Accidentally on Purpose (album)
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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 Billboard charts.
Track listing
Side 1
- "Clouds and Rain" (Gillan, Glover) – 4:03
- "Evil Eye" (Gillan, Glover) – 4:12
- "She Took My Breath Away" (Gillan, Glover) – 4:34
- "Dislocated" (Gillan, Glover) – 3:24
- "Via Miami" (Gillan, Glover) – 5:00
Side 2
- "I Can't Dance to That" (Gillan, Glover) – 4:26
- "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" (Price) – 3:11
- "Lonely Avenue" (Pomus) – 3:08
- "Telephone Box" (Gillan, Glover) – 5:18
- "I Thought No" (Gillan, Glover) – 3:34
CD bonus tracks
- "Cayman Island" (Gillan, Glover) – 3:56
- "The Purple People Eater" (Wooley) – 2:36
- "Chet" (Gillan, Glover) – 4:17
Singles/EP
- "Dislocated/Chet" (UK, Dec 1987)
- "Dislocated" [EP] (UK, Dec 1987)
- "I Can't Dance To That/Purple People Eater" (UK, Feb 1988)
- "Clouds And Rain/I Thought No" (UK, Feb 1988)
- "She Took My Breath Away/Cayman Island" (UK, Feb 1988)
- "She Took My Breath Away" [EP] (UK, Feb 1988)
Personnel
Additional musicians
- Nick Blagona – Engineer
- Dr. John – Piano
- George Young – Saxophones
- Vaneese Thomas – Background vocals
- Christine Faith – Background vocals
- Lloyd Landesman – Keyboards
- Lydia Mann – Background vocals
- Joe Mennonna – Saxophones
- Andy Newmark – Drums
- Nick Maroch – Guitar
- Ira Siegel – Guitar
- Bette Sussmann – Background vocals
- Randy Brecker – Flugelhorn
Chart performance
Year |
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1988 |
Swedish Albums Chart |
25 |
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