Ritchie Blackmore and his Rainbow bandmates had already made the UK Top 10 with their sixth studio album Straight Between The Eyes when it took its bow on the Billboard 200 on May 8, 1982. Bolstered by a track that didn’t become a big pop hit but was a rock radio smash, the LP became the best performer in the group’s US chart history. The song in question was the brooding “Stone Cold,” which reached No.34 on the UK singles chart, and No.40 on th…
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