Hush

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

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Country/Date
Official
1.1	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Hush / One More Rainy Day	1968-06 -
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1968-09 GB
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1968-12 DE
1.1	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Murmullo – Hush	1968 MX
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1969-04 JP
2.3	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	KFRC 610 Solid Gold	1970 US
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1971 FR
1.3	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Purple Passages	1972 CA
1.3	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Purple Passages	1972 -
1.1	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	The Best of Deep Purple	1972 US
1.1	Hush	4:27	Deep Purple	Mark I&II	1973 DE
3.2	Hush	4:20	Deep Purple	Superstars of the 70s	1973 US
1.1	Hush	4:27	Deep Purple	Mark I&II	1974 DE
1.15	Hush	?:??	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple & The Book of Taliesyn	1975 GB
1.2	Hush	4:21	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1977 JP
1.6	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	1978-10 US
1.1	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s	1978 SE
1.2	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	Lo mejor de Deep Purple	1981 MX
1.9	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	Greatest Purple	1985 DE
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	The Anthology	1985 GB
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	The Anthology	1985 IE
1.12	Hush	4:27	Deep Purple	British Beat	1987 US
2.12	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Freedom Rock	1987 US
4.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Freedom Rock	1987 US
1.8	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	The Best of Deep Purple	1987 -
1.1	Hush	4:29	Deep Purple	The Best of Deep Purple	1987 US
1.1	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	The Best of Deep Purple	1987 XE
1.1	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s	1988-11 GB
1.2	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1988 US
1.6	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll (BMG Direct Marketing release)	1988 US
1.6	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	1988 US
1.2	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1989-02-10 JP
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple (“Mastered by Nimbus” version)	1989-03 GB
1.6	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	1989-06-10 JP
1.22	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Classic Rock: 1968: The Beat Goes On	1989 US
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1989 GB
1.7	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	Black Night: Best	1990 DE
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1990 US
1.11	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	The Sound of the Sixties	1990 NL
1.1	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	The Compact Disc Anthology	1991-04 FR
1.3	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	British Rock, Volume 2	1991-07-31 US
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1991-08-05 US
1.12	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	The British Invasion: The History of British Rock, Volume 9	1991-09-24 US
1.1	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Anthology, Vol. 1	1991 AR
1.9	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Best	1992 KR
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Purple Chronicle	1993-11-10 JP
1.3	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Purple Passages	1993-11-28 JP
2.20	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Hol dir den Beat zurück, Vol. I	1993 XE
1.1	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Hush	1993 DE
1.1	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Hush	1993 DE
1.1	Hush	4:21	Deep Purple	Rock Works	1993 DE
1.1	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Singles A’s and B’s	1993 NL
1.1	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Singles A’s and B’s	1993 GB
1.5	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Family Album	1993 GB
1.1	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	The Deep Purple Singles A’s & B’s	1993 XE
1.16	Hush	4:21	Deep Purple	Guitar Rock: 1968–1969	1994 US
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Platinum: The Ultimate Collection	1994 ZA
1.15	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Smoke on the Water	1994 -
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Smoke on the Water: The Best of (italian pressing)	1994 FR 1994 IT
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Smoke on the Water: The Best of (dutch pressing)	1994 FR 1994 DE 1994 IT 1994 NL
1.8	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Soldier of Fortune: The Greatest Hits	1994 MY
1.3	Hush	4:20	Deep Purple	Electrifying 60's	1995 US
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	The Originals	1995 GB
1.14	Hush	4:32	Deep Purple	Groovin’ Greats, Volume 1	1996 US
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Rock Line 3	1996 CA
1.2	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1996 US
2.5	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	The Best… In the World… Ever! Volume 5	1997-03-31 GB
1.7	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Born to Be Wild IV: 18 Rock Classics	1997 GB
2.14	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Sixty Sensational Sixties Hits	1997 NL
1.6	Hush	4:20	Deep Purple	When We Rock, We Rock and When We Roll, We Roll	1998-05-15 JP
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Purple Chronicle	1998-05-25 JP
1.1	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Singles A’s & B’s	1998-08-26 JP
1.1	Hush (30th anniversary remaster)	4:29	Deep Purple	30: Very Best Of	1998-10-27 US
2.20	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 40 Hits of 1965–1969	1998-11-01 GB
1.1	Hush (30th anniversary remaster)	4:29	Deep Purple	30: Very Best Of	1998 XE
1.1	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	30: Very Best Of	1998 XE
1.1	Hush (30th Anniversary Remaster)	4:29	Deep Purple	30: Very Best Of	1998 GB
2.2	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Get Your Kicks on Route 66	1998 NL
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Greatest Hits	1998 PL
2.2	Hush	4:21	Deep Purple	Stars & Stripes	1998 NL
3.2	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Stormbringer / Burn / Shades of Deep Purple	1998 FR
1.1	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Purple Chronicle	1999-02-24 JP
1.1	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	Shades 1968–1998	1999-03-16 US
1.8	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Greatest Hits	1999-08-21 JP
1.2	Hush	4:23	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1999-08-21 JP
1.15	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	Born to Be Wild	1999 GB
1.8	Hush	4:27	Deep Purple	Glam Rock (At It’s Very Best)	1999 AU
1.14	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	Spirit of the 60's	1999 US
1.16	Hush	4:22	Deep Purple	The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever!	1999 DE
1.9	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	The Ultimate Gold Collection	1999 -
1.1	Hush	4:27	Deep Purple	The Very Best of Deep Purple	2000-05-09 US
1.1	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	Anthems	2000 NL
1.14	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Gold	2000 TH
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	2000 US
Promotion
1.4	Hush	?:??	Deep Purple	The Vox ’Phone Box	1992 GB
1.17	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Zoo Magazine CD Sampler 16	1998 DK
Bootleg
1.1	Hush	4:24	Deep Purple	Singles A’s & B’s (mini vinyl)	1993 JP
1.2	Hush	4:25	Deep Purple	Shades of Deep Purple	1995 RU
1.8	Hush	4:26	Deep Purple	Millennium Hits	2000 RU
(unknown)
1.9	Hush	4:28	Deep Purple	Gold Special Edition I	1998 -

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engineer:	Barry Ainsworth
producer and mixer:	Derek Lawrence
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)
lead vocals:	Rod Evans (on 1968-05-11)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1968)

recorded at:	Pye Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-11)

sampled by:	Downtown Venus by P.M. Dawn

recording of:	Hush (on 1968-05-11: cover)

Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple)

lyricist and composer:	Joe South (until 1967)

publisher:	BMG Music Publishing Ltd. BMG Ufa Lowery-Chappell Music Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.

referred to in medleys:	DON'T STOP Green Onions / Hush (order: 2)
later versions:	Mal

Hush

Genres: rock, hard rock, classic rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock

Other tags: classic hard rock

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Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple)

Hush

Genres: rock, hard rock, classic rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock

Other tags: classic hard rock

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Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple)