Strange Kind of Woman
A single recorded during the Fireball sessions, built for a vocal and guitar duel between Gillan and Blackmore.
Deep Purple, from Fireball (1971)
- Written by
- Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
- Released
- 1971
- Album
- Fireball
It was released as a single in early 1971 as the follow-up to Black Night, with I'm Alone on the B-side, and reached number eight in Britain and Germany and number one in Denmark. It was written during the Welcombe Manor rehearsals in Devon and recorded in January 1971. It appears on the American and Canadian editions of the album in place of Demon's Eye, and Roger Glover's 1996 remix is on the Fireball reissue. Its original title was Prostitute.
Gillan introduced it on In Concert as being about a friend of the band who got mixed up with a very evil woman. In his book Wordography he gives a different account, calling the song a compilation of thrills and disappointments that can only be called Nancy.
It joined the live set at the end of January 1971 and became a showpiece in which Gillan sings back Blackmore's guitar phrases in call and response, ending with a long high scream. The version on Made in Japan comes from Osaka on 16 August 1972.
More songs by Deep Purple
Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Child in Time, Black Night, Hush, Space Truckin', Woman from Tokyo, Burn, Perfect Strangers, Knocking at Your Back Door, Speed King
Sources
- Strange Kind of Woman, Wikipedia
- Fireball (album), Wikipedia
- Made In Japan, Discogs