As a tribute, the band wrote the song 'Woman from Tokyo.' It was one of the final songs to feature singer Ian Gillan, who departed in 1973 to pursue a solo career. Background ĭeep Purple was one of the first rock bands to perform in Japan in the early 1970s. The song was featured on the 2011 DVD Deep Purple with Orchestra – Live in Montreux where Deep Purple Mark VIII (Gillan, Paice, Glover, Morse, Airey) with a full symphony orchestra conducted by Stephen Bentley-Klein. It was first released on their 1973 album Who Do We Think We Are, and later as a single. ' Woman from Tokyo' is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple.
