Man On The Silver Mountain

About Man On The Silver Mountain

In a 1975 radio interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, the vocalist said he would allow Ritchie to explain this song, "but you'd get completely lost in his explanation, so I'll do it for you". It is he said, a semi-religious song, the man on the silver mountain is a kind of God figure everyone is crying out to. "Man On The Silver Mountain" runs to 4 minutes 42 seconds, and was co-written by Dio and Blackmore. .

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About this song

Credited to

Rainbow

Album

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow · Track 1 of 9 · Opens the album

Released

January 1, 1975

Duration

4:37

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334,336 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow