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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 the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[4]

Accidentally on Purpose
Studio album by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover
Released	February 1988
Recorded	October 1986 [1]
Studio	AIR Studios, Montserrat, Minot Studio and The 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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]

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/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

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