Accidentally on Purpose
Studio album by
Ian Gillan and Roger Glover
ReleasedFebruary 1988
RecordedOctober 1986[1]
StudioAIR Studios, Montserrat,
Minot Studio and Power Station, New York City,
Sountec Studios, Connecticut
GenrePop rock
Length40:51
LabelVirgin
ProducerRoger Glover, Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan chronology
Accidentally on Purpose
(1988) 		Naked Thunder
(1990)
Roger Glover chronology
Mask
(1984) 		Accidentally on Purpose
(1988) 		Snapshot
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]

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.[4]

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

Additional musicians
Production

Singles/EP

  1. "Dislocated" / "Chet" (UK, Dec 1987)
  2. "Dislocated" [EP] (UK, Dec 1987)
  3. "I Can't Dance to That" / "Purple People Eater" (UK, Feb 1988)
  4. "Clouds And Rain" / "I Thought No" (UK, Feb 1988)
  5. "She Took My Breath Away" / "Cayman Island" (UK, Feb 1988)
  6. "She Took My Breath Away" [EP] (UK, Feb 1988)

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart[5] 25

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2018). The Deep Purple Family, vol 2 (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Accidentally on Purpose – Gillan & Glover | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ian Gillan Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Gillan & Glover - Accidentally on Purpose (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 6 February 2017.


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