Slaves and Masters is the thirteenth studio album by Deep Purple, and was released in 1990. This is the band's only album to feature singer Joe Lynn Turner, who joined the previous year (and was once the lead singer of Ritchie Blackmore's band Rainbow).
Before hiring Turner, the band had considered singer Jimi Jamison of Survivor, but other obligations made him unavailable. Hard rock-based core Purple fans thought the vocal parts ended up being a bit too melodic. However, Turner was still a member of the group when they began recording their next album in 1992.
The album did not sell very well, and only peaked at #87 on the Billboard Charts. Despite generally poor album sales, Deep Purple had actually had a relatively successful tour in support of Slaves and Masters in '91 (the European leg was very successful in particular).
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