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Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow FOC


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Album Summary:  Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) is the first album released by Rainbow. "Black Sheep of the Family" was a cover of an old Quatermass song, and "Still I'm Sad" a cover of a Yardbirds track. Despite the only moderate chart success this album provided to the band, many musicians consider this album to be one of hard rock's finest moments. Backing singer Shoshana Feinstein was Blackmore's girlfriend at the time.
Music Genre:  70s British Hard Rock
Collector's info:  Gatefold (FOC) album cover design.
Album  Production information: Produced by Ritchie Blackmore, Martin Birch, Ronnie Dio
Recorded during 20 February till 14 March 1975 at the Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany
Record Label:  Oyster OYA 2001
Record Format 12" LP 
Year & Country  1975 Made in Gt Britain

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Band Members and Musicians on: Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
    Band-members, Musicians and Performers
  • Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
  • Ronnie James Dio - Vocals (Vegas Kings, Ronnie and the Rumblers, Ronnie and the Red Caps, Elves, Elf, Black Sabbath, DIO, Heaven and Hell)
  • Gary Driscoll - Drums
  • Craig Gruber - Bass
  • Mickey Lee Soule - Keyboards

Track Listing of: Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

The Song/tracks on "Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" are:

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

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