Accidentally on Purpose (Ian Gillan and Roger Glover album)

Accidentally on Purpose
Studio album by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover
Released	15 February 1988[1]
Recorded	October 1986 and September 1987[2][3]
Studio	AIR Studios, Montserrat, Minot Studio and Power Station, New York City, Sountec Studios, Connecticut
Genre	Pop rock
Length	40:51
Label	Virgin
Producer	Roger Glover, Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan chronology
Accidentally on Purpose (1988) Naked Thunder (1990)
Roger Glover chronology
Mask (1984) Accidentally on Purpose (1988) Snapshot (2002)
Singles from Accidentally on Purpose
"Dislocated" Released: 16 November 1987[4] "She Took My Breath Away" Released: 18 January 1988[5] "I Can't Dance to That" Released: 1988 (EU) "Clouds And Rain" Released: May 1988 (EU)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[7]

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 Tracks chart.^[8]

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

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

Singles

• "Dislocated" / "Chet" (UK/EU, Nov 1987)
• "Dislocated" / "Chet" / "Purple People Eater" (UK, Nov 1987)
• "She Took My Breath Away" / "Cayman Island" (UK/EU, Jan 1988)^[9]
• "I Can't Dance to That" / "Purple People Eater" (EU, 1988)
• "Clouds And Rain" / "I Thought No" (EU, May 1988)^[10]

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart[11]	25

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
2. Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
3. Gillan, Ian (2016). The Autobiography (3rd ed.). John Blake Publishing. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-786-06135-5.
4. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 45.
5. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 8.
6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Accidentally on Purpose – Gillan & Glover | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
7. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
8. "Ian Gillan Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
9. "Great Rock discography". p. 212.
10. "Virgin press release".
11. "Gillan & Glover - Accidentally on Purpose (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2017.