All Night Long

Not to be confused with the melodic Lionel Richie song of the same name, "All Night Long" is the first track on Rainbow's 1979 album. Co-written by lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and bass player Roger Glover, this surprisingly commercial number was released as a single on the Polydor label backed by "Weiss Heim."

A live version recorded at the inaugural Castle Donnington "Monsters Of Rock" festival, in August 1980, was included on the 2002 compilation album All Night Long: An Introduction. This runs to 6 minutes 22 seconds. The original version from Down To Earth runs to 3 minutes 53 seconds.

A song - undoubtedly based on personal experience - about a liaison with a more than willing female fan after a concert, this song came in for some criticism from feminists, but in SEXISM is no joke, an article by Robbi Millar published in the September 20, 1980 issue of Sounds, Roger Glover was quoted to the effect that "All Night Long" was "supposed to be funny."