On April 9, 1978, “Polydor” label released “Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll”, the third Rainbow studio album. It was recorded at “The Strawberry Studio” in Château d’Hérouville, France, May–July & December 1977, and was produced by Martin Birch. This was band’s last album to feature original lead vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
Personnel:
- Ronnie James Dio– lead vocals
- Ritchie Blackmore– guitars, bass
- Bob Daisley– bass
- David Stone– keyboards, piano outro
- Cozy Powell– drums, percussion
- Tony Carey– keyboards
- Rudi Risavy –flute
- Bavarian String Ensemble conducted by Rainer Pietsch
- Ferenc Kiss, Nico Nicolic –violin
- Ottmar Machan -viola
- Karl Heinz Feit –cello
- Martin Birch– engineer
- Max Hecker – classical instruments recording engineer
- Bruce Payne – direction
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, all music by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, except where noted.
- “Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Lady of the lake
- A, Connection
- Gates of Babylon
- Kill the King – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell
- The Shed – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell
- Sensitive to Light
- Rainbow Eyes
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