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

Track listing

Personnel

Elf

Ronnie James Dio Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...

- lead vocals * Steve Edwards - lead guitar *

Mickey Lee Soule Mickey Lee Soule (June 6, 1946 in Cortland, New York) is an American musician. He was the keyboard player for New York hard rock band Elf and a founding member of Rainbow. Soule had a band in the mid-1960s until he was drafted into the army. A ...

- keyboards, rhythm guitar *

Craig Gruber Craig M. Gruber (June 15, 1951 – May 5, 2015) was an American rock bassist, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow. He also played in Elf, consisting of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, drummer Gary Driscoll and gu ...

- bass guitar *

Gary Driscoll John Gary Driscoll (18 April 1946 – 8 June 1987) was an American R&B-style rock drummer who performed in a number of successful bands from the 1960s until his unsolved death by murder on June 10, 1987. He first entered the music scene when ...

- drums * Mark Nauseef - percussion

Additional musicians

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

References

Elf (band) albums 1975 albums MGM Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub