Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) is the first LP released by Rainbow. Some of the songs of this album appeared on a live album On Stage in 1977. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow was re-issued in the US in April 1999. "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. Singer Shoshana was Blackmore's girlfriend at the time.
Track listing
- "Man On The Silver Mountain" (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:42
- "Self Portrait" (Blackmore/Dio) - 3:17
- "Black Sheep Of The Family" (Hammond) - 3:22
- "Catch The Rainbow" (Blackmore/Dio) - 6:27
- "Snake Charmer" (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:33
- "The Temple of The King" (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:45
- "If You Don't Like Rock & Roll" (Blackmore/Dio) - 2:38
- "Sixteen Century Greensleeves" (Blackmore/Dio) - 3:31
- "Still I'm Sad" (Samwell-Smith/McCarthy) - 3:51
Personnel
- Ronnie James Dio - vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Micky Lee Soule - keyboard
- Craig Gruber - bass
- Gary Driscoll - drums
- Shoshana - backing vocals
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