YOU KNOW HOW I TRIED
TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN
THIS AIN'T THE WAY
THAT IT'S MEANT TO BE
Difficult to Cure
is the
fifth studio album
by the
British
hard rock band
and it was released
in 1981.
It was the first album
to feature
drummer
Bobby Rondinelli
and vocalist
after the
departures of
Cozy Powell
and
Graham Bonnet
respectively,
following the tour
in support of
Down to Earth.
The album marked
the continuing commercialization
of the band's sound,
with
Ritchie Blackmore
once describing
at the time his appreciation
of the band
Foreigner.
It became the band's
highest-charting album
on the
UK Albums Chart,
where it peaked at
number three.
Recording
Writing of the album's material
was begun with singer
Graham Bonnet
still in the band,
progressing as far
as recording
an early version of
"I Surrender",
before Bonnet left
the band due
to his dissatisfaction
over the material,
and numerous fallouts
with Blackmore.
American singer
formerly of
Fandango
was recruited
and sang over
already completed
musical tracks.
Turner stated that,
because of this,
he was singing in
higher keys
than he would do normally
(and would do subsequently).
Release
Allegedly,
the album's cover
(designed by Hipgnosis)
had originally been
proposed for use on
Black Sabbath's
1978 release
Never Say Die!
. "I Surrender"
would be the band's
highest
charting single
in the UK,
reaching No. 3.
The original 1981 LP
and cassette releases
had the title of
the fifth track as
"Vielleicht das Nachster Zeit (Maybe Next Time)".
This was a mistranslation
from the German,
which was corrected on
later releases.
However,
the
"corrected"
version still is not
perfectly grammatical,
as the correct German for
"Maybe Next Time" is
"Vielleicht beim nächsten Mal".
The laughter at the end
of the last track
is a sample of
Oliver Hardy.
On the original LP,
the laughter is an
endless loop
as it plays in
the run-out groove,
while on CD
it loops a few times
before fading out.
Personnel
- Rainbow
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
- Roger Glover – bass, producer
- Don Airey – keyboards
- Bobby Rondinelli – drums
- Joe Lynn Turner – vocals
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