Who Do We Think We Are
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| Who Do We Think We Are! | ||
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | ||
| Released | January, 1973 (US) February, 1973 (UK) |
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| Recorded | 1972 | |
| Genre | Hard rock Heavy metal |
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| Length | 34:27 (Original LP) 72:31 (2000 CD edition) |
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| Label | EMI Purple (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
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| Producer(s) | Deep Purple | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Deep Purple chronology | ||
| Made in Japan (1972) |
Who Do We Think We Are! (1973) |
Burn (1974) |
Who Do We Think We Are! is a hard rock album by Deep Purple. Recorded in Rome July 72 and Frankfurt Oct 72 on Rolling Stones Mobile. It was their seventh studio album, and the last one with the classic Mk II lineup of the group until 1984.
Although "Woman from Tokyo" was a single hit, the group - riven with internal strife - struggled to come up with tracks of the quality of their previous three albums (and first live album). This album was thus widely panned by the music critics and although it hit number 4 in the UK and 15 in the US did not sell as well as previous albums. Still Deep Purple was the best selling artist in the USA in 1973 (see also Machine Head and Made in Japan).
"Woman from Tokyo" was recorded in july 1972 and is about touring Japan for the first time, august 1972: "Fly into the Rising Sun". The only other track released from the Rome sessions is the out-take "Painted Horse", the rest of the album was recorded in Frankfurt after the tour in Japan.
A digitally remastered version of the LP was released in 2000 with bonus tracks. "First Day Jam" is a lengthy instrumental jam featuring Blackmore (on bass), Lord and Paice. Glover was absent, lost in traffic...
Singer Ian Gillan left the band following this album (after the last Mk II concert in Osaka, Japan on the 29th June 1973), and bassist Roger Glover soon followed, after learning that guitarist Ritchie Blackmore had plans to fire him from the group.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice.
[edit] Original release on vinyl
- "Woman from Tokyo" – 5:48
- "Mary Long" – 4:23
- "Super Trouper" – 2:54
- "Smooth Dancer" – 4:08
- "Rat Bat Blue" – 5:23
- "Place in Line" – 6:29
- "Our Lady" – 5:12
[edit] Remastered Edition bonus tracks
- "Woman from Tokyo" ('99 Remix) – 6:37
- "Woman from Tokyo" (alt. bridge) – 1:24
- "Painted Horse" (studio out-take) – 5:19
- "Our Lady" ('99 Remix) – 6:05
- "Rat Bat Blue" (writing session) – 0:57
- "Rat Bat Blue" ('99 Remix) – 5:49
- "First Day Jam" (instrumental) – 11:31
[edit] Personnel
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - lead guitar
- Jon Lord - organ, piano, keyboards
- Roger Glover - bass guitar
- Ian Paice - drums
- Produced by Deep Purple
- Engineer – Martin Birch
- Rolling Stones Mobile Unit: Jeremy Gee & Nick Watterton
- Equipment – Ian Hansford, Rob Cooksey, Colin Hart, Ron Quinton
- Cover Design – Roger Glover & John Coletta
- Original album mixed by Ian Paice and Roger Glover
