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Maybe I'm a Leo






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"Maybe I'm a Leo"
Cover of the 1973 Australia single
SongbyDeep Purple
from the album Machine Head
ReleasedMarch 1972
Recorded6–21 December 1971, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre
  • blues rock
  • Length4:52
    LabelEMI (UK)
    Warner Bros. (US)
    Songwriter(s)Ritchie Blackmore
    Ian Gillan
    Roger Glover
    Jon Lord
    Ian Paice
    Producer(s)Deep Purple

    "Maybe I'm a Leo" is a song by the English rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head.

    History[edit]

    Roger Glover says: "I wrote the riff to "Maybe I'm a Leo" after hearing John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?". I liked the idea that the riff didn't start on the down beat, like 99% of riffs do. Most of the songs on Machine Head were from the first take, or not long after."[1]

    Singer Ian Gillan is a Leo (born 19 August), the only group member at the time with that astrological sign.

    The song was rarely played by the band live; however, three live recordings of it have been released on albums: Deep Purple in Concert, recorded in 1972; Live at the Olympia '96; and Live at Montreux 2011.

    The SACD version of Machine Head has an alternative guitar solo on "Maybe I'm a Leo".

    Personnel[edit]

    Cover versions[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "questiontime". Roger Glover official site. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  • ^ Divita, Joe (12 November 2020). "Van Halen 1975 High School Performance Surfaces + It's a Must Listen". Loud Wire. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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