Released August 1972 Length 33:02 | Recorded April–July 1972 | |
Genre Blues rock, hard rock, boogie rock Label Purple Records
Epic Records Producer Ian Paice, Roger Glover | ||
Elf is the first album by Ronnie James Dio's blues rock band called Elf. It was released in 1972. In this album, Dio is listed by his birth name Ronald Padavona. Though Dio had used "Padavona" for songwriting credits on earlier singles, Dio explained in an interview in 1994 that he used his birth name on this album as a tribute to his parents so that they could see their family name on an album at least once.
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After this album, Steve Edwards replaced David Feinstein on guitar, and Craig Gruber took over bass duties, leaving Ronnie James Dio solely as the lead singer. This future lineup, minus Edwards, became the first incarnation of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore formed it after leaving Deep Purple.
Track listing
All tracks written by Gary Driscoll, Mickey Lee Soule, David Feinstein & Ronald Padavona.