 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | Spirit of the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.16 | Hush | 4:22 | Deep Purple | The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.9 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | The Ultimate Gold Collection | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Hush | 4:27 | Deep Purple | The Very Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 79799 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:28 | Deep Purple | Anthems | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | SI 998962 |
| 1.14 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | Gold | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 07243 529434 25 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Spitfire Records | 6-70211-5062-2 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone | 4983362 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 4 98336 2 3 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Spitfire Records | SPT-CD-15062 |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:24 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Eagle Records (division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.) | |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Eagle Records (80s UK label aka Eagle Records Ltd.) | ER202242 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:29 | Deep Purple | Smoke on the Water: Greatest Hits | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| CMC Records (Danish label) | 07243 5 34013 2 0 |
| 1.6 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | The Very Best Deep Purple Album Ever | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV) | 5 35975 2 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:27 | Deep Purple | Highway Star: Best of Deep Purple (gold CD) | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 2700022014 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | Singles Collection 1968–1976 | Deep Purple | Single + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 550 3892 |
| 2.1 | Hush | 4:27 | Deep Purple | Greatest Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 593055, 593056 |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | Purple Hits: The Best of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 7243 5846552 3, 7243 5846552 4, 7243 5846552 5 |
| 1.3 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Rock Chronicles: The Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD380 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Hush | ?:?? | Deep Purple | The Vox ’Phone Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Vox (UK magazine) | GIMME 5, VOX GIMME 5 |
| 1.17 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Zoo Magazine CD Sampler 16 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Zoo Magazine | CD 16 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Hush | 4:25 | Deep Purple | Shades of Deep Purple | Deep Purple | Album |
| Parlophone (BOOTLEG LABEL pretending to be the real one) | CDP 7 92407 2 |
| 1.8 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | Millennium Hits | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | [none] |
| 1.1 | Hush | 4:26 | Deep Purple | Singles Collection 68/76 | Deep Purple | Single + Compilation |
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| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Hush | 4:28 | Deep Purple | Gold Special Edition I | Deep Purple | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Barry Ainsworth (engineer) |
|---|---|
| producer and mixer: | Derek Lawrence (British producer) |
| drums (drum set): | Ian Paice (on 1968-05-11) |
| electric bass guitar: | Nick Simper (on 1968-05-11) |
| electric guitar: | Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-05-11) |
| Hammond organ and background vocals: | Jon Lord (on 1968-05-11) |
| vocals: | Rod Evans (on 1968-05-11) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1968) |
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| recorded at: | Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-11) |
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| recording of: | Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple) (on 1968-05-11: cover) |
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Related works
Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple)
| lyricist and composer: | Joe South (until 1967) |
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| publisher: | BMG Music Publishing Ltd. BMG Ufa (not for release label use! this is a music publisher) Lowery-Chappell Music |
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| referred to in medleys: | Green Onions / Hush (order: 2) |
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| later versions: | Mal |