Rainbow "Stranger In Us All (2017 Reissue, Digipak, Hear No Evil Recordings)"

Stranger in Us All is the eighth and most recent studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1995. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore put together a new line-up of members of little-known musicians in 1994. The album was originally intended to be his solo album, but due to pressures from BMG, it was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, making Stranger in Us All the band's first studio album in twelve years. As Blackmore decided to pursue different musical styles (forming Blackmore's Night with his companion Candice Night), this was his final recording as a rock artist for two decades, until he put together a reincarnation of Rainbow in 2016 and released a series of new singles. The album takes its name from a line in the song "Black Masquerade".

Released in the post-grunge mid-1990s, "Stranger in Us All" failed to measure up to the critical and commercial acclaim of previous releases and was not particularly well publicized. However, it achieved a modest success, particularly in Europe and Japan.

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 U.S. shows, from February to May 1997, plus one in Denmark. A live performance recorded at Philipshalle Düsseldorf for German TV show 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, and 2010 presentations with Rata Blanca. 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.

Tracklist:

1. Wolf to the Moon 04:15  
2. Cold Hearted Woman 04:31   
3. Hunting Humans (Insatiable) 05:43   
4. Stand and Fight 05:22   
5. Ariel 05:41   
6. Too Late for Tears 04:56  
7. Black Masquerade 05:37
8. Silence 04:05  
9. Hall of the Mountain King 05:33  
10. Still I'm Sad (The Yardbirds cover) 05:24  
11. Emotional Crime 03:51  
12. Ariel (Radio Edit) 04:00
13. The Temple of the King (live) 06:05   

Time:   01:05:03

Recording information:

Track 13 recorded Live 2.10.1995 in Stockholm, Sweden