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Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Studio album by Rainbow
Released	April 1978
Recorded	May-July & December 1977
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	39:27
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Martin Birch
Professional reviews
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Rainbow chronology
On Stage (1977)	Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978)	Down to Earth (1979)

Long Live Rock 'n' Roll is the fourth LP released by Rainbow, released in 1978. Although Bob Daisley & David Stone are listed on the album credits for their contributions they joined the band part way through the recording sessions and only appear on a couple of tracks. (Stone part wrote "Gates of Babylon" but was never credited). Blackmore played most of the bass parts himself for the album. "Kill The King" was already a staple part of the tour setlists, opening Rainbow concerts since mid 1976. It first appeared on the live album On Stage in 1977. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll was re-issued in the US in April 1999. In the 1977-78 live concerts the title track and "Kill the King" were the only songs performed, although "LA Connection" did get a few airings on the US tour before being dropped from the set. Since 2004 Dio's solo shows have featured a live version of " Gates of Babylon".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Singles 4 Charts

1. "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Blackmore/Dio) – 4:21
2. "Lady of the Lake" (Blackmore/Dio) – 3:39
3. "L.A. Connection" (Blackmore/Dio) – 5:02
4. "Gates of Babylon" (Blackmore/Dio) – 6:49
5. "Kill the King" (Blackmore/Dio/Powell) – 4:29
6. "The Shed (Subtle)" (Blackmore/Dio/Powell) – 4:47
7. "Sensitive to Light" (Blackmore/Dio) – 3:07
8. "Rainbow Eyes" (Blackmore/Dio) – 7:11

• Ronnie James Dio - vocals
• Ritchie Blackmore - guitar/bass
• David Stone - keyboard
• Bob Daisley - bass
• Cozy Powell - drums

Additional musicians:

• Bavarian String Ensemble conducted by Rainer Pietsch on Gates Of Babylon
• Ferec Kiss & Nico Nicolic - viola on Rainbow Eyes
• Karl Heinz Feit - cello on Rainbow Eyes
• Rudi Risavy & Max Hecker - flute on Rainbow Eyes

• 1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll/Sensitive To Light
• 1978 - L.A. Connection/Lady Of The Lake

These two singles were also re-released in the UK in July 1981.

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	89

Trivia: Thrash Metal band Heathen covered "Kill The King" on their album Victims of Deception.

Trivia: Thrash metal band Heathen covered "Kill The King" on their album Victims of Deception.