The Best of Rainbow

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Greatest hits album by Rainbow

Released

November 1981

Recorded

1975–1981

Genre

Hard rock, heavy metal

Length

82:11

Label

Polydor

Producer

Martin Birch, Roger Glover

Rainbow compilation albums chronology

The Best of Rainbow
(1981)

The Very Best of Rainbow
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Best of Rainbow is the first compilation album from British hard rock group Rainbow, released in 1981.

It featured only previously released studio cuts, taken from the five studio LPs released at that point. However, "Jealous Lover", the first song written by Blackmore and Turner, had been available only as a B-side in Europe (to "Can't Happen Here") and on the Jealous Lover EP in the USA.

The original vinyl-release was a 2LP set, in a gatefold-sleeve and reached No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart in 1981.^[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"All Night Long"	Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover	Down to Earth (1979)	3:53
2.	"Man on the Silver Mountain"	Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)	4:39
3.	"Lost in Hollywood"	Blackmore, Glover, Cozy Powell	Down to Earth	4:53
4.	"Jealous Lover"	Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner	B-side of the single "Can't Happen Here" (1981)	3:10
5.	"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"	Blackmore, Dio	Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978)	4:23

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
6.	"Stargazer"	Blackmore, Dio	Rising (1976)	8:26
7.	"Kill the King"	Blackmore, Dio, Powell	Long Live Rock 'n' Roll	4:29
8.	"A Light in the Black"	Blackmore, Dio	Rising	8:12

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
9.	"Since You Been Gone"	Russ Ballard	Down to Earth	3:20
10.	"Sixteenth Century Greensleeves"	Blackmore, Dio	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow	3:31
11.	"Catch the Rainbow"	Blackmore, Dio	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow	6:36
12.	"Eyes of the World"	Blackmore, Glover	Down to Earth	6:42

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
13.	"I Surrender"	Ballard	Difficult to Cure (1981)	4:03
14.	"Gates of Babylon"	Blackmore, Dio	Long Live Rock 'n' Roll	6:49
15.	"Can't Happen Here"	Blackmore, Glover	Difficult to Cure	4:59
16.	"Starstruck"	Blackmore, Dio	Rising	4:06

Personnel

Ritchie Blackmore – guitar, bass on track 5
Ronnie James Dio – vocals: tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16
Graham Bonnet – vocals: tracks 1, 3, 9, 12
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals: tracks 4, 13, 15
Micky Lee Soule – keyboards: tracks 2, 10, 11
Tony Carey – keyboards: tracks 6, 8, 16
David Stone – keyboards: tracks 7, 14
Don Airey – keyboards: tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 15
Craig Gruber – bass: tracks 2, 10, 11
Jimmy Bain – bass: tracks 6, 8, 16
Bob Daisley – bass: tracks 7, 14
Roger Glover – bass: tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 15
Gary Driscoll – drums: tracks 2, 10, 11
Cozy Powell – drums: tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16
Bobby Rondinelli - drums: tracks 4, 13, 15

Roger Glover - producer: tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 15
Blackmore/Birch/Dio - producers: tracks 2, 10, 11
Martin Birch - producer: tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
UK	BPI	1981	Gold (+ 100,000)^[3]

References

↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Best of Rainbow review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
↑ "Rainbow Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
↑ "Search for Artist Rainbow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

External links

The Best Of Rainbow at Discogs

Rainbow

Ritchie Blackmore Jens Johansson David Keith Bob Nouveau Ronnie Romero Ronnie James Dio Gary Driscoll Craig Gruber Micky Lee Soule Cozy Powell Jimmy Bain Tony Carey David Stone Mark Clarke Bob Daisley Roger Glover Don Airey Graham Bonnet Joe Lynn Turner Bobby Rondinelli David Rosenthal Chuck Burgi Paul Morris Greg Smith Doogie White John O'Reilly John Micelli

Studio albums	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Rising Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Down to Earth Difficult to Cure Straight Between the Eyes Bent Out of Shape Stranger in Us All

EPs	Jealous Lover

Live albums	On Stage Finyl Vinyl Live in Germany 1976/Live in Europe Deutschland Tournee 1976 Live in Munich 1977 Black Masquerade

Compilation albums	The Best of Rainbow The Very Best of Rainbow 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow Classic Rainbow Pot of Gold All Night Long: An Introduction Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow Anthology 1975 – 1984

Video albums	Live Between the Eyes The Final Cut Live in Munich 1977 Black Masquerade

Songs	"Man on the Silver Mountain" "Catch the Rainbow" "Stargazer" "Since You Been Gone" "Street of Dreams"

Related articles	Discography Blackmore's Night Martin Birch Elf Deep Purple Black Sabbath Whitesnake Dio Heaven & Hell Yngwie Malmsteen

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