Accidentally on Purpose
Encyclopedia
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.
Side 2
CD bonus tracks
Singles/EP
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
members Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...
and Roger Glover
Roger Glover
Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
, released in February 1988 on Virgin Records. The track "Lonely Avenue" appeared on the soundtrack to Rain Man
Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
featuring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.
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
- Ian GillanIan GillanIan Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...
– Lead Vocals, Harmonica - Roger GloverRoger GloverRoger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
– Bass, keyboards, guitars, programming
Additional personnel
- Nick Blagona – Engineer
- Dr. JohnDr. JohnMalcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...
– Piano - George Young – Saxophones
- Vaneese Thomas – Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Christine Faith – Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Lloyd Landesman – Keyboards
- Lydia Mann – Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Joe MennonnaJoe MennonnaJoe Mennonna is an accomplished session musician , most notably known for working with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover on their 1988 album Accidentally on Purpose, and for touring with Ian Gillan in September 2006 in support of the Gillan's Inn album...
– Saxophones - Andy NewmarkAndy NewmarkAndrew "Andy" Newmark is an American musician, best known as a popular session drummer, and for playing with the funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1973....
– Drums - Nick Maroch – Guitar
- Ira Siegel – Guitar (Electric), Guitar
- Bette Sussmann – Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Randy BreckerRandy BreckerRandal "Randy" Brecker is an American trumpeter and flugelhornist. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock, and R&B, and has performed or recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Billy Cobham, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Sandip Burman, Charles Mingus, Blood, Sweat & Tears,...
– Flugelhorn