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,
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