Rainbow [British rock band]

Rainbow [British rock band] albums

Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) were a British hard rock band formed in Hertford in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from Deep Purple, they originally featured four members of the American rock band Elf, including their singer Ronnie James Dio, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired these members, except Dio, recruiting drummer Cozy Powell, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Tony Carey. This line-up recorded the... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Stone Cold - #2: Street of Dreams - #3: Since You Been Gone - #4: I Surrender - #5: All Night Long

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1977	On Stage	26		MP3
	1.	09/1977	Kill the King	26	UK 44	MP3	live written by Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore & Cozy Powell

	2.	1978	Long Live Rock 'n' Roll	64		MP3
	1.	04/1978	Long Live Rock 'N' Roll	37	UK 33	MP3	written by Ronnie James Dio & Ritchie Blackmore
	2.	09/1978	L.A. Connection	28	UK 40	MP3	written by Ronnie James Dio & Ritchie Blackmore

	3.	1979-1980	Down to Earth	308		MP3
	1.	09/1979	Since You Been Gone	164	US 57 • UK 6	MP3	[Polydor 2014] written by Russ Ballard
	2.	02/1980	All Night Long	144	US 110 • UK 5	MP3	[Polydor 2060] written by Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover

	4.	1981	Difficult to Cure	188		MP3
	1.	01/1981	I Surrender	159	US 105 • US rock 19 • UK 3	MP3	[Polydor 2163] written by Russ Ballard
	2.	06/1981	Can't Happen Here / Jealous Lover	29	UK 20	MP3	written by Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover & Joe Lynn Turner

	5.	1981	Jealous Lover EP	90		MP3
	1.	11/1981	Jealous Lover	90	US rock 13	MP3	written by Joe Lynn Turner & Ritchie Blackmore

	6.	1982	Straight Between the Eyes	343		MP3
	1.	04/1982	Stone Cold	310	US 40 • US rock ✫1 • UK 34	MP3	[Mercury 76146] written by Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover
	2.	05/1982	Power	33	US rock 35	MP3	written by Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover

	7.	1983-1984	Bent Out of Shape	289		MP3
	1.	08/1983	Street of Dreams	260	US 60 • US rock 2 • UK 52	MP3	[Mercury 815660-7] written by Ritchie Blackmore & Joe Lynn Turner
	2.	11/1983	Can't Let You Go	11	UK 43	MP3	written by Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner & David Rosenthal
	3.	03/1984	Desperate Heart	18	US rock 53	MP3	written by Ritchie Blackmore & Joe Lynn Turner

See also...

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

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