Track Listing

1. Woman From Tokyo
2. Mary Long
3. Super Trouper
4. Smooth Dancer
5. Rat Bat Blue
6. Place In Line
7. Our Lady
8. Woman From Tokyo (2)
9. Woman From Tokyo (3)
10. Painted Horse
11. Our Lady (2)
12. Rat Bat Blue (Writing)
13. Rat Bat Blue (2)
14. First Day Jam

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3248 in Music
• Released on: 2000-10-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Soundtrack

CD Description
After establishing itself as a hard-rock giant, thanks to endless touring and the release of such milestone records as MACHINE HEAD and IN ROCK, Deep Purple was in a state of turmoil when it went into the studio to record 1972's WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE. Despite all the infighting, the band pulled together long enough to record seven tracks that only bolstered the band's reputation. The best-known song, "Woman From Tokyo," boasted a riff as memorable as the one that defined "Smoke on the Water" and was later admitted by Ritchie Blackmore to have been cribbed from Eric Clapton's "Cat Squirrel." Although Blackmore's always-impressive riffing stands out onsuch songs as "Mary Long" and "Place in Line," this album also spotlights how far Jon Lord's contributions on organ went toward defining the band's sound. Lord's mastery was such that in addition to the impressive solos on "Place in Line,"his sweeping runs are the highlight of the stop-and-go "RatBat Blue." On this roller coaster ride of an album, the members of Deep Purple come together best on "Our Lady," a five-minute-plus epic driven by Lord's churning organ and Ian Gillan's Wagnerian vocals.

Customer Reviews

Tension can be a good thing!
Deep Purple's 1973 "Who Do We Think We Are" is a fantastic album that's been shuffled into the background behind some of those other Purple classics "Machine Head" and "Made In Japan". The great production, the hard driving polished playing and the killer songs make for one really enjoyable album. It's a shame that this lineup (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord and Paice) didn't stay together after the '73 tour. I've read all the reviews on this album and it seems that the big favorites are "Woman From Tokyo", "Smooth Dancer" and "Rat Bat Blue". While other songs like "Mary Long", "Our Lady" "Super Trooper" and "Place In Line" get there share of votes too. Even the unreleased bonus track "Painted Horse" gets votes and I've always liked that rare track. All this great feedback proves something I've known all along, this is one great album.
Long Live DP!

Vintage Deep Purple
Deep Purple's 1973 "Who Do We Think We Are" is a fantastic album that's been shuffled into the background behind some of those other Purple classics "In Rock," "Fireball," "Machine Head" and "Made In Japan". The great production, the hard driving polished playing and the killer songs make for one really enjoyable album. It's a shame that this lineup (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord and Paice) didn't stay together after the `73 tour.

I've read all the reviews on this album and it seems that the big favorites are "Woman From Tokyo", "Smooth Dancer" and "Rat Bat Blue". While "Place In Line", "Our Lady," "Super Trooper," "Mary Long" and the great bonus track "Painted Horse" get there share of votes too. All this positive feedback proves something I've known all along, this is a great album.

Long Live DP!

1973..Who Do We Think We Are? Your Deep Purple!
This is one of the underrated purple albums and has some of there best work on it. The opening track being 'my woman from tokyo' which is amazing and one of purple's best songs, 'mary long' is also on here which is great, 'super trouper' is the weaker record but still good,

'Smooth dancer' is a real cool song and is like a true purple record, 'rat bat blue' is also great, some of the music on this album is awesome, Lord'as keyboard playing is great, paice sounds great on the drums, it's one of there best albums. 'Our lady' would be my favorite on the album, 'a place in line' is also a good record.