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==Recording== During studio sessions in Tampa Bay, Florida on 12 December 1974, Blackmore originally planned to record the solo single "Black Sheep of the Family"- a cover of a track by the band [[Fat Mattress]] from 1970 β and the newly composed "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves", which was to be the B-side.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = Sensitive to Light - The Rainbow story | edition = 2nd | publisher = Wymer Publishing | year = 2020 | page = 25 | isbn = 978-1-912782-40-6}}</ref> Other musicians involved included singer/lyricist [[Ronnie James Dio]] and drummer [[Gary Driscoll]] of [[blues rock]] band [[Elf (band)|Elf]], and cellist [[Hugh McDowell]] of [[Electric Light Orchestra|ELO]]. Satisfied with the two tracks, Blackmore decided to extend the sessions to a full album.<ref>{{cite web |title=RAINBOW: 1974β1976 |work=The Ronnie James Dio Web Site |access-date=22 September 2011 |url=http://www.ronniejamesdiosite.com/NewsInterviews/RainbowTours/rainbow1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123152002/http://ronniejamesdiosite.com/NewsInterviews/RainbowTours/rainbow1.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 January 2008}}</ref> The other members of Elf, keyboardist [[Micky Lee Soule]] and bassist [[Craig Gruber]], were used for the recording of the album in [[Musicland Studios]] in Munich, West Germany during February and March, 1975. Though it was originally planned to be a solo album, the record was billed as ''Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow'', and later progressed as a new band project. Blackmore and Dio did promotional work for the album. While rehearsing for the tour, Blackmore decided to fire Gruber and replace him with [[Jimmy Bain]] on bass and after that he fired Driscoll, replacing him with drummer [[Cozy Powell]]. Because of that, Soule decided to quit the band, to play on a [[Roger Glover]] album and tour with the [[Ian Gillan Band]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padavona.com - Ronnie Dio's Early Years |url=https://www.padavona.com/interviews/mls2.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.padavona.com}}</ref> Soule was subsequently replaced by keyboardist [[Tony Carey]]. The first lineup never performed live, and the live photos used in the album art are of Blackmore while with Deep Purple and of Elf playing live.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = Sensitive to Light - The Rainbow story | edition = 2nd | publisher = Wymer Publishing | year = 2020 | page = 10 | isbn = 978-1-912782-40-6}}</ref> The last track of the album, "Still I'm Sad", is an instrumental cover of a song by [[the Yardbirds]] from their 1965 album ''[[Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds]]''. A version featuring vocals subsequently appeared on Rainbow's live album ''[[On Stage (Rainbow album)|On Stage]]'' and their 1995 studio album ''[[Stranger in Us All]]''.
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