Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
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| Compilation album by Black Sabbath | |||||||||||
| Released | April 3, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 1980–1982, 1992, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | ||||||||||
| Length | 79:27 | ||||||||||
| Label | Rhino Warner Bros. |
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| Producer | Black Sabbath | ||||||||||
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Black Sabbath: The Dio Years is a 2007 compilation CD of material from recordings made during vocalist Ronnie James Dio's tenure in the band. The CD contains full album length, remastered tracks culled from all three studio albums; Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981), Dehumanizer (1992), and the live album Live Evil (1982). It also contains three new recorded songs; "The Devil Cried," "Shadow of the Wind," and "Ear in the Wall."
It was reported that the collection was first conceived of as a box set, in the vein of Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978); containing all of the group's albums released from their post-Ozzy Osbourne period, starting from Heaven and Hell to The Eternal Idol. This idea was eventually scrapped, and another box set was planned only to feature the four albums recorded from the Dio era of the band. This second idea was put aside, eventually emerging into The Rules of Hell box set released in the summer of 2008.
In an interview conducted by Martin Popoff, Tony Iommi revealed that in fact three tracks were recorded[1]: "Shadow of the Wind" (a slow tune), "The Devil Cried" (a mid tempo rocker) and "Ear in the Wall" (a fast song), therefore changing the original plan for two new songs to accommodate all three tracks in the compilation. "The Devil Cried" was released as a single on March 13, 2007. [2]
On February 23, 2007, both Eddie Trunk and Sirius Satellite Radio unveiled the song "The Devil Cried" from the upcoming album. Rhino Records subsequently made the track available (for preview only) on February 26, 2007. On the week of March 13, 2007, it became available for download at all digital outlets.
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[edit] UK Tour Edition
Before the Heaven and Hell tour of the UK in November 2007, a special edition release of The Dio Years was released on November 5 - Black Sabbath: The Dio Years Tour Edition to commemorate the tour. This CD, only to be in print for a limited time, features four songs from the Live at Hammersmith Odeon limited edition live album recently released by Black Sabbath. The four songs, recorded live in 1981 during Black Sabbath's "Mob Rules Tour" are "Neon Knights," "The Mob Rules," "Children of the Grave," and "Voodoo."
[edit] Track listing
All songs were written by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, except where noted.
- "Neon Knights" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Bill Ward) - 3:51
- Originally from Heaven and Hell
- "Lady Evil" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) - 4:23
- Originally from Heaven and Hell
- "Heaven And Hell" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) - 6:59
- Originally from Heaven and Hell
- "Die Young" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) - 4:44
- Originally from Heaven and Hell
- "Lonely is the Word" - 5:50
- Originally from Heaven and Hell
- "The Mob Rules" - 3:13
- Originally from Mob Rules
- "Turn Up the Night" - 3:42
- Originally from Mob Rules
- "Voodoo" - 4:32
- Originally from Mob Rules
- "Falling Off the Edge of the World" - 5:03
- Originally from Mob Rules
- "After All (The Dead)" - 5:42
- Originally from Dehumanizer
- "TV Crimes" - 4:02
- Originally from Dehumanizer
- "I" - 5:12
- Originally from Dehumanizer
- "Children of the Sea" (live) (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) - 6:12
- Originally from Live Evil
- "The Devil Cried" (Dio, Iommi) - 6:01
- "Shadow of the Wind" (Dio, Iommi) - 5:40
- "Ear in the Wall" (Dio, Iommi) - 4:04
[edit] UK Tour Edition bonus CD
- Neon Knights (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) (Live)
- The Mob Rules (Dio, Iommi, Butler) (Live)
- Children of the Grave (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward) (Live)
- Voodoo (Dio, Iommi, Butler) (Live)
[edit] Personnel
- Ronnie James Dio – vocals
- Tony Iommi – guitar
- Geezer Butler – bass
- Bill Ward – drums (on tracks 1–5)
- Vinny Appice – drums (on tracks 6–16)
- Geoff Nicholls – keyboards (on tracks 1–13)
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2007 | The Billboard 200 | 54 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2007 | "The Devil Cried" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 37 |
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