Artist: DEEP PURPLE
Album: PERFECT STRANGERS REMASTERED (CD)

Year: 1984/ 1999
EAN/UPS: 0731454604529
Media type: CD

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.

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.

The album reached #5 in the UK and #17 on the Billboard 200 in the US.

TRACKLIST:

01 "Knocking at Your Back Door" – 7:00
02 "Under the Gun" – 4:35
03 "Nobody's Home" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 3:55
04 "Mean Streak" – 4:20
05 "Perfect Strangers" – 5:23
06 "A Gypsy's Kiss" – 4:40
07 "Wasted Sunsets" – 3:55
08 "Hungry Daze" – 4:44
09 "Not Responsible" – 4:36 (originally cassette and CD only- not on vinyl LP)

Bonus track on the 1999 CD re-issue:
10 "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)

All songs by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover except where noted.

LINE-UP:

Ian Gillan - vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
Roger Glover - bass
Ian Paice - drums