Ian Gillan adding the then-seldom played "Maybe I'm a Leo" (named after Gillan's birth sign) and "When a Blind Man Cries" – the latter becoming a mainstay in the band's setlist ever since. He said that their first album with Morse, "Purpendicular", "was a such important record for Deep Purple that without that [other records] couldn't have been possible." He has remained Purple's lead singer, though the band has found more success touring than with producing records. Gillan pays particular interest to the lyrics in Deep Purple, and considers it his prime composing role within the band. Discussing the importance of lyrics,
Magic (Gillan album) reissued in 1989 and in 2007 with seven bonus tracks, including cover versions and B-sides. Side 1 Side 2 In 1989 Virgin re-released the album in CD format. The revised track listing was as follows: Total running time 74.50 <nowiki>*</nowiki> Previously unreleased In 2007 the album was re-released in CD format again on the Edsel label. Magic (Gillan album) Magic is an album by British rock band Gillan, their final collaboration, released in October 1982. It features eight original songs, mostly co-written by Ian Gillan and Colin Towns, and a cover of Stevie Wonder's 1973 hit single "Living For The