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''Who Do We Think We Are'' is the seventh studio album by the British band Deep Purple, released in 1973. It was Deep Purple's last album with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover until ''Perfect Strangers'' came out in 1984. Musically, the record showed a move to a more blues based sound,〔 even featuring scat singing.〔 Although its production and the band's behavior after its release showed the group in turmoil, with frontman Gillan remarking that "we'd all had major illnesses" and felt considerable fatigue, the album was a commercial success. Deep Purple became the U.S.' top selling artist of the entire year.〔 The album also featured the energetic hard rock single "Woman from Tokyo", which has been performed on several tours by the band over the years. Despite massive sales, the group disintegrated among much infighting between band members as well as conflicts with their managers. The album's line-up would come to an end after a final concert in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 1973.〔 ==Recording== ''Who Do We Think We Are'' was recorded in Rome in July 1972 and Frankfurt in October 1972, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. "Woman from Tokyo", the first track recorded in July 1972, is about touring Japan for the first time (e.g. the lyric "Fly into the Rising Sun"). The only other track released from the Rome sessions is the out-take "Painted Horse". The rest of the album was recorded in Frankfurt after more touring (including Japan). Ian Gillan left the band following this album, citing internal tensions widely thought to include a feud with Blackmore. However, in an interview supporting the release of the 1984 Mark II Deep Purple comeback album ''Perfect Strangers'', Gillan stated that fatigue and management conflicts also had a lot to do with it. The last Mark II concert in the 1970s before Ian Gillan and Roger Glover left was in Osaka, Japan on 29 June 1973.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Who Do We Think We Are」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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