The BEST of RAINBOW
| 1997 | Polydor/Polygram | P2-37687 | US | CD | Includes fold out Rainbow Family Tree |

01. Man on the Silver Mountain (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:37
02. Catch the Rainbow (Blackmore/Dio) - 6:38
03. Starstruck (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:06
04. Stargazer (Blackmore/Dio)  - 8:26
05. Kill the King (Blackmore/Dio/Powell) - 4:28
06. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll (Blackmore/Dio) - 4:23
07. Gates of Babylon (Blackmore/Dio) - 6:46
08. Since You Been Gone (Ballard) - 3:17
09. All Night Long (Blackmore/Glover) - 3:50
10. I Surrender (Ballard) - 4:01
11. Can’t Happen Here (Blackmore/Glover) - 4:57
12. Jealous Lover (Blackmore/Turner) - 3:11
13. Stone Cold (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) - 5:17
14. Power (Blackmore/Glover/Turner) - 4:26
15. Can’t Let You Go (Blackmore/Rosenthal/Turner) - 4:20
16. Street of Dreams (Blackmore/Turner) - 4:26

Origin of songs:
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (#1 & 2)
1976 - Rising (#3 & 4)
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll(#5 & 6 & 7)
1979 - Down To Earth (#8 & 9)
1981 - Difficult To Cure (#10 & 11)
1981 - B-side of Single: "Can't Happen Here" (#12)
1982 - Straight Between The Eyes (#13 & 14)
1983 - Bent Out Of Shape (#15 & 16)

Producers:
Ritchie Blackmore/Martin Birch/Ronnie James Dio (#1 & 2)
Martin Birch (#3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7)
Roger Glover (#8-16)

Musicians:
Ritchie Blackmore - All Guitars (All tracks)
Ronnie James Dio - Lead Vocals (#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7)
Graham Bonnet - Lead Vocals (#8 & 9)
Joe Lynn Turner - Lead Vocals (#10 & 11 & 12& 13 & 14 & 15 & 16)
Craig Gruber - Bass (#1 & 2)
Jimmy Bain - Bass (#3 & 4)
Bob Daisley - Bass (#5 & 6 & 7)
Roger Glover - Bass (#8-16)
Mickey Lee Soule - Keyboards (#1 & 2)
Tony Carey - Keyboards (#3 & 4)
David Stone - Keyboards (#5 & 6 & 7)
Don Airey - Keyboards (#8 & 9 & 10 & 11& 12 & 13 & 14)
David Rosenthal - Keyboards (#15 & 16)
Gary Driscol - Drums/Percussion (#1 & 2)
Cozy Powell - Drums/Percussion (#3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9)
Bobby Rondinelli - Drums/Percussion (#10 & 11 & 12 & 13 & 14)
Chuck Burgi - Drums/Percussion (#15 & 16)

Additional Musicians:
Bavarian String Ensemble - Strings (#7)
Rainer Pietsch - Conductor (#7)