Down to Earth (Rainbow album)

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Down to Earth
Down to Earth cover
Studio album by Rainbow
Released July 28, 1979
Recorded Château Pelly de Cornfeld, France 1979
Genre Hard Rock
Length 36:05
Label Polydor
Producer Roger Glover
Professional reviews
Rainbow chronology
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
(1978)
Down to Earth
(1979)
Difficult to Cure
(1981)

Down To Earth is the fourth studio album released by Rainbow, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). Most of the album had been already written and recorded by the time Graham Bonnet was recruited. Also recruited were Ritchie Blackmore's ex-Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover and keyboardist Don Airey. Lyrics were by Glover, music by Blackmore, Airey and Cozy Powell.

This was to be the only Rainbow album on which Bonnet sang, although he was still part of the band when writing for Difficult to Cure began.

There was a limited edition clear vinyl release.

A remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover except where noted.

[edit] Side one

  1. "All Night Long" – 3:53
  2. "Eyes of the World" – 6:42
  3. "No Time to Lose" – 3:45
  4. "Makin' Love" – 4:38

[edit] Side two

  1. "Since You Been Gone" (Russ Ballard) – 3:25
  2. "Love's No Friend" – 4:55
  3. "Danger Zone" – 4:31
  4. "Lost in Hollywood" (Blackmore, Glover, Cozy Powell) – 4:51

Note: Bad Girl was an out-take from the sessions and was used as the a B-side to Since You Been Gone.

Similarly, Weiss Heim, an instrumental, was the B-side to All Night Long.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Singles

  • 1979 – Since You Been Gone/Bad Girl
  • 1979 – Since You Been Gone/No Time To Lose (Germany)
  • 1980 – All Night Long/Weiss Heim
  • 1980 – All Night Long/No Time To Lose (Holland)