there, then you've got to make an LP.' I told them, 'if you want an LP, you've got to give us time.' But they wouldn't. I just threw ideas to the group that I thought up on the spur of the moment." Jon Lord stated that Fireball "wanders slightly" and "goes to places that the band wasn't expecting it to go to." Lord did praise several songs on the album, including "No No No" and "Fools", and particularly singled out Ian Paice's drumming on the title track. Later influences On 9 April 2011 episode of That Metal Show, guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen stated that his older sister had given him Fireball when he was eight years old, and "it changed everything" for him. Similarly, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich stated that he purchased a copy of Fireball within 12 hours after his father had taken him to a 1973 Deep Purple concert in Copenhagen, and he credits the concert and album for sparking his interest in hard rock music. Likewise, Michael Monroe stated on Eddie Trunk's podcast that it was the first album he ever bought, and one of the first he ever heard along with Led Zeppelin II, and was a major influence to get him into a career in rock and roll. King Diamond also mentions Fireball as the first studio album he purchased as a teenager and an important influence in his future career. Track listings All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Original European release Side one Side two Original US/Canadian/Japanese release Side one Side two 25th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks Personnel Deep Purple Ian Gillan – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass Jon Lord – keyboards, Hammond organ Ian Paice – drums Production Recorded between September 1970 and June 1971 at De Lane Lea Studios and Olympic Studios Engineered by Martin Birch, Lou Austin and Alan O'Duffy Peter Mew – Original album remastering Tom Bender – Engineering work on the bonus tracks Charts Album Weekly charts Year-end charts Singles Certifications References Citations Sources Deep Purple albums 1971 albums Harvest Records albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Ritchie Blackmore Albums produced by Jon Lord Albums produced by Ian Paice Albums produced by Ian Gillan Albums produced by Roger Glover Albums recorded at Olympic Sound Studios Albums recorded in a home studio Hard rock albums Heavy