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Mr. Universe
Studio album by Gillan
Released	October 1979
Recorded	Kingsway Recorders, London, UK
Genre	Rock
Length	44:09
Label	Acrobat
Producer	Paul "Chas" Watkins/Ian Gillan/Colin Towns/John McCoy
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Gillan chronology
Gillan (1978) Mr. Universe (1979) Glory Road (1980)
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Mr. Universe is an album by British rock band Gillan, released in October 1979. The album reached #11 in the UK album charts.

Side 1

1. "Second Sight" - (2.33) (Towns)
2. "Secret Of The Dance" - (2.54) (Gillan/Towns)
3. "She Tears Me Down" - (5.07) (Towns)
4. "Roller" - (4.43) (Gillan/Towns)
5. "Mr Universe" - (6.14) (Gillan/Towns)

Side 2

1. "Vengeance" - (3.34) (Gillan/Towns)
2. "Puget Sound" - (4.23) (Gillan/Towns/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)
3. "Dead Of Night" - (4.04) (Gillan/Towns)
4. "Message In A Bottle" - (3.09) (Gillan/Towns)
5. "Fighting Man" - (7.28) (Towns)*

* Recorded at an earlier session with a different line-up and can be found on the original Japanese version of the album Gillan. Musicians for this track were Ian Gillan, Colin Towns, John McCoy, Steve Byrd (guitar) and Liam Genocky (drums).

A variant of the album was also released in 1979 in Japan only, on the East World label. The track listing was as follows:

Side 1

1. "Vengeance" - (3.34) (Gillan/Towns)
2. "Mr Universe" - (6.14) (Gillan/Towns)
3. "She Tears Me Down" - (5.08) (Towns)
4. "Your Sister's On My List" - (4.09) (Gillan/Towns)***

Side 2

1. "Street Theatre" - (2.42) (Towns)*
2. "Roller" - (4.37) (Gillan/Towns)
3. "Puget Sound" - (4.26) (Gillan/Towns/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)
4. "Move With The Times" - (5.00) (Gillan/Towns/McCoy)*
5. "Sleeping On The Job" - (3.34) (Gillan/Towns)**

Total running time 39.24

* These appear on the 1993 re-release version of Gillan
** This version has not yet been released on CD
***Used as a B-side to the UK Trouble single and appears on the first release of Future Shock on CD as a bonus track.

In 1989 the album was re-released in CD format on the Virgin label. The revised track listing was as follows:

1. "Second Sight" - (2.33) (Towns)
2. "Secret Of The Dance" - (2.54) (Gillan/Towns)
3. "She Tears Me Down" (5.08) (Towns)
4. "Roller" - (4.43) (Gillan/Towns)
5. "Mr Universe" - (6.14) (Gillan/Towns)
6. "Vengeance" - (3.34) (Gillan/Towns)
7. "Puget Sound" - (4.23) (Gillan/Towns/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)
8. "Dead Of Night" (4.04) (Gillan/Towns)
9. "Message In A Bottle" - (3.09) (Gillan/Towns)
10. "Fighting Man" - (7.28) (Towns)*
11. "On The Rocks" (live) - (6.38) (Gillan/Towns)**
12. "Bite The Bullet" (live) - (5.38) (Gillan/Towns)**
13. "Mr Universe" (live) - (7.20) (Gillan/Towns)***
14. "Vengeance" (live) - (4.42) (Gillan/Towns)***
15. "Smoke On The Water" (live) - (10.10) (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)***
16. "Lucille" (live) - (2.32) (Penniman/Collins)****

Total running time 80.02

* Recorded at an earlier session with a different line-up and can be found on the original Japanese version of the Gillan album. Musicians were Ian Gillan, Colin Towns, John McCoy, Steve Byrd (guitar) and Liam Genocky (drums)

** Recorded at the Reading Festival 29th August 1981

*** Recorded at the Reading Festival 22nd August 1980

**** Previously unreleased

This version of the album was produced by Ian Gillan and Paul "Chas" Watkins, and mixed by John McCoy and Watkins.

Re-released in remastered Format with new sleevenotes by Ian Gillan by Demon Music Group

1. Second Sight
2. Secret of the Dance
3. She tears me down
4. Roller
5. Mr Universe
6. Vengeance
7. Puget Sound
8. Dead of Night
9. Message in a Bottle
10. Fighting Man
11. Smoke on the Water - Bonus Track (live at the Kingsway Recorders)

• Ian Gillan - vocals
• Colin Towns - keyboards/flute
• John McCoy - bass guitar
• Bernie Tormé - guitar
• Mick Underwood - drums/percussion

"Secret Of The Dance"

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