The Chris Rainbow Anthology 1974-1981
by Chris Rainbow
- Type: Compilation
- Released: January 2001
- Label: RPM Records
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 2:19:16
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
This anthology gathers Chris Rainbow's Polydor solo albums of 1974 to 1981, the Scottish singer's soft rock recordings made alongside his session work. Rainbow's layered harmonies later made him a key voice of The Alan Parsons Project, heard here in his own melodic songwriting.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, vocal, guitars, retro, orchestral
Tracklist
- Love You Eternally (3:29)
- Be Like A Woman (4:01)
- Ring Ring (2:54)
- In And Out And Roundabout (4:45)
- Dear Brian (6:04)
- You And I (4:14)
- Don't Take The Night Away (4:10)
- Allnight (3:05)
- Gimme Just A Beat (Mk ll) (3:34)
- Body Music (6:11)
- Girl In Collision (4:44)
- Kenny Everett Ad (0:36)
- Solid State Brain (2:40)
- Give Me What I Cry For (3:27)
- In Love With Love (5:31)
- Song Of The Earth (3:31)
- Glasgow Boy (6:06)
- On My Way (4:10)
- Tarzana Reseda (3:03)
- Show Us The Sun (3:04)
- Summer! (3:39)
- Looking At You (3:39)
- Dansette (2:16)
- Mr. Man (3:12)
- Run Away (4:23)
- Gimme Just A Beat (Mk l) (4:43)
- Looking In Your Window (3:17)
- Giving It Up (4:36)
- Fly Away (3:08)
- Radio Jingles Medley (2:40)
- Kenny Everett Ad (0:33)
- Living In The World Today (3:01)
- Looking Over My Shoulder (4:07)
- Compulsory Dancing (3:25)
- Electra City (2:38)
- Turning The World Around (4:44)
- Bluebird (4:22)
- Kaleidoscope (1:34)
Credits
- Chris Rainbow - primary artist, keyboards, piano, rhythm guitar
- John Barham - arranged by [string arrangement]
- Pete Zorn - bass, flute, saxophone
- Max Middleton - electric piano [fender rhodes], keyboards
- Robert Ahwai - guitar, lead guitar
- Dave Lawson - keyboards, synth
- John Hamilton - synthesizer [moog synth]