Gillan (band) Gillan (band) Gillan was a rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Gillan was one of the hard rock bands to make a significant impact and commercial success in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s, with 5 albums in the Top 20. In July 1978 Ian Gillan had become dissatisfied with the jazz fusion style of his band Ian Gillan Band and dissolved it, retaining only keyboard player Colin Towns, and formed this new band entitled Gillan. He added Steve Byrd on guitar, Liam Genockey on drums and John McCoy on bass, and initially pursued
Into the Light (David Coverdale album) but did not chart. "Slave" reached No. 33 on the US "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Three additional songs were recorded for this album that did not make the final CD. Coverdale released these tracks on his official Whitesnake.com website. A number of other titles, written by Coverdale, were published around the time, which have yet to be released. The titles include "Flesh And Blood (The Milf Song)", "Heart Of Stone", "Let’s Talk It Over", "Let’s Talk It Over (Reprise)", "Lust (Baby It’s For You)", "Yours For The Asking", and "With All Of My Heart". Into the Light (David Coverdale