Difficult to Cure


Difficult to Cure is the fifth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1981. The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound, with Ritchie Blackmore once describing at the time his appreciation of the band Foreigner.

Recording

The album material was started with singer Graham Bonnet still in the band, getting as far as recording an early version of "I Surrender", before Bonnet left the band due to his dissatisfaction over the material. American singer Joe Lynn Turner, 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.

Release

"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 ". This was a mis-translation 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.
A remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release.

Track listing

Personnel

;Rainbow
;Production
;Album
YearChartPosition
1981UK Albums Chart3
1981Swedish Albums Chart9
1981German Albums Chart13
1981GfK Dutch Charts14
1981Norwegian Albums Charts17
1981Billboard 200 50

;Singles
YearTitleChartPosition
1981"I Surrender"UK Singles Chart3
1981"I Surrender"Mainstream Rock 19
1981"Can't happen Here"UK Singles Chart20

Certifications