Perfect Strangers (album)
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| Perfect Strangers | |||||
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| Studio album by Deep Purple | |||||
| Released | November, 1984 | ||||
| Recorded | August, 1984 | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 39:28 (Original LP) 44:13 (Original CD) 54:15 (1999 CD re-issue) |
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| Label | Polydor (UK) Mercury Records (US) |
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| Producer | Roger Glover & Deep Purple |
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Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by Deep Purple, released in November 1984. It represents the first album recorded by the reformed, and most successful and popular, 'Mark II' line-up.[1] It was the first Deep Purple album in eight years, and the first with the Mk II lineup for eleven years, the last being Who Do We Think We Are in 1973.
The CD and cassette versions of the album contained the extra track "Not Responsible". The album was remastered and reissued June 22, 1999 with the bonus instrumental track "Son of Alerik". The latter had previously been available as a B side.[citation needed]
Deborah Frost of Rolling Stone gave it a review of two out of five stars, remarking that "the material consists of hastily knocked-off jams". The review also stated that "Blackmore's Strat has such a great roar that you're willing to just let it reverberate in your eardrums for a bit. And it's nice to hear Jon Lord's unsynthesized organ squalls, Ian Paice's meaty pounding, Gillan's howls and whispers and Roger Glover's solid bass lines once again."[2] The album reached #5 in the UK and #17 on the Billboard 200 in the US.[3]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover except where noted.
- "Knocking at Your Back Door" – 7:00
- "Under the Gun" – 4:35
- "Nobody's Home" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 3:55
- "Mean Streak" – 4:20
- "Perfect Strangers" – 5:23
- "Gypsy's Kiss" – 4:40
- "Wasted Sunsets" – 3:55
- "Hungry Daze" – 4:44
[edit] Bonus track on the CD and the 1999 CD re-issue
- "Not Responsible" – 4:36
- originally cassette and CD only- not on vinyl LP
[edit] Bonus track on the 1999 CD re-issue
- "Son of Alerik" (Blackmore) – 10:02 not on original cassette, vinyl or CD release; used as an edited 7" b-side, or full version on the 12" of the "Perfect Strangers" single
[edit] Personnel
- Ian Gillan - vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
- Roger Glover - bass
- Ian Paice - drums
[edit] Production
- Engineered by Nick Blagona
[edit] Trivia
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- Professional wrestler Shane Douglas of Extreme Championship Wrestling adopted the album's title track as his entrance music. In World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling he used an instrumental version of the song.
- Hungry Daze is also the name of an Australian classic rock inspired band.
- Although "Perfect Strangers" was a tremendous artistic and commercial success when it was released, it is now unusual to hear any of its tracks on Classic Rock radio stations.
- Some of today's top rock musicians consider Perfect Strangers to be a major musical influence.
- The tour was so successful that the band had to add many additional dates to the U.S. arena tour, as tickets sold out very rapidly.
- "A Gypsy's Kiss" is cockney rhyming slang for "A piss"
[edit] External links
'Nobody's Home' peformed live from Universal Music Group.
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