| RAINBOW "The Very Best of Rainbow" | |
| Artist | Rainbow |
| Album Title | Very Best of Rainbow |
| Released: | Jul 15, 1997 (approx.) |
| AMG Rating | 4 1/2 Stars |
| Genre | Rock |
| Styles | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll |
| Type | Compilation |
| Time | 77:09 |
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The Very Best of Rainbow is a terrific single-disc collection that traces the band's evolution from a heavy metal outfit to hard rockers with a flair for power ballads like "Since You've Been Gone." It's nearly a definitive collection, featuring all of the group's very best songs. |
| TRACK | SONG |
| 1. | Man on the Silver Mountain (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:37 |
| 2. | Catch the Rainbow (Blackmore/Dio) - 6:38 |
| 3. | Starstruck (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:06 |
| 4. | Stargazer (Blackmore/Dio) - 8:26 |
| 5. | Kill the King (Blackmore/Dio/Powell) - 4:28 |
| 6. | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:23 |
| 7. | Gates of Babylon (Blackmore/Dio) - 6:46 |
| 8. | Since You Been Gone (Ballard) - 3:17 |
| 9. | All Night Long (Blackmore/Glover) - 3:50 |
| 10. | I Surrender (Ballard) - 4:01 |
| 11. | Can't Happen Here (Blackmore/Glover) - 4:57 |
| 12. | Jealous Lover (Blackmore/Turner) - 3:11 |
| 13. | Stone Cold (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) - 5:17 |
| 14. | Power (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) - 4:26 |
| 15. | Can't Let You Go (Blackmore/Rosenthal/Turner) - 4:20 |
| 16. | Street of Dreams (Blackmore/Turner) - 4:26 |
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| YEAR | FORMAT | PUBLISHER | NUMBER |
| 1997 | CD | Polygram | 537687 |
| MUSICIANS | |
| Joe Lynn Turner | Vocals |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Guitar, Arranger |
| Graham Bonnet | Vocals |
| Roger Glover | Bass, Producer |
| Munich Philharmonic Orchestra | Orchestra |
| Don Airey | Keyboards |
| Jimmy Bain | Bass |
| Chuck Burgi | Drums |
| Tom Carey | Keyboards |
| Bob Daisley | Bass |
| Ronnie James Dio | Vocals |
| Gary Driscoll | Drums |
| Craig Gruber | Bass |
| Ferenc Kiss | Concert Master |
| Rainer Pietsch | Conductor |
| Cozy Powell | Drums |
| Bob Rondinelli | Drums |
| David Rosenthal | Keyboards |
| Micky Lee Soule | Organ, Piano, Clavinet, Mellotron |
| David Stone | Keyboards |
| PRODUCTION CREDITS | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Producer |
| Roger Glover | Producer |
| Martin Birch | Producer, Mixing |
| Nick Blagona | Engineer |
| Ronnie James Dio | Producer |
| Gary Edwards | Engineer |
| Bill Levenson | Compilation Producer |
| Flemming Rasmussen | Engineer |
| Terri Tierney | Production Coordination |
| Catherine Ladis | Project Assistant |
| Fin Costello | Photography |
| Steve Fallone | Mastering |
| Anthony Loew | Photography |
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