Song · Rainbow
“Jealous Lover” by Rainbow
Released 1981
“Jealous Lover” by Rainbow appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1982 and 1990. It was first released in 1981. Its best result is #441 on the KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,563 classic rock song of all time.
"Jealous Lover" began life in 1981 as a B-side: Rainbow tucked it behind "Can't Happen Here" in Britain and elsewhere, left it off any full-length album, and only gave it a moment in America as the title track of a four-song 12-inch EP there.
It's lean, radio-ready hard rock. Joe Lynn Turner sings lead and co-wrote it with Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover plays bass and produced it, David Rosenthal is on keyboards and Bob Rondinelli on drums. AOR radio grabbed it, pushing it to number 13 on Billboard's Rock Albums & Top Tracks chart, while the EP reached 147 on the album chart. It finally landed on a full album in 1986, when Rainbow's Finyl Vinyl collected it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 441 | 95.5 KLOS | KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) | 499 |
| 1990 | 965 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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