Straight Between The Eyes
Studio album by Rainbow
Released	June 1982
Recorded	December 1981
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	40:58
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Roger Glover
Rainbow chronology
Difficult to Cure (1981)	Straight Between The Eyes (1982)	Bent Out Of Shape (1983)

Straight Between The Eyes is the sixth LP released by Rainbow, released in 1982. Remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999. Image File history File links Straight_between_the_eyes. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Roger Glover in concert at Big Flats, New York in 2002. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Difficult to Cure is the fifth LP released by Rainbow, in 1981. ... Bent Out of Shape is an LP issued by Rainbow in 1983. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The band line-up was the same as had recorded the previous year's Difficult to Cure album, with the exception of David Rosenthal, who replaced Don Airey on keyboards. Difficult to Cure is the fifth LP released by Rainbow, in 1981. ... David H. Rosenthal is an American author, poet, editor, and translator. ... Don Airey Don Airey (born June 21, 1948) is the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord. ...

The title allegedly came from a phrase from Jeff Beck, describing Jimi Hendrix to Blackmore. Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 in Wallington, Greater London, England) is a guitarist and songwriter. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

In an April 1982 interview with British Rock magazine Kerrang!, Blackmore stated of MISS Mistreated, "Well it's to avoid confusion that the 'Miss' is written three times bigger than the 'mistreated' but I expect we'll have someone who shall remain nameless coming up to us saying 'I wrote that song'!" Kerrang! is a weekly music magazine (mainly rock and metal) published by EMAP in the United Kingdom. ...

The tour would feature a giant pair of moving mechanical eyes as part of the stageset, with spotlights shining from the pupils. This is captured on the video, laserdisc and now DVD release Live Between The Eyes.

The tour, although extensive, did not include the UK, which rankled with British fans.

Track listing

1. "Death Alley Driver" (Blackmore/Turner) – 4:45
2. "Stone Cold" (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) – 5:19
3. "Bring on the Night (Dream Chaser)" (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) – 4:08
4. "Tite Squeeze" (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) – 3:16
5. "Tearin' Out My Heart" (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) – 4:06
6. "Power" (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) – 4:27
7. "MISS Mistreated" (Blackmore/Turner/Rosenthal) – 4:30
8. "Rock Fever" (Blackmore/Turner) – 3:52
9. "Eyes of Fire" (Blackmore/Turner/Rondinelli) – 6:36

Personnel

• Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
• Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
• David Rosenthal - keyboard
• Roger Glover - bass
• Bobby Rondinelli - drums

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Singles

• 1982 - Stone Cold/Rock Fever
• 1982 - Death Alley Driver/Power (Japan)