Bent Out of Shape
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Bent Out Of Shape was the seventh studio album released by Rainbow
. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP
and cassette
. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studios
in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.
A remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999, which restored the artwork of the original release. This has two tracks of a longer duration than on the first US CD issue.
This album is generally referred to in reviews as a commercial effort by the band, attempting to repeat the success of the song "Stone Cold" and the album Straight Between the Eyes
. As a result, some of the songs, like the first single released from this album, "Street of Dreams
", are usually considered to be more in the album-oriented rock
style, instead of the hard rock
sound of earlier Rainbow albums. The album was particularly aimed at the US market: the title is an American idiom
rather than a British one.
The music video for "Can't Let You Go", directed by Dominic Orlando, was filmed in New York City (1984) and inspired by the 1920 silent b/w film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
. Along with "Street of Dreams", directed by Storm Thorgerson
(1983), it became a part of Rainbow's "The Final Cut" home video collection (1985).
and Joe Lynn Turner
except where indicated
The LP has "Desperate Heart" at 4:04, whilst the cassette has this track at 04:36, repeating the verse after the guitar solo. Similarly, "Make Your Move" is 03:56 on the LP, yet 05:25 on the cassette, on account of a reprise of a bridge section and a much longer playout. The other tracks are of equal length on the two releases. The first US CD edition (Polydor 815 305-2) uses the LP version. The US remaster (Polydor 314 547 367-2) uses the cassette version.
The song "Street of Dreams" has been re-recorded in two versions by Blackmore's Night
in 2006 for their fifth studio album, The Village Lanterne
. The version featured on a regular album was sung by Candice Night
. The other version, a bonus track on a special edition of the album, was performed in a duet by Night and former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner.
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studios
Sweet Silence Studios
Sweet Silence Studios, at 85 Strandlodsvej, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, or DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, in Copenhagen, Denmark is a recording studio originally built by Danish engineers Freddy Hansson, Stig Kreutzfeldt, and Flemming Rasmussen in February 1976. A variety of artists have recorded there,...
in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.
A remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999, which restored the artwork of the original release. This has two tracks of a longer duration than on the first US CD issue.
This album is generally referred to in reviews as a commercial effort by the band, attempting to repeat the success of the song "Stone Cold" and the album Straight Between the Eyes
Straight Between the Eyes
Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999....
. As a result, some of the songs, like the first single released from this album, "Street of Dreams
Street of Dreams (Rainbow song)
Street of Dreams is a song by the English hard rock band Rainbow. The song was the first single from the bands Bent Out of Shape album, on which the band tried to repeat their previous success with their album Straight Between the Eyes and the single "Stone Cold"...
", are usually considered to be more in the album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
style, instead of the hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
sound of earlier Rainbow albums. The album was particularly aimed at the US market: the title is an American idiom
Idiom
Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made...
rather than a British one.
The music video for "Can't Let You Go", directed by Dominic Orlando, was filmed in New York City (1984) and inspired by the 1920 silent b/w film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene from a screenplay by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. It is one of the most influential of German Expressionist films and is often considered one of the greatest horror movies of the silent era. This movie is cited as...
. Along with "Street of Dreams", directed by Storm Thorgerson
Storm Thorgerson
Storm Thorgerson is an English graphic designer, known for his work for rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, 10cc, Dream Theater, The Mars Volta, Muse, The Cranberries, and Biffy Clyro.-Biography:...
(1983), it became a part of Rainbow's "The Final Cut" home video collection (1985).
Track listing
All songs written by Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
and Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
except where indicated
- "Stranded" – 4:25
- "Can't Let You Go" (Blackmore, Turner, Intro - David RosenthalDavid Rosenthal (musician)David Rosenthal is an American keyboardist, music producer, and songwriter mostly known for working with the English hard rock band Rainbow and Billy Joel...
) – 4:18 - "Fool for the Night" – 4:04
- "Fire Dance" (Blackmore, Turner, Roger GloverRoger GloverRoger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
, Rosenthal) – 4:30 - "Anybody There" (Blackmore) – 2:36
- "Desperate Heart" – 4:00
- "Street of DreamsStreet of Dreams (Rainbow song)Street of Dreams is a song by the English hard rock band Rainbow. The song was the first single from the bands Bent Out of Shape album, on which the band tried to repeat their previous success with their album Straight Between the Eyes and the single "Stone Cold"...
" – 4:23 - "Drinking with the Devil" – 3:41
- "SnowmanWalking in the Air"Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book The Snowman. In the film the song was performed by St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty...
" (Howard BlakeHoward BlakeHoward Blake, OBE is an English composer , particularly noted for his film scores, although he is prolific in several fields of classical and light music...
, arr. by Blackmore) – 4:33 - "Make Your Move" – 3:55
The LP has "Desperate Heart" at 4:04, whilst the cassette has this track at 04:36, repeating the verse after the guitar solo. Similarly, "Make Your Move" is 03:56 on the LP, yet 05:25 on the cassette, on account of a reprise of a bridge section and a much longer playout. The other tracks are of equal length on the two releases. The first US CD edition (Polydor 815 305-2) uses the LP version. The US remaster (Polydor 314 547 367-2) uses the cassette version.
The song "Street of Dreams" has been re-recorded in two versions by Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night
Blackmore's Night is an English-American traditional folk rock duo led by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night .-Early:...
in 2006 for their fifth studio album, The Village Lanterne
The Village Lanterne
The Village Lanterne is a fifth studio album by the renaissance rock band Blackmore's Night, released on Steamhammer US on 4 April 2006. It featured the single "Just Call My Name ".In 2006 the album went Gold in Russia...
. The version featured on a regular album was sung by Candice Night
Candice Night
Candice Night is an American vocalist/songwriter and the musical partner of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She is the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and lyricist for the traditional folk rock project, Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997.-Biography:Born in Hauppauge, Long Island, New...
. The other version, a bonus track on a special edition of the album, was performed in a duet by Night and former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner.
Personnel
- Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie BlackmoreRichard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - David RosenthalDavid Rosenthal (musician)David Rosenthal is an American keyboardist, music producer, and songwriter mostly known for working with the English hard rock band Rainbow and Billy Joel...
- keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Roger GloverRoger GloverRoger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple.-Early career:...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, percussion - Chuck BurgiChuck BurgiChuck Burgi is an American drummer and session musician. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, he is the brother of actor Richard Burgi....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Joe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn TurnerJoe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Singles
- 1983 - "Street of Dreams"/"Anybody There"
- 1983 - "Street of Dreams"/"Anybody There"/"Power" (live) - 12" release
- 1983 - "Can't Let You Go"/"All Night Long" (live)
- 1983 - "Can't Let You Go"/"All Night Long" (live)/"Stranded" (live) - 12" release
- 1983 - "Can't Let You Go"/"Drinking with the Devil" - Spain