Straight Between the Eyes

Straight Between the Eyes
Cover art by Jeff Cummins and Hipgnosis
Studio album by
Rainbow
ReleasedApril 1982[1]
StudioLe Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec)
GenreHard rock[2]
Length40:58
LabelPolydor
ProducerRoger Glover
Rainbow chronology
Jealous Lover
(1981) 		Straight Between the Eyes
(1982) 		Bent Out of Shape
(1983)
Singles from Straight Between the Eyes
  1. "Stone Cold"
    Released: 26 March 1982[3]
  2. "Death Alley Driver"
    Released: 1982 (Japan)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by English rock band Rainbow, released in 1982 by Polydor Records. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999. It was released on 14 April 1982 in the US by Mercury Records.[6]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 211. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rainbow Straight Between the Eyes review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Merchandising" (PDF). Record Business. 22 March 1982. p. 4. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  5. ^ Considine, J. D. (24 June 1982). "Album Reviews: Rainbow - Straight Between the Eyes". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. 9 April 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 23 March 2023.