Toolbox (album)

Toolbox
Studio album by
Released14 October 1991
Recorded1991
StudioBattery Studios, London
GenreHard rock
Length43:10
LabelEast West
ProducerChris Tsangarides
Ian Gillan chronology
Naked Thunder
(1990)
Toolbox
(1991)
Dreamcatcher
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10

Toolbox is the second solo album by Ian Gillan originally released only in Europe, Japan and Brazil on the German label EastWest. It was his last album before his second comeback with Deep Purple in August 1992. The subsequent 10-month tour, which crossed Europe and South America, proved Gillan to be a strong live attraction. Although Toolbox was not a big commercial success, it is considered by many as one of Gillan's finest records. The album was released in the US in 1998 by Eagle Records.