In 1983, while still in Rainbow, Roger recorded the album  The Mask,  released in June 1984. A rather "pop-ish" album, pretty much commercially oriented, I'd say. But it's pretty cool, very well produced, and the music is a lot of fun. And Roger *can* sing. I think it could have been a bigger success, especially in the U.S., if there hadn't been the Purple reunion at almost the same time of its release, so, of course, this event caught the major attention then.... 

 

		Divided World Getting Stranger The Mask Fake It Dancin' Again You're So Remote HIP Level Don't Look Down		Roger:  lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion. Chuck Bürgi: drums David Rosenthal, Jean Roussel: keys, synthesizers Dave Gellis, Joe Jammer: guitars Craig Brooks: vocals Charlie Dechant: saxophone Mark Conese: Simmons drums Kate McGarrigle: vocals

The Singles

 

		Three singles were released from this LP (as far as I know). The two you see here and Divided World / Dancing Again, a French 7" promo, which I unfortunately don't have yet. B-side of the German and the Dutch (pic left) The Mask-single is (You're So) Remote; the U.S. single has Don't Look Down on the b-side. The 12" U.S. maxi holds two different mixes of   The Mask, 7:32 and 4:11. There's also a promo maxi out there with The Mask as the b-side. A-side on this one is Fake It. The b-side of Getting Stranger (Holland, pic right) is Dancin' Again.
The Mask 7"				Getting Stranger 7"