In 1968, Deep Purple consisted of keyboard player Jon Lord, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, singer Rod Evans and drummer Ian Paice (Evans and Simper would later be replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover). As Blackmore explained later, he was introduced to the original "Hush," performed by country singer Billy Joe Royal and based on a time-honored African American spiritual, while spending time in Hamburg.
As Lord recalled in a 2009 interview with Mojo, per Far Out, "Initially we thought it’s a bit too disco, or whatever the word was then. But Ritchie said it would work if we toughened it up a bit.”
“Vanilla Fudge had covered a Supremes hit ['You Keep Me Hangin’ On'] and turned it into something else,” Glover told Classic Rock. “And that was such an inspiration. That’s what the band tried to do with 'Hush,' put their own spin on it.”
Along with the rest of the songs for Shades of Deep Purple, "Hush" was recorded at London’s Pye studio in the spring of 1968.
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Even after recording "Hush," the band wasn't sure about its potential to be a hit. They wanted to release their cover of The Beatles’ "Help" as a debut single, but the record label insisted on "Hush." Of course, this ended up being the right decision: The song was a big success, peaking at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and establishing Deep Purple as a major rock and roll presence.
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