Pictured Within was the first studio album from Deep Purple's Jon Lord

Jon Lord

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...

 in sixteen years. It is considered Lord's most adventurous concept album, largely instrumental and contemplative. It features performances from Sam Brown

Sam Brown

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, Miller Anderson

Miller Anderson

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, Pete York

Pete York

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 and Thijs van Leer

Thijs van Leer

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among others. Pictured Within was released in October 1998 by Virgin Classics. Wait A While, one of the few non-instrumental tracks off the album, performed by Sam Brown, was issued as a single in 1999. In addition, Jon Lord played a short tour of Germany in May 1999 to promote the album.

Track listing

• Part 1 - The Valley

1. "Sunrise" (5.47)
2. "Pictured Within" (5.22) - Singer: Miller Anderson
3. "From The Windmill" (6.55)
   • Part 2 - Blue Sky Dreams
4. "Circles Of Stone" (2.24)
5. "Menorca Blue" (4.10)
6. "Evening Song" (8.00) - Singer: Sam Brown
   • Part 3 - Of Heroes and Heroines
7. "Music For Miriam" (4.48)
8. "Arc-En-Ciel" (4.29)
9. "Wait A While" (5.57) - Singer: Sam Brown
   • Part 4 - Beneath A Higher Heaven
10. "Crystal Spa (Kyrie Eleison)" (14.40)
11. "The Mountain-Sunset" (5.24)
12. "A Different Sky" (6.49)

Production notes

• All music composed by Jon Lord. Lyrics by Jon Lord ("Pictured Within") and Sam Brown ("Evening Song", "Wait A While")
• Mixed at the Everest Studios, Koln
• Recorded at Maarweg Studios, Koln, 1997
• Produced by Jon Lord
• Engineered by Frank Meyer
• Mixed by Frank Meyer and Jon Lord (assisted by Chris Heinemann)

Personnel

• Jon Lord - piano
• Haagen Kuhr - cello
• Ina Stock - oboe, cor Anglais
• Frank Struck - French horn
• Rodrigo Reichel - violin
• Stefan Pintev - violin
• Vytas Sondeckis - cello
• Mike Routledge - viola
• Miller Anderson - vocal
• Sam Brown - vocal
• Mario Argandona - percussion, voices
• Pete York - orchestral percussion
• Colin Hodgkinson - fretless bass
• Ravi - kora
• Thijs Van Leer - flute
• Rick Keller - soprano saxophone
• Sabine Van Baaren - voices
• Christina Lux-York - voices
• Serge Mailiard - voices
• Stefan Scheuss - voices