Toolbox is the second solo album by Ian Gillan originally released only in Europe, Japan and Brazil on the German label EastWest. It was his last album before his second comeback with Deep Purple in August 1992. The subsequent 10-month tour, which crossed Europe and South America, proved Gillan to be a strong live attraction. Although Toolbox was not a big commercial success, it is considered by many[who?] as one of Gillan's finest records. The album was released in the US in 1998 by Eagle Records.
| Toolbox | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 October 1991 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 43:10 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Producer | Chris Tsangarides | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[3] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Ian Gillan and Steve Morris unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hang Me Out to Dry" | Ian Gillan, Leslie West | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Toolbox" | 4:15 | |
| 3. | "Dirty Dog" | 4:07 | |
| 4. | "Candy Horizon" | 4:17 | |
| 5. | "Don't Hold Me Back" | 4:37 | |
| 6. | "Pictures of Hell" | 3:56 | |
| 7. | "Dancing Nylon Shirt (Part 1)" | 3:39 | |
| 8. | "Bed of Nails" | 4:25 | |
| 9. | "Gassed Up" | 3:05 | |
| 10. | "Everything I Need" | 3:50 | |
| 11. | "Dancing Nylon Shirt (Part 2)" | 3:02 |
Personnel
edit- Ian Gillan – lead vocals
- Steve Morris – guitar
- Brett Bloomfield – bass guitar
- Leonard Haze – drums
- Guest musicians
- Leslie West – guitar on "Hang Me Out To Dry"
Production notes
edit- Recorded at Battery Studios, London, 1991
- Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris Tsangarides.
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Gillan Toolbox review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
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