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Encyclopedia > Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow cover
Studio album by Rainbow
Released May 30, 1975
Recorded February 20, 1975 to March 14, 1975
Genre Hard rock
Length 36:54
Label Polydor
Professional reviews
Rainbow chronology
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
(1975)		 Rising
(1976)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) is the first album released by Rainbow. Despite the modest chart success this album achieved, many musicians consider this album to be one of hard rock's finest moments. Image File history File links Ritchiebr. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2. ... This article is about the magazine. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rainbow Rising is a heavy metal album by Rainbow, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


"Black Sheep of the Family" was a cover of an old Quatermass song, and "Still I'm Sad" a cover of a Yardbirds track. Quatermass was a British progressive rock band formed in London, England in September 1969. ... Yardbirds album cover The Yardbirds were an early British rock band, noted for spawning the careers of several of rock musics most famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. ...


Backing singer Shoshana Feinstein was Blackmore's girlfriend at the time.


The original vinyl release had a gatefold sleeve, although later reissues on the budget arms of Polydor reduced this to a single sleeve. This line-up never performed live and the live-shots used in the album art are of Blackmore in his Deep Purple days and of Elf playing live.


Several of the songs on the album are featured, generally in extended form, on the 1977 live album On Stage. When performed live Dio sang the lyric to "Still I'm Sad", rather than having to sit out the song. The studio version was done as an instrumental. On Stage is a live album released by Rainbow in 1977. ...


Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow was re-issued on CD, in remastered form, in the US in April 1999. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...


Track listing

All songs written by Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore, except where indicated. Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA), is an American heavy metal vocalist who has performed with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Elf, and his own band Dio. ... Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. ...

  1. "Man on the Silver Mountain" – 4:42
  2. "Self Portrait" – 3:17
  3. "Black Sheep of the Family" (Steve Hammond) – 3:22
  4. "Catch the Rainbow" – 6:27
  5. "Snake Charmer" – 4:33
  6. "The Temple of the King" – 4:45
  7. "If You Don't Like Rock 'n' Roll" – 2:38
  8. "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves" – 3:31
  9. "Still I'm Sad" (Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty) – 3:51


Note: On the cassette version of the album, Side One features the last five tracks, while Side Two plays the first four. Also, on the case insert and on the cassette itself, "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves" is written as "Sixteen Century Greensleeves". Paul Samwell-Smith was the founding member and bassist of the 1960s British band, The Yardbirds. ... Jim McCarty was a guitarist from Michigan. ...


Personnel

 v • d • e Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore
Vocals: Ronnie James Dio | Graham Bonnet | Joe Lynn Turner | Doogie White
Bass: Craig Gruber | Jimmy Bain | Bob Daisley | Roger Glover | Greg Smith
Drums: Gary Driscoll | Cozy Powell | Bobby Rondinelli | Chuck Burgi | John O'Reilly | John Miceli
Keyboards: Micky Lee Soule | Tony Carey | David Stone | Don Airey | David Rosenthal | Paul Morris
Discography
Albums : Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow | Rising | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll | Down to Earth | Difficult to Cure | Jealous Lover EP | Straight Between the Eyes | Bent Out of Shape | Stranger in Us All
Live albums: On Stage | Finyl Vinyl | Live in Germany/Live in Europe | Live in Munich 1977 | Rainbow Live at Cologne SportsHalle
Videos and DVDs: Live Between the Eyes/ The Final Cut | Live in Munich 1977
Compilation Albums: The Best of Rainbow | The Very Best of Rainbow | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow | Pot of Gold | Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology | Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow
Related articles
Deep Purple | Elf | Blackmore's Night | Black Sabbath | Dio | Alcatrazz | Yngwie J. Malmsteen | Ozzy Osbourne

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