Ian Gillan and disliked live albums in general. He tended to go into the studio after the rest of the band had recorded and finished the backing tracks, particularly for "Who Do We Think We Are", to lay down his vocals separately. He had been continually at loggerheads with Blackmore, disagreeing about music regularly, which culminated in Gillan writing "Smooth Dancer" about him. While on tour in Dayton, Ohio, he sat down and wrote a resignation letter to the band's managers, stating he intended to leave the band, effective from 30 June 1973. After his departure from Deep Purple, Gillan retired from
Graham Bonnet the Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maids' "Future World" and numerous session work for Forcefield, appearing on "To Oz and Back" and "Let The Wild Run Free". In 1988, Bonnet joined Impellitteri, for their album "Stand in Line". An appearance on Eddie Hardin and Pete York's musical adaptation of "Wind in The Willows", performed live in Germany in 1991, saw Bonnet sing on around six of the songs alongside fellow musicians Jon Lord, Don Airey and Ray Fenwick amongst others. Fenwick and Airey also featured heavily on Bonnet's 1991 solo album "Here Comes The Night" which includes several covers as