Song

Woman from Tokyo: DEEP PURPLE

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Australian singles charts:
Woman from Tokyo entered the Kent charts on 9 July 1973 and peaked at #92.

Album:
The song is on Who Do We Think We Are which entered the Kent album charts on 19 March 1973 and peaked at #5.

Songwriters:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

Producers:
Deep Purple

Record label of Australian release:
Purple

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Songfacts:
Deep Purple started recording their Who Do We Think We Are album in Rome in July 1972. At this point, the band had yet to tour Japan, but they had three shows scheduled there for August. Drawing on Japanese imagery (“the rising sun,” “an Eastern dream”), they concocted a story of a lovely lady from that country who drives them wild.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/deep-purple/woman-from-tokyo

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