A Light in the Black 1975–1984

~ Release by Rainbow (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1975–1976
2▶CD: 1977–1978
3▶CD: 1979–1980
4▶CD: 1981–1982
5▼CD: 1983–1984
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5-1Can’t Let You Go
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
bass guitar and percussion:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
mixed at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Can’t Let You Go (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lyricist:
Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
34:22
5-2Desperate Heart
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
bass guitar and percussion:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
mixed at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Desperate Heart (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
4:37
5-3Anybody There (outtake/Polar mix)
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
recording of:
Anybody There (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
2:53
5-4Drinking With the Devil (outtake with alternative Guitar Solo)
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
bass guitar and percussion:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
mixed at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Drinking With the Devil (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lyricist:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
publisher:
Blackmore Music, LYON FARM MUSIC LTD, Thames Talent Publishing Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
3:45
5-5Make Your Move
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
bass guitar and percussion:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
mixed at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Make Your Move (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
5:28
5-6Snowman
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
bass guitar and percussion:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
mixed at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Snowman (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Howard Blake
is based on:
Walking in the Air
4.54:33
5-7Street of Dreams
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
producer:
Roger Glover
mixer:
Nick Blagona (engineer/producer)
bass guitar and percussion:
Roger Glover (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Records Inc. (not for release label use! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Njalsgade, 1999–2008) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
mixed at:
BearTracks Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Street of Dreams (from 1983-05 until 1983-06)
lyricist:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore
54:29
5-8Stranded (live at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 1983)
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1983-09)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (in 1983-09)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1983-09)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (in 1983-09)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (in 1983-09)
recorded at:
St. David’s Hall (St David’s Hall) in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1983-09)
live recording of:
Stranded (in 1983-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
15:51
5-9Power (live at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 1983)
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1983-09)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (in 1983-09)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1983-09)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (in 1983-09)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (in 1983-09)
recorded at:
St. David’s Hall (St David’s Hall) in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1983-09)
live recording of:
Power (in 1983-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
14:30
5-10Fire Dance (live at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, 1983)
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1983-09)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (in 1983-09)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1983-09)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (in 1983-09)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (in 1983-09)
recorded at:
St. David’s Hall (St David’s Hall) in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1983-09)
live recording of:
Fire Dance (in 1983-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
14:29
5-11Fool for the Night (live Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 14 March 1984)
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (on 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (on 1984-03-14)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1984-03-14)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1984-03-14)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (on 1984-03-14)
recorded at:
日本武道館 (Nippon Budokan) in Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1984-03-14)
live recording of:
Fool for the Night (on 1984-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
13:59
5-12Difficult to Cure (live Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 14 March 1984)
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (on 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (on 1984-03-14)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1984-03-14)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1984-03-14)
recorded at:
日本武道館 (Nippon Budokan) in Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1984-03-14)
live recording of:
Difficult to Cure (Beethoven’s Ninth) (on 1984-03-14)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Don Airey, Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music Ltd. and Thames Talent Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
recording of:
Difficult to Cure (Beethoven’s Ninth)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Don Airey, Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
publisher:
Blackmore Music Ltd. and Thames Talent Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
311:19
5-13Smoke on the Water (live Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 14 March 1984)
bass guitar:
Roger Glover (on 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Burgi (on 1984-03-14)
guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1984-03-14)
keyboard:
David Rosenthal (US keyboardist) (on 1984-03-14)
lead vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist) (on 1984-03-14)
recorded at:
日本武道館 (Nippon Budokan) in Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1984-03-14)
live recording of:
Smoke on the Water (on 1984-03-14)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music and Henrees Music co.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
14:42
6▶DVD: Live at Monsters of Rock, Castle Donington, UK, 16 August 1980