Not to be confused with the band's 1997 compilation album The Very Best of Rainbow.
1981 greatest hits album by Rainbow
The Best of Rainbow
Cover design by Hipgnosis
Greatest hits album by
Rainbow
Released
November 1981
Recorded
1975–1981
Genre
Hard rock, heavy metal
Length
82:11
Label
Polydor
Producer
Martin Birch, Roger Glover
Rainbow compilation albums chronology
The Best of Rainbow (1981)
The Very Best of Rainbow (1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
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The Best of Rainbow is the first compilation album from British hard rock group Rainbow, released in 1981.
This compilation album is slightly different from the similarly titled album from 1980, which was released only in Japan,[2] and features mostly previously-released studio cuts, taken from the five studio albums Rainbow had released at that point. However, "Jealous Lover", the first song written by Blackmore and Turner, had been available only as a B-side in Europe (to "Can't Happen Here") and on the Jealous Lover EP in the United States.
The original vinyl-release was a 2-LP set, in a gatefold-sleeve which contained photos of the band during its various incarnations, and reached No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart in 1981.[3] As of 2019, this compilation album has never been released in the United States.
The photograph on the cover was taken at Zaanse Schans.
^Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Best of Rainbow review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^"Rainbow - The Best Of Rainbow". Discogs. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^"Rainbow Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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