Purple
Studio album by Stone Temple Pilots
Released	June 7, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	Alternative, hard rock, grunge
Length	46:57
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Entertainment Weekly (B-) link
Stone Temple Pilots chronology
Core (1992) Purple (1994) Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)
Singles from Purple
"Big Empty" Released: 1994 "Vasoline" Released: 1994 "Interstate Love Song" Released: 1994 "Unglued" Released: 1994 (promo only) "Pretty Penny" Released: 1995 (promo only)

Purple is the second album released by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, on June 7, 1994, by Atlantic Records. It contains several of the band's biggest hit songs, including "Vasoline," "Interstate Love Song," and "Big Empty," which was also featured on The Crow soundtrack. The album was a big success for STP, debuting at #1 and being certified 6x platinum. In 2006, the album was ranked number 73 on Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.[1] Uploaded Stone Temple Pilots Purple cover This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Brendan OBrien is a record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with many artists, including Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Our Lady Peace, Aerosmith, The Wallflowers, Matthew Sweet, Limp Bizkit, Velvet Revolver, Lifehouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, KoЯn, Follow For Now, Trey Anastasio... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). ... Core was the first album released by Stone Temple Pilots on September 29, 1992, by Atlantic Records. ... Tiny Music. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This song was from the movie The Crow, featuring Brandon Lee. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Vasoline is a song by the band Stone Temple Pilots from their second album Purple. ... Interstate Love Song was a song written by the grunge band Stone Temple Pilots, from the album Purple. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Vasoline is a song by the band Stone Temple Pilots from their second album Purple. ... Interstate Love Song was a song written by the grunge band Stone Temple Pilots, from the album Purple. ... This song was from the movie The Crow, featuring Brandon Lee. ... The soundtrack to the movie The Crow was released in 1994. ... Two issues of Guitar World featuring Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix on the covers, and the accompanying CDs (May 2005, October 2005) Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. ...

History

The lyric "she said she'd be my woman, she said she'd be my man" from "Lounge Fly" also appears on the Mighty Joe Young Demo in the song "Spanish Flies". The Mighty Joe Young Demo is a demo tape recorded by the popular 90s rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ...

The band debuted the first single, "Big Empty", at their MTV Unplugged performance acoustically. The song would later appear on the soundtrack to The Crow. This song was from the movie The Crow, featuring Brandon Lee. ... MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing acoustic instruments. ... For other uses, see The Crow (disambiguation). ...

Title

The album title, "Purple," is written as a Chinese character on the cover, and nowhere else on the packaging (including along the spine). When asked about the title in an interview, Scott Weiland replied "It's my favorite color. It's the color of bruises." A bruise, also called a contusion or ecchymosis, is a kind of injury to biological tissue in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue. ...

Track listing

Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . ... Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in New Jersey) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the 90s grunge band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist for the popular American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Vasoline. ... Eric Kretz (Born June 7, 1966) is an American drums player musician who played mostly for Stone Temple Pilots. ... Interstate Love Song was a song written by the grunge band Stone Temple Pilots, from the album Purple. ... This song was from the movie The Crow, featuring Brandon Lee. ...

Notes

Track 11, "Kitchenware & Candybars", contains a hidden track named "12 Gracious Melodies", which is a parody of most hidden tracks being unorthodox songs that the band would make. It was performed by Richard Peterson, a musician who happens to be a big fan of Johnny Mathis, hence the reference to Mathis in the song. In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes secret track) is a piece of music which has been placed on a Compact Disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener. ... John Royce Mathis (b. ...

Personnel

• Stone Temple Pilots – design
• Dean DeLeo – acoustic guitar, percussion, drums, electric guitar
• Robert DeLeo – bass, guitar, percussion
• Nick DiDia – engineer
• Clay Harper – assistant engineer
• Eric Kretz – percussion, drums
• Paul Leary – ending guitar solo on "Lounge Fly"
• Brendan O'Brien – producer, engineer, mixing, mellotron on "Army Ants"
• Scott Weiland – vocals, percussion, guitar
• Dale Sizer – illustrations
• Caram Costanzo – assistant engineer
• John Heiden – design

Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in New Jersey) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the 90s grunge band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . ... Eric Kretz (Born June 7, 1966) is an American drums player musician who played mostly for Stone Temple Pilots. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Brendan OBrien is a record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with many artists, including Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Our Lady Peace, Aerosmith, The Wallflowers, Matthew Sweet, Limp Bizkit, Velvet Revolver, Lifehouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, KoЯn, Follow For Now, Trey Anastasio... Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist for the popular American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ...

Charts

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Singles