Man on the Silver Mountain
1975 single by Rainbow
"Man on the Silver Mountain" | |
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Single by Rainbow | |
from the album Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow | |
B-side | "Snake Charmer" |
Released | September 1975 |
Genre | |
Length | 4:38 |
Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio |
Producer(s) | Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Martin Birch |
"Man on the Silver Mountain" is a song by English-American rock band Rainbow, released as the first track of their 1975 debut studio album, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Written by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, it was their debut single.
Reception
Brad Sanders of The A.V. Club wrote that, although the song's lyrics are essentially meaningless, the way that Dio sings them "sounds awesome".[3] After Dio's death, Rob Halford performed a cover of the song and said it "captures the things I personally love in metal tracks".[4]
Charts
Chart (1975/76) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] | 81 |
References
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- ^ "'Ritchie's Blackmore's Rainbow': 40 Facts About the Classic Album". VH1. August 4, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Sanders, Brad (12 May 2015). "Saluting Ronnie James Dio, metal's uncool godfather". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Grow, Kory (2 April 2014). "Why Metallica and Judas Priest's Rob Halford Bow Before Dio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 245. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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