Mask
Studio album by
Roger Glover
Released22 June 1984[1]
RecordedBearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York,
Boogie Hotel Studios, Port Jefferson, New York,
Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec,
1983
GenrePop-rock, new wave
Length40:49
Label21 Records, Polydor[2]
ProducerRoger Glover
Roger Glover chronology
Elements
(1978)		 Mask
(1984)		 Accidentally on Purpose
(with Ian Gillan)
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Mask is a solo album by the Deep Purple bass guitarist Roger Glover.[5] 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
  1. "Divided World" - 5:12
  2. "Getting Stranger" - 4:07
  3. "The Mask" (Roger Glover, Jean Roussel) - 7:32
  4. "Fake It" - 4:42
Another Side
  1. "Dancin' Again" (Roger Glover, Dave Gellis) - 3:30
  2. "(You're) So Remote" - 4:46
  3. "Hip Level" (Roger Glover, Chuck Burgi, Dave Gellis) - 7:19
  4. "Don't Look Down" - 3:41
Audio cassette bonus track
  1. "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

  1. "The Mask" / "Don't Look Down" US #102, Rock Tracks #20
  2. "The Mask" (12" Remix) / "Fake It"
  3. "The Mask" / "You're So Remote"
  4. "Divided World" / "Dancin' Again"

References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, Vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 780.
  3. ↑ Collins, Paul. "Roger Glover Mask review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 323.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Dave (1 September 2004). Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story. ECW Press. ISBN 9781550226188 – via Google Books.
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