Sacred Heart (album)
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| Sacred Heart | ||
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| Studio album by Dio | ||
| Released | August 1985 | |
| Recorded | Rumbo Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 38:50 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records Vertigo Records |
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| Producer(s) | Ronnie James Dio | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Dio chronology | ||
 The Last in Line (1984) |
 Sacred Heart (1985) |
 The Dio E.P. (1986) |
Sacred Heart is Dio's third studio album. It was released in 1985 on Warner Bros. Records. This album peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200. The cover art is done by Robert Florczak.
The RIAA certified Sacred Heart Gold (500,000 units sold) on October 15 1985. It is, to date, the last Dio album to achieve this certification.
The accompanying stageshow was a spectacle involving a mechanised dragon and laser effects, as captured on video (and later DVD reissue).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- All lyrics and melodies written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated
- "King of Rock and Roll" (Dio/Appice/Bain/Campbell) – 3:49
- "Sacred Heart" (Dio/Appice/Bain/Campbell) – 6:27
- "Another Lie" (Dio) – 3:48
- "Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Dio) – 4:32
- "Hungry for Heaven" (Dio/Bain) – 4:10
- "Like the Beat of a Heart" (Dio/Bain) – 4:24
- "Just Another Day"(Dio/Campbell) – 3:23
- "Fallen Angels" (Dio/Appice/Bain/Campbell) – 3:57
- "Shoot Shoot" (Dio/Appice/Bain/Campbell) – 4:20
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| Billboard 200 | UK Album Charts | ||
| 1985 | Sacred Heart | #29 | #4 |
[edit] Singles charts positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions |
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| US Mainstream Rock Tracks | ||
| 1985 | "Hungry for Heaven" | #30 |
| "Rock 'N' Roll Children" | #26 |
[edit] Credits
- Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
- Vivian Campbell – Guitar
- Jimmy Bain – Bass
- Vinny Appice – Drums
- Claude Schnell – Keyboards
- Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Produced by Ronnie James Dio
- Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
- Assistant engineered by Gary McGachan
- Originally mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, USA
- Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
- Illustration by Robert Florczak
[edit] Miscellanea
Note: This was the last Dio album to include guitarist Vivian Campbell, who went on to join several other bands (most notably Def Leppard and Whitesnake).
