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Purple

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Purple

Purple is the second studio album of Grunge Band, Stone Temple Pilots.

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About

The album was released on June 7, 1994 by Atlantic Records. It charted at #1 in the Billboard 200 Chart and #10 at the UK Albums chart. The album features four lead singles, "Vasoline", "Big Empty", "Interstate Love Song" and "Unglued".

Tracks

Track Title Duration
1 Meat Plow 3:37
2 Vasoline 2:56
3 Lounge Fly 5:18
4 Interstate Love Song 3:14
5 Still Remains 3:33
6 Pretty Penny 3:42
7 Silver Gun Superman 5:16
8 Big Empty 4:54
9 Unglued 2:34
10 Army Ants 3:46
11 Kitchen Ware & Candy Bars 8:06

Awards & Certifications

Certifications

Year Album RIAA Certification
1994 Purple Certified 6x Platinum

Chart Toppers

Year Title Mainstream Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks
1994 Big Empty 3 7
1994 Interstate Love Song 1 2
1994 Vasoline 1 2
1994 Unglued 8 16

Credits

Performance Credits

Stone Temple Pilots Primary Artist

Eric Kretz Drums, Percussion

Paul Leary Guitar, Percussion, Mellotron

Scott Weiland Guitar, Percussion, Vocals

Dean DeLeo Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Electric Guitar

Robert DeLeo Bass, Guitar, Percussion

Technical Credits

Brendan O'Brien Producer, Engineer

Dale Sizer Illustrations

Nick DiDia Engineer

Trivia

  • The song, "Big Emply" was featured in the soundtrack of the movie The Crow.
  • The album title, "Purple," is written as a Chinese character on the cover, and nowhere else on the packaging.
  • In 2006, the album was ranked number 73 on Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.

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