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Trying to Burn the Sun
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1975
RecordedJanuary–February 1975
Studio Kingsway and AIR Studios, London [1]
Genre
Length36:22
Label MGM Records
Producer Roger Glover
Elf chronology
Carolina County Ball
(1974)
Trying to Burn the Sun
(1975)
The Gargantuan
(1978)
Ronnie James Dio chronology
Carolina County Ball
(1974)
Trying to Burn the Sun
(1975)
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Trying to Burn the Sun is the third and final studio album released by American rock group Elf, released in 1975.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dio and Soule

No.TitleLength
1."Black Swampy Water"3:43
2."Prentice Wood"4:37
3."When She Smiles"4:54
4."Good Time Music"4:30
5."Liberty Road"3:22
6."Shotgun Boogie"3:07
7."Wonderworld"5:03
8."Streetwalker"7:07

Personnel

Elf

Additional musicians

  • Helen Chappelle, Barry St. John, Liza Strike - backing vocals
  • Mountain Fjord Orchestra - strings

References

  1. ^ Dio, Ronnie James (2021). Rainbow in the Dark (2nd ed.). Constable. p. 115. ISBN  978-1-47213-514-8.
  2. ^ Anderson, Jason. Trying to Burn the Sun at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-18.