The Evolution of Rainbow

36   8.1  

Track List:
1. Man on the Silver Mountain (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
2. Self Portrait (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
3. Black Sheep of the Family (Steve Hammond)
4. Catch the Rainbow (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
5. Snake Charmer (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
6. The Temple of the King (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
7. If You Don't Like Rock 'n' Roll (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
8. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (Ronnie J. Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
9. Still I'm Sad (Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty)

Personnel:
- Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
- Craig Gruber - Bass
- Gary Driscoll - Drums
- Mickey Lee Soule - Keyboards

Released: August 4, 1975
Recorded: February 20, 1975 - March 14, 1975

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. 11
US - Billboard 200 - No. 30

- WreckMe - 's rating:

41   8.5  

Track List:
1. Tarot Woman (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
2. Run With the Wolf (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
3. Starstruck (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
4. Do You Close Your Eyes (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
5. Stargazer (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
6. A Light in the Black (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)

Personnel:
- Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Bass
- Jimmy Bain - Bass
- Cozy Powell - Drums
- Tony Carey - Keyboards

Released: May 17, 1976
Recorded: February 1976

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. 11
US - Billboard 200 - No. 48

- WreckMe - 's rating:

28   8  

Track List:
1. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
2. Lady of the Lake (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
3. L.A. Connection (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
4. Gates of Babylon (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
5. Kill the King (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell)
6. The Shed (Subtle) (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell)
7. Sensitive to Light (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)
8. Rainbow Eyes (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)

Personnel:
- Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Bass
- Bob Daisley - Bass
- Cozy Powell - Drums
- David Stone - Keyboards
- Tony Carey - Keyboards

Released: 9 April 1978
Recorded: May – July & December 1977

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. 7
US - Billboard 200 - No. 89

- WreckMe - 's rating:

19   7.8  

Track List:
1. All Night Long (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
2. Eyes of the World (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
3. No Time to Lose (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
4. Makin' Love (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
5. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard)
6. Love's No Friend (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
7. Danger Zone (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
8. Lost in Hollywood (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Cozy Powell)

Personnel:
- Graham Bonnet - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
- Roger Glover - Bass
- Cozy Powell - Drums
- Don Airey - Keyboards

Released: 28 July 1979
Recorded: 1979

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. 6
US - Billboard 200 - No. 66

- WreckMe - 's rating:

12   7.4  

Track List:
1. I Surrender (Russ Ballard)
2. Spotlight Kid (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
3. No Release (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Don Airey)
4. Magic (Brian Moran)
5. Vielleicht Das Nächste Mal (Ritchie Blackmore, Don Airey)
6. Can't Happen Here (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover)
7. Freedom Fighter (Blackmore, Glover, Joe Lynn Turner)
8. Midtown Tunnel Vision (Blackmore, Glover, Joe Lynn Turner)
9. Difficult To Cure (Beethoven / Blackmore, Glover, Airey)

Personnel:
- Joe Lynn Turner - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
- Roger Glover - Bass
- Bobby Rondinelli - Drums
- Don Airey - Keyboards

Released: February 3, 1981
Recorded: 1980 - 1981

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. 3
US - Billboard 200 - No. 50

- WreckMe - 's rating:

15   7.3  

Track List:
1. Death Alley Driver (Blackmore, Turner)
2. Stone Cold (Blackmore, Glover, Turner)
3. Bring on the Night (Dream Chaser) (Blackmore, Glover, Turner)
4. Tite Squeeze (Blackmore, Glover, Turner)
5. Tearin' Out My Heart (Blackmore, Glover, Turner)
6. Power (Blackmore, Glover, Turner)
7. Miss Mistreated (Blackmore, Turner, Rosenthal)
8. Rock Fever (Blackmore, Turner)
9. Eyes of Fire (Blackmore, Turner, Rosenthal)

Personnel:
- Joe Lynn Turner - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
- Roger Glover - Bass
- Bobby Rondinelli - Drums
- David Rosenthal - Keyboards

Released: June 10, 1982
Recorded: December 1981

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. 5
US - Billboard 200 - No. 30

- WreckMe - 's rating:

14   7.7  

Track List:
1. Stranded (Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner)
2. Can't Let You Go (Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner)
3. Fool for the Night (Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner)
4. Fire Dance (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Rosenthal)
5. Anybody There (Ritchie Blackmore)
6. Desperate Heart (Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner)
7. Street of Dreams (Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner)
8. Drinking With the Devil (Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner)
9. Snowman (Howard Blake / Ritchie Blackmore)
10. Make Your Move (Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner)

Personnel:
- Joe Lynn Turner - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
- Roger Glover - Bass
- Chuck Burgi - Drums
- David Rosenthal - Keyboards

Released: August 24, 1983
Recorded: May - June 1983

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. 11
US - Billboard 200 - No. 34

- WreckMe - 's rating:

1   0  

Track List:
1. Wolf to the Moon (Ritchie Blackmore, Doogie White, Candice Night)
2. Cold Hearted Woman (Ritchie Blackmore, Doogie White)
3. Hunting Humans (Insatiable) (Ritchie Blackmore, Doogie White)
4. Stand and Fight (Ritchie Blackmore, Doogie White)
5. Ariel (Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night)
6. Too Late for Tears (Ritchie Blackmore, Doogie White, Pat Regan)
7. Black Masquerade (Blackmore, White, Night, Morris)
8. Silence (Ritchie Blackmore, Doogie White)
9. Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg / Blackmore, Night)
10. Still I'm Sad (Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty)

Personnel:
- Doogie White - Vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
- Greg Smith - Bass
- John O’Reilly - Drums
- Paul Morris - Keyboards

Released: August 21,1995
Recorded: 1995

Charts:
UK - UK Albums Chart - No. -
US - Billboard 200 - No. -