Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut album of the British - American band Rainbow , released in May 1975 . In the charts of Britain, this disc took 11th place, in the USA - 30th. The album was a favorite for vocalist Ronnie James Dio , according to him [4] .
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| Rainbow Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | May 1975 | |||
| Recorded by | February 20 , 1975 to March 14 , 1975 | |||
| Genre | Hard Rock , Heavy Metal [1] | |||
| Duration | 36:54 | |||
| Producer | Martin Birch | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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Content
- 1 Create an album
- 2 List of Songs
- 3 Additional Facts
- 4 Members
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Create an album
By 1975 , Richie Blackmore was becoming more and more disappointed in Deep Purple music. But in the meantime, he spends more and more time with musicians from the Elf band and especially with their vocalist Ronnie James Dio . In February 1975, when a break was formed on the Deep Purple tour, Richie and the Elf musicians flew to Germany to record their solo album.
Formally, Richie Blackmore was still in Deep Purple, but all his thoughts were completely turned to the new group. Sometimes forgotten, he began to play Rainbow material at a Deep Purple concert. And finally, on April 7 , 1975, the last Deep Purple concert with Blackmore took place in Paris before the reunion of the Deep Purple gold line-up in 1984 . And in the life of Richie began the era of Rainbow (1975-1984).
In fact, by the time he started recording his debut album, Richie was still a member of Deep Purple, so the disc was recorded under the label Oyster, which was a division of Purple Records. The first line-up of the group, of which Blackmore and former Elf members were members, did not last long, Richie always replaced one or the other member of the group, and in the end, only Ronnie James Dio remained.
List of Songs
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| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "Man on the Silver Mountain" | Blackmore, Dio | 4:42 | ||||||
| 2. | "Self Portrait" | Blackmore, Dio | 3:17 | ||||||
| 3. | "Black Sheep of the Family" | Steve hammond | 3:22 | ||||||
| four. | "Catch the Rainbow" | Blackmore, Dio | 6:27 a.m. | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "Snake Charmer" | Blackmore, Dio | 4:33 | ||||||
| 2. | "The Temple of the King" | Blackmore, Dio | 4:45 | ||||||
| 3. | "If You Don't Like Rock 'n' Roll" | Blackmore, Dio | 2:38 | ||||||
| four. | Sixteenth Century Greensleeves | Blackmore, Dio | 3:31 | ||||||
| 5. | "Still I'm Sad" | Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarthy | 3:51 | ||||||
Additional Facts
- “Still I'm Sad” (the cover version of The Yardbirds ), recorded on the album in the form of an instrumental, subsequently acquired the text. The finished version of the song was performed at Rainbow concerts in 1976-77. In 1995, Blackmore rewrote Still I'm Sad for Rainbow Stranger In Us All .
- Blackmore's Night rock folk band Blackmore's Night recorded a cover version of Self Portrait for Under a Violet Moon . The song Past Times with Good Company performed live.
- German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has recorded a cover version of "Still I'm Sad" for the Holy Dio tribute album : A Tribute to the Voice of Metal Ronnie James Dio . A cover version of “The Temple of the King” is included in his collection The Ballads III .
- Metal band Opeth performed "Catch the Rainbow" at a concert in memory of Ronnie James Dio. Jack Starr recorded a cover version of "Catch the Rainbow" for the Deviance album; the track entered the Dio Magic tribute album.
Record Members
- Ronnie James Dio - vocals
- Richie Blackmore - Guitar
- Miki Lee Soul - Keyboards
- Craig Graber - Bass
- Harry Driscoll - drums
- Shoshana - backing vocals
Notes
- ↑ Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Rainbow | Songs, Reviews, Credits | Allmusic
- ↑ All Music Guide review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Martin Popoff. The Very Beast of Dio. - S. 11.
Links
- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow on Discogs