Hush

Deep Purple made their studio debut with this track. It was an almost instant hit. It’s one of the most played tracks in their live concerts, unaffected by their lineup changes. Probably, performed live by the band more number of times than any other of their songs. It was celebrated by a rerecording with Gilian and Glover, on the 20th Anniversary of the band. Thin Lizzy, as Funky Junction, covered the song in their Tribute to Deep Purple album. It was after many years of listening to Deep Purple, I came to know that Hush was a cover version. The original song was written and produced by Joe South for the country singer Billy Joe Royal, which was only a moderate success. A couple of years later, South recorded the song himself, which is, technically, another cover of the song.