Artists
David Coverdale – lead vocals
Glenn Hughes – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
Jon Lord – keyboards
Ian Paice – drums
Written by Ritchie Blackmore & David Coverdale (Hughes contributed but wasn’t credited, due to a publishing contract). Produced by Deep Purple, engineered by Martin Birch, recorded in November 1973 in Montreux, Switzerland, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. The seventh track (about 7:25) on Burn (Purple Records/Warner Bros., February 1974).
The only song on Burn that David Coverdale sings entirely by himself, a slow-burning showcase built on a Ritchie Blackmore idea that Glenn Hughes said had been around about two years earlier; Coverdale wrote the lyrics once the album’s sessions began. During mixing, Coverdale and Glenn Hughes recorded a dozen vocal tracks for the song’s final chorus. It became a fixture of the live shows, and Coverdale later performed it with Whitesnake and on the 2015 The Purple Album, while Blackmore played it in his own bands.
Deep Purple – Mistreated Lyrics
I’ve been mistreated, I’ve been abused
I’ve been struck downhearted, baby, I’ve been confused
‘Cause I know, yes, I know I’ve been mistreated
Since my baby left me I’ve been losing my mind, you know I have
I’ve been lonely, I’ve been cold
I’ve been looking for a woman to have and hold
‘Cause I know, yes, I know I’ve been mistreated
Since my baby left me I’ve been losing, I’ve been losing
I’ve been losing my mind, baby baby babe
I’ve been mistreated, I’ve been abused
I’ve been looking for a woman, yeah, I’ve been confused
‘Cause I know, yes, I know I’ve been mistreated, ooh o-o-oh
Since my baby left me I’ve been losing, losing
I’ve been losing my mind, baby baby babe
Oh oh oh, oh woman, oh woman, oh woman
I’ve been losing my mind
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