If Life Was Easy is the fifth solo album by Deep Purple's bass player Roger Glover released by earMusic/edel on July 11, 2011. The album was recorded in 2007 but for personal reasons it wasn't released until 2011. Like its predecessor, Snapshot (2002), it features The Guilty Party which includes Randall Bramblett and Gillian Glover. Guest appearances are from Nazareth's Dan McCafferty and Pete Agnew as well as Walther Gallay and Sahaj Ticotin.
If Life Was Easy | ||||
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Studio album by Roger Glover and The Guilty Party | ||||
Released | July 11, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Roots rock,[1][2] blues rock,[3] hard rock, progressive rock[4] | |||
Length | 54:38 | |||
Label | Eagle | |||
Producer | Roger Glover, Peter Denenberg | |||
Roger Glover and The Guilty Party chronology | ||||
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Track list
editWritten By Roger Glover, except noted
- "Don't Look Now (Everything Has Changed)" (Roger Glover/Randall Bramblett)
- "The Dream I Had"
- "Moonlight"
- "The Car Won't Start"
- "Box of Tricks"
- "Stand Together" (Glover/Bramblett)
- "If Life Was Easy"
- "Welcome To The Moon"
- "Set Your Imagination Free" (Glover/Gillian Glover)
- "When Life Gets to the Bone"
- "When The Day Is Done"
- "Get Away (Can't Let You)" (Glover/Glover)
- "Staring Into Space"
- "The Ghost Of Your Smile"
- "Cruel World"
- "Feel Like a King"
Personnel
edit- Roger Glover – bass, vocals, baglama, guitar, piano, programming, percussion, harmonica, synthesizer
- Randall Bramblett – vocals, keyboards, saxophone
- Joe Bonadio – drums, percussion, electric drill
- Oz Noy – guitars
- Harvey Jones – synthesizers
- Eliot Denenberg – drums, guitar atmosphere
- Joe Mennonna – horns, horn arrangement
- Nick Moroch – guitar
- Dan McCafferty – vocals
- Pete Agnew – vocals
- Gillian Glover – vocals
- Walther Gallay – vocals
- Mickey Lee Soule – vocals
- Sahaj Ticotin – vocals
- Sim Jones – strings, string arrangement
- Don Airey – pianet
Production notes
edit- Produced by Roger Glover and Peter Denenberg.
- Pre-production recording by Roger Glover.
- Recorded and mixed by Peter Denenberg at Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, New York.
- Assisted by Jonathan Jetter and Michael Messier.
- Cover art: front photograph by Roger Glover, finessed by Travis Porter, portrait by Myriam Freitag.
References
edit- ^ "Roger Glover and the Guilty Party - "If Life Was Easy" (Eagle)". Bigtakeover.com.
- ^ "DEEP PURPLE's ROGER GLOVER Goes Solo - "A Picture Of An Optimist In Turmoil"". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "If Life Was Easy - Roger Glover, Roger Glover & the Guilty Party | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Music Review: Roger Glover and the Guilty Party - if Life Was Easy". 22 November 2011.
- ^ If Life Was Easy at AllMusic
External links
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