Accidentally on Purpose
Studio album by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover
Released	1988
Genre	Pop-rock
Length	36:51
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Roger Glover, Ian Gillan
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Accidentally on Purpose is a pop-rock album by Deep Purple members Ian Gillan & Roger Glover, released in 1988.

The phrase, an example of an oxymoron, was first used by Sydney Owenson in Memoires of Lady Morgan (1861),^[1] and is also the title of a 2005 short film.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

Side 1

1. "Clouds and Rain" (Gillan, Glover) — 4:03
2. "Evil Eye" (Gillan, Glover) — 4:12
3. "She Took My Breath Away" (Gillan, Glover) — 4:34
4. "Dislocated" (Gillan, Glover) — 3:24
5. "Via Miami" (Gillan, Glover) — 5:00

Side 2

1. "I Can't Dance to That" (Gillan, Glover) — 4:26
2. "Can't Believe You Wanna Leave" (Price) — 3:11
3. "Lonely Avenue" (Pomus) — 3:08
4. "Telephone Box" (Gillan, Glover) — 5:18
5. "I Thought No" (Gillan, Glover) — 3:34

CD bonus tracks

1. "Cayman Island" (Gillan, Glover) — 3:56
2. "The Purple People Eater" (Wooley) — 2:36
3. "Chet" (Gillan, Glover) — 4:17

[edit] Personnel

• Ian Gillan - Lead Vocals, Horn, Harmonica
• Roger Glover - Bass, Sax (Soprano)

[edit] Additional personnel

• Nick Blagona - Engineer
• Bob Joe - Piano
• Angus Young - Saxophone, Horn
• Vaneese Thomas - Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Christine Faith - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Lloyd Landesman - Keyboards
• Lydia Mann - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Joe Mennonna - Saxophone, Horn
• Andy Newmark - Drums
• Nick Maroch - Guitar
• Ira Siegel - Guitar (Electric), Guitar
• Bette Sussmann - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Randy Brecker - Flugelhorn

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