Song · Rainbow
“Power” by Rainbow
From the album Straight Between the Eyes (1982)
“Power” by Rainbow appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1982 on the album Straight Between the Eyes. Its best result is #781 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,009 hard rock song of all time.
"Power" comes off Straight Between the Eyes, Rainbow's sixth album, which Polydor released in 1982, with Mercury handling America. Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Joe Lynn Turner wrote it together, and Turner sings it, with Blackmore on guitar, Glover on bass, Bob Rondinelli on drums and David Rosenthal on keyboards. Rosenthal was the new man, stepping in for Don Airey; everyone else had been there for Difficult to Cure the year before. Glover produced, and mixed it with Nick Blagona, who engineered.
The album's title came from Blackmore's memory of a 1967 conversation with Jeff Beck about Jimi Hendrix, whose playing, Beck said, had hit him straight between the eyes.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 781 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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