Ian Gillan Battle Rages On". Gillan was unhappy with working on the album, as it had already been partially completed with Joe Lynn Turner, and he was only required to write replacement lyrics and vocal melodies, which, unsurprisingly, drew criticism from Blackmore. Blackmore left Deep Purple after the European tour promoting the album in 1993. Gillan and Blackmore subsequently repaired their relationship with each other. Gillan was especially enthusiastic about carrying on after Blackmore's departure, and after a brief stint with Joe Satriani, Deep Purple recruited Dixie Dregs/Kansas guitarist Steve Morse. He was keen to make changes to the live set immediately,
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