Rainbow – The Best Of Rainbow
Label:    Polydor – 2675 223
Format:    2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:    Germany
Released:    1981
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Hard Rock

A1        All Night Long
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Gary Edwards
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Producer [Produced By] – Roger Glover
Vocals – Graham Bonnet
Written-By – Blackmore*, Glover*
3:48
A2        Man On The Silver Mountain
Bass – Craig Gruber
Drums – Gary Driscoll
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Mickey Lee Soule
Mixed By – Martin Birch
Producer [Produced By] – Birch*, Blackmore*, Dio*
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
4:38
A3        Lost In Hollywood
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Gary Edwards
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Producer [Produced By] – Roger Glover
Vocals – Graham Bonnet
Written-By – Powell*, Blackmore*, Glover*
4:48
A4        Jealous Lover
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums – Bob Rondinelli*
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Producer [Produced By] – Roger Glover
Vocals – Joe Lynn Turner
Written-By – Turner*, Blackmore*
3:09
A5        Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar, Bass – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – David Stone (3)
Producer [Produced By] – Martin Birch
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
4:25
B1        Stargazer
Bass – Jimmy Bain
Concertmaster [Meister] – Fritz Sonnleitner
Conductor [Conducted And Scored By] – Rainer Peitsch*
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Featuring – Munich Philharmonic Orchestra*
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Tony Carey
Producer [Produced By] – Martin Birch
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
8:28
B2        Kill The King
Bass – Bob Daisley
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Producer [Produced By] – Martin Birch
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Powell*, Blackmore*, Dio*
4:28
B3        A Light In The Black
Bass – Jimmy Bain
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Producer [Produced By] – Martin Birch
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
8:12
C1        Since You've Been Gone
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Gary Edwards
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Producer [Produced By] – Glover*
Vocals – Graham Bonnet
Written-By – Russ Ballard
3:15
C2        16th Century Greensleeves
Bass – Craig Gruber
Drums – Gary Driscoll
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Mickey Lee Soule
Mixed By – Martin Birch
Producer [Produced By] – Birch*, Blackmore*, Dio*
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
3:35
C3        Catch The Rainbow
Bass – Craig Gruber
Drums – Gary Driscoll
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Mickey Lee Soule
Mixed By – Martin Birch
Producer [Produced By] – Birch*, Blackmore*, Dio*
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmoore*, Dio*
6:40
C4        The Eyes Of The World
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Gary Edwards
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Producer [Produced By] – Roger Glover
Vocals – Graham Bonnet
Written-By – Blackmore*, Glover*
6:33
D1        I Surrender
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums – Bob Rondinelli*
Engineer [Engineered By] – Flemming Rasmussen
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Producer [Produced By] – Roger Glover
Vocals – Joe Lynn Turner
Written-By – Russ Ballard
4:00
D2        Gates Of Babylon
Bass – Bob Daisley
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – David Stone (3)
Producer [Produced By] – Martin Birch
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
6:47
D3        Can't Happen Here
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums – Bob Rondinelli*
Engineer – Flemming Rasmussen
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Producer [Produced By] – Roger Glover
Vocals – Joe Lynn Turner
Written-By – Blackmore*, Glover*
4:56
D4        Starstruck
Bass – Jimmy Bain
Drums – Cozy Powell
Engineer [Engineered By] – Martin Birch
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Tony Carey
Producer [Produced By] – Martin Birch
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
4:06
Copyright © – Polydor Ltd.
Recorded By – La Maison Rouge
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd.
Published By – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft
Recorded At – Musicland Studios
Recorded At – Studio Hérouville
Recorded At – La Maison Rouge
Recorded At – Sweet Silence Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover
Cover [Assisted By] – Geoff Dunn (3)
Cover [Cover By] – Hipgnøsis (Those Old Darts)*
Mastered By – Greg Colbi*
[On back cover]
℗ 1981 Polygram Records Inc. © Polydor Ltd., UK
[On labels]
[Side A]
Originalsound recording made by*:
*1, 3, ℗ 1979 Polygram Records/Inc.
*2, ℗ 1975 Deep Purple / (Overseas) Ltd.
*4, ℗ 1981 Polygram Records Inc.
*5, ℗ 1978 Polygram Records Inc.
℗ All compilation sides ℗ 1981 Polygram Records, Inc.
[Side B]
Originalsound recording made by*:
*1, 3, ℗ 1976 Deep Purple / (Overseas) Ltd.
*2, ℗ 1977 Deep Purple / (Overseas) Ltd.
℗ All compilation sides ℗ 1981 Polygram Records, Inc.
[Side C]
Originalsound recording made by*:
*1, 4, ℗ 1979 Polygram Records Inc.
*2, ℗ 1977 Deep Purple / (Overseas) Ltd.
*3, ℗ 1975 Deep Purple / (Overseas) Ltd.
℗ All compilation sides ℗ 1981 Polygram Records, Inc.
[Side D]
Originalsound recording made by*:
*1, 3, ℗ 1981 Polygram Records Inc.
*2, ℗ 1978 Polygram Records Inc.
*4, ℗ 1976 Deep Purple / (Overseas) Ltd.
℗ All compilation sides ℗ 1981 Polygram Records, Inc.