Product Overview
The Very Best Of Rainbow / Polydor Audio CD 1997 / 537 687-2
UPC 731453-7687-27
Tracklist:
1. Man on the Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio) - 4:37 (from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, 1975)
2. Catch the Rainbow (Blackmore, Dio) - 6:38 (from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, 1975)
3. Starstruck (Blackmore, Dio) - 4:06 (from Rising, 1976)
4. Stargazer (Blackmore, Dio) - 8:26 (from Rising, 1976)
5. Kill the King (Blackmore, Dio, Cozy Powell) - 4:28 (from Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, 1978)
6. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Blackmore, Dio) - 4:23 (from Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, 1978)
7. Gates of Babylon (Blackmore, Dio) - 6:46 (from Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, 1978)
8. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard) - 3:17 (from Down to Earth, 1979)
9. All Night Long (Blackmore, Roger Glover) - 3:50 (from Down to Earth, 1979)
10. I Surrender (Ballard) - 4:01 (from Difficult to Cure, 1981)
11. Can't Happen Here (Blackmore, Glover) - 4:57 (from Difficult to Cure, 1981)
12. Jealous Lover (Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner) - 3:11 (from Jealous Lover, 1981)
13. Stone Cold (Blackmore, Glover, Turner) - 5:17 (from Straight Between the Eyes, 1982)
14. Power (Blackmore, Glover, Turner) - 4:26 (from Straight Between the Eyes, 1982)
15. Can't Let You Go (Blackmore, Turner, David Rosenthal) - 4:20 (from Bent Out of Shape, 1983)
16. Street of Dreams (Blackmore, Turner) - 4:26 (from Bent Out of Shape, 1983)
| 1 | Man On The Silver Mountain
Arranged By – Ritchie Blackmore, Mixed By [Mixed Production] – Martin (The Wasp) Birch, Piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, Organ – Mickey Lee Soule |
4:37 |
| 2 | Catch The Rainbow
Arranged By – Ritchie Blackmore, Mixed By [Mixed Production] – Martin (The Wasp) Birch, Piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, Organ – Mickey Lee Soule |
6:38 |
| 3 | Starstruck
Concertmaster [Koncert Meister] – Fritz Sonneleitner, Conductor – Rainer Pietsch, Orchestra – Munich Philharmonic Orchestra |
4:06 |
| 4 | Stargazer
Concertmaster [Koncert Meister] – Fritz Sonneleitner, Conductor – Rainer Pietsch, Orchestra – Munich Philharmonic Orchestra |
8:26 |
| 5 | Kill The King
Written-By – Cozy Powell |
4:28 |
| 6 | Long Live Rock 'N' Roll | 4:23 |
| 7 | Gates Of Babylon
Concertmaster – Ferenc Kiss, Conductor, Other [Scored By] – Rainer Pietsch, Strings – Bavarian String Ensemble |
6:46 |
| 8 | Since You Been Gone
Written-By – Russ Ballard |
3:17 |
| 9 | All Night Long | 3:50 |
| 10 | I Surrender
Written-By – Russ Ballard |
4:01 |
| 11 |
Can't Happen Here | 4:57 |
| 12 | Jealous Lover | 3:11 |
| 13 | Stone Cold | 5:17 |
| 14 | Power | 4:26 |
| 15 | Can't Let You Go
Written-By [Intro] – David Rosenthal |
4:20 |
| 16 | Street Of Dreams | 4:26 |
- Bass – Bob Daisley (tracks: 5 to 7), Craig Gruber (tracks: 1, 2), Jimmy Bain (tracks: 3, 4), Ritchie Blackmore (tracks: 5 to 7), Roger Glover (tracks: 8 to 16)
- Compilation Producer – Bill Levenson
- Compilation Producer [Project Assistance] – Catherine Ladis
- Coordinator [Projection Coordination] – Terri Tierney
- Design – Smay Vision
- Drums – Bob Rondinelli (tracks: 10 to 14), Chuck Burgi* (tracks: 15, 16), Cozy Powell (tracks: 3 to 9), Gary Driscoll (tracks: 1, 2)
- Engineer – Flemming Rasmussen (tracks: 10 to 12), Gary Edwards (tracks: 8, 9), Nick Blagona (tracks: 13, 14)
- Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
- Keyboards – David Rosenthal (tracks: 13 to 16), David Stone (3) (tracks: 5 to 7), Don Airey (tracks: 8 to 12), Tony Carey (tracks: 3, 4)
- Liner Notes – Jerry Bloom, Mark Welch (2)
- Mastered By – Steve Fallone
- Other [Rainbow Family Tree] – Pete Frame
- Photography By [Additional] – Anthony Loew, Fin Costello
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Fin Costello
- Producer – Martin Birch (tracks: 1 to 7), Ritchie Blackmore (tracks: 1, 2), Roger Glover (tracks: 8 to 16), Ronnie James Dio (tracks: 1, 2)
- Vocals – Graham Bonnet (tracks: 8, 9), Joe Lynn Turner (tracks: 10 to 16), Ronnie James Dio (tracks: 1 to 7)
- Written-By – Joe Lynn Turner (tracks: 12 to 16), Ritchie Blackmore (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 11 to 16), Roger Glover (tracks: 9, 11, 13, 14), Ronnie James Dio (tracks: 1 to 7)
