Stranger in Us All
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| Studio album by Rainbow | ||||
| Released | 21 August 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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Long View Farm Studios, Brookfield, Massachusetts, Cove City Sound Studios, Long Island, New York, Sound on Sound, Unique Studio and Soundtrack Studios, New York City |
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| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 51:44 | |||
| Label | RCA/BMG | |||
| Producer | Pat Regan & Ritchie Blackmore | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 |
Stranger in Us All is the eighth studio album by the reformed British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1995. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore put together a new version of Rainbow with little-known musicians in 1994. It was originally intended to be his solo album, but due to the label BMG pressures, the record was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. This line-up only released the one album before Blackmore decided to pursue different musical styles and formed Blackmore's Night with his companion Candice Night. As such, this album marked his final rock and roll recordings for two decades, before putting together a new Rainbow in 2016.
The album takes its name from a line in the song "Black Masquerade".
Released in the post-grunge mid '90s, Stranger in Us All achieved a modest success, particularly in Europe.
Much of the album was featured in the live concert sets. Drummer John O'Reilly was replaced for the tour by the returning Chuck Burgi. John Miceli joined the band for the US shows, from February to May 1997, plus one in Denmark. A live performance recorded at Philipshalle Düsseldorf for German TV 'Rockpalast' on October 9, 1995 was released on the DVD Black Masquerade in 2013.
A few songs off the album were played live by the band Over the Rainbow in 2008 and 2009, as the line-up featured Greg Smith and Paul Morris, who played in Rainbow in 1995.
The songs have been also performed occasionally by Doogie White, for example in 2004 with a band called White Noise. An official DVD recording of White Noise titled In the Hall of the Mountain King was released in 2004. The song "Ariel" was performed live by Blackmore's Night on their 2007 Paris Moon tour.
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