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Never Before (song)

Field	Value
name	Never Before
cover	Never Before (single).jpg
caption	Cover of the 1972 Italian single
type	single
artist	Deep Purple
album	Machine Head
B-side	When a Blind Man Cries
released	17 March 1972
recorded	6–21 December 1971
Montreux, Switzerland
genre
length	3:30 (Single version)
4:01 (Album version)
label	EMI (UK)
Warner Bros. Records (US)
writer	Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
producer	Deep Purple
prev_title	Fireball
prev_year	1971
next_title	Smoke on the Water
next_year	1973

| B-side = When a Blind Man Cries Montreux, Switzerland 4:01 (Album version) Warner Bros. Records (US)

"Never Before" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, which appears on their 1972 album Machine Head. It was also released as a single and reached #35 in the UK on April 1, 1972{{Cite web |title=NEVER BEFORE - DEEP PURPLE

A promo video was made for the song in 1972. The single version of the song is an edit of the album version and lasts 3:30.

Live performances

"Never Before" has rarely been performed live. The only live recording of this song appears on Deep Purple in Concert, which was recorded at the time of the single release, a week or so before Machine Head was released.

Deep Purple performed "Never Before" on tour in 2004, when they played the whole Machine Head album.

Personnel

Ian Gillan – vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Roger Glover – bass guitar
Jon Lord – keyboards
Ian Paice – drums

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	45
Italy (Musica e dischi)	30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	4
UK Singles (OCC)	35
West Germany (Official German Charts)	20

References

Hung, Steffen. "Deep Purple - Never Before".
"Deep Purple – Never Before".
"Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: D".

Wikipedia Source

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