''Accidentally on Purpose '' is an album by Deep Purple members

Ian Gillan Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is a British singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan ...

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Roger Glover Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and R ...

, released in February 1988 on Virgin Records. The track "Lonely Avenue" appeared on the soundtrack to ''

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and

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. The track "Telephone Box" reached No. 15 on the US '' Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

All songs by

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, except where indicated ;Side 1 # "Clouds and Rain" – 4:03 # "Evil Eye" – 4:12 # "She Took My Breath Away" – 4:34 # "Dislocated" – 3:24 # "Via Miami" – 5:00 ;Side 2 # "I Can't Dance to That" – 4:26 # "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" (

Richard Penniman Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...

) – 3:11 # "

Lonely Avenue "Lonely Avenue" is a popular song written by Doc Pomus that was a No. 6 rhythm and blues hit for Ray Charles in 1956. Background The song drew the attention of the music business to Doc Pomus, who had previously had little success as a songwrit ...

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Doc Pomus Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

) – 3:08 # "Telephone Box" – 5:18 # "I Thought No" – 3:34 ;CD edition bonus tracks # "Cayman Island" – 3:56 # "

The Purple People Eater "The Purple People Eater" is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached No. 1 in the ''Billboard'' pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, No. 1 in Canada, reached No. 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart, and topped ...

" ( Sheb Wooley) – 2:36 # "Chet" – 4:17

Personnel

– lead vocals, harmonica *

– bass, keyboards, guitars, programming ;Additional musicians *Ira Siegel, Nick Maroch – guitars *Lloyd Landesman – keyboards *

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

– piano * Andy Newmark – drums * George Young,

Joe Mennonna Joe Mennonna is a British accomplished session musician, who worked with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover on their 1988 album '' Accidentally on Purpose'', and toured with Ian Gillan in September 2006 in support of the ''Gillan's Inn'' album. He al ...

– saxophones *

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was born on No ...

– flugelhorn *

Vaneese Thomas Vaneese Yseult Thomas (born August 24, 1952) is an American R&B, jazz and soul blues singer, best known for her 1987 US ''Billboard'' R&B chart hit single, "Let's Talk It Over". In addition, in more recent times, she has supplied backing vocal ...

, 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 Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

– mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Singles/EP

# "Dislocated" / "Chet" (UK, Dec 1987) # "Dislocated" P(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" P(UK, Feb 1988)

Chart performance

References

1988 debut albums Albums produced by Roger Glover Ian Gillan albums Roger Glover albums Virgin Records albums Albums recorded at AIR Studios Collaborative albums {{1980s-pop-rock-album-stub