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Accidentally on Purpose (album)

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Released
  
February 1988

Length
  
36:51

Accidentally on Purpose (1988)
  
Snapshot (2002)

Release date
  
February 1988

Producers
  
Roger Glover, Ian Gillan

Recorded
  
1988

Accidentally on Purpose (1988)
  
Naked Thunder (1990)

Artists
  
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover

Label
  
Virgin Records

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Studio
  
AIR Studios, Monserrat, Minot Studio and The Power Station, New York City, Sountec Studios, Connecticut

Genres
  
Rock music, Heavy metal, Pop rock

Similar
  
Ian Gillan albums, Heavy metal albums

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Accidentally on Purpose is an album by Deep Purple members Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, released in February 1988 on Virgin Records. The track "Lonely Avenue" appeared on the soundtrack to Rain Man featuring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. The track "Telephone Box" reached No. 15 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where indicated

Side 1
  1. "Clouds and Rain" – 4:03
  2. "Evil Eye" – 4:12
  3. "She Took My Breath Away" – 4:34
  4. "Dislocated" – 3:24
  5. "Via Miami" – 5:00
Side 2
  1. "I Can't Dance to That" – 4:26
  2. "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" (Richard Penniman) – 3:11
  3. "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) – 3:08
  4. "Telephone Box" – 5:18
  5. "I Thought No" – 3:34
CD edition bonus tracks
  1. "Cayman Island" – 3:56
  2. "The Purple People Eater" (Sheb Wooley) – 2:36
  3. "Chet" – 4:17

Singles/EP

  1. "Dislocated" / "Chet" (UK, Dec 1987)
  2. "Dislocated" [EP] (UK, Dec 1987)
  3. "I Can't Dance to That" / "Purple People Eater" (UK, Feb 1988)
  4. "Clouds And Rain" / "I Thought No" (UK, Feb 1988)
  5. "She Took My Breath Away" / "Cayman Island" (UK, Feb 1988)
  6. "She Took My Breath Away" [EP] (UK, Feb 1988)

Personnel

  • Ian Gillan – lead vocals, harmonica
  • Roger Glover – bass, keyboards, guitars, programming
    • Additional musicians
  • Ira Siegel, Nick Maroch – guitars
  • Lloyd Landesman – keyboards
  • Dr. John – piano
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • George Young, Joe Mennonna – saxophones
  • Randy Brecker – flugelhorn
  • Vaneese Thomas, Christine Faith, Lydia Mann, Bette Sussmann – Background vocals
    • Production
  • Nick Blagona – engineer
  • Frank Oglethorpe, Carl Lever, Ken Blair – assistant engineers (AIR Studios)
  • Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer (Minot Studio)
  • Dave O'Donnell – assistant engineer (Power Station)
  • Peter Hodgson – assistant engineer (Sountec Studio)
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

    • Songs

    1Clouds and Rain4:02
    2Evil Eye4:13
    3She Took My Breath Away4:36

    References

    Accidentally on Purpose (album) Wikipedia
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