"Man on the Silver Mountain" is a song by English-American rock band Rainbow, released as the first track of their 1975 debut studio album, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Written by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, it was their debut single.
Personnel Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore – guitars, producer Ronnie James Dio – vocals, producer Gary Driscoll – drums Craig Gruber – bass Mickey Lee Soule – piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, organ
Production Martin Birch – producer, engineer, mixing
Reception Brad Sanders of The A.V. Club wrote that, although the song's lyrics are essentially meaningless, the way that Dio sings them "sounds awesome". After Dio's death, Rob Halford performed a cover of the song and said it "captures the things I personally love in metal tracks".
Charts Chart (1975/76)PeakpositionAustralian (Kent Music Report)81
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