NL ->

TRACKLIST

1. "I Surrender" (Russ Ballard) – 4:10 (Island Music Ltd.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. "Spotlight Kid" (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover) – . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:04
3. "No Release" (Blackmore, Glover, Don Airey) – . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:42
4. "Magic" (Brian Moran) – 4:15 (Becket Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. "Vielleicht Das Nachste Mal (Maybe the Next Time)" (Blackmore, Airey) – . . . . . . . . . .3:23
6. "Can't Happen Here" (Blackmore, Glover) – . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:09
7. "Freedom Fighter" (Joe Lynn Turner, Blackmore, Glover) –. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:28
8. "Midtown Tunnel Vision" (Turner, Blackmore, Glover) – . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:44
9. "Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)" (Beethoven, arr. by Blackmore, Glover, Airey) – . .5:58

SPOILER (Log)

SPOILER (scans)

SPOILER (INFO)

QUOTE:

Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Don Airey - keyboard
Roger Glover - bass, percussion
Bobby Rondinelli - drums

Produced By Roger Glover
Recorded & Engineered By Flemming Rasmussen
Assistant Engineers: Thomas Brekling, Clay Hutchinson
Mastered By Greg Calbi

"I Surrender" (Russ Ballard) – 4:10 (Island Music Ltd.)
"Spotlight Kid" (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover) – 5:04
"No Release" (Blackmore, Glover, Don Airey) – 5:42
"Magic" (Brian Moran) – 4:15 (Becket Music)
"Vielleicht Das Nachste Mal (Maybe the Next Time)" (Blackmore, Airey) – 3:23
"Can't Happen Here" (Blackmore, Glover) – 5:09
"Freedom Fighter" (Joe Lynn Turner, Blackmore, Glover) – 4:28
"Midtown Tunnel Vision" (Turner, Blackmore, Glover) – 4:44
"Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)" (Beethoven, arr. by Blackmore, Glover, Airey) – 5:58

Difficult to Cure is the fifth album released by Rainbow, in 1981, and marked a further commercialisation of the band's sound. In an interview in Sounds (July 25th 1981), a UK music paper, Blackmore openly stated his liking for Foreigner and erstwhile vocalist Ronnie James Dio has referred to this period of Rainbow as "Foreigner Junior".

The album material was started with Graham Bonnet still in the band, getting as far as recording I Surrender. Joe Lynn Turner was recruited and sang over backings already completed. In a 1982 interview with British Rock magazine Kerrang! Turner stated that, because of this, he was singing in higher keys than he would do normally (and would do subsequently).

The cover design is by Hipgnosis though it was not specifically for this album. It had previously been put forward as a cover for Black Sabbath's 1978 album, Never Say Die! - coincidentally, Dio had just joined Black Sabbath at the time of the release of Difficult to Cure.

A remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release.

Jealous Lover, the first track written by Turner and Blackmore, was the non-album B-side to Can't Happen Here. Spotlight Kid was covered by German power metal band Angel Dust for the album Border of Reality.

This is the only Rainbow album to feature a line-up containing 4 past or future Deep Purple members. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was a founding member of Deep Purple, Roger Glover joined as bassist in 1969, Joe Lynn Turner later became lead singer in 1989, and Don Airey replaced Jon Lord as keyboardist in 2002. However, the four were never all in Deep Purple at the same time.