Black Sabbath: The Dio Years

Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
Compilation album by Black Sabbath
Released 3 April 2007
Recorded 1979–1982, 1992, 2007
Genre Heavy metal
Length 79:27
Label Rhino
Warner Bros.
Producer Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath chronology
Greatest Hits 1970–1978
(2006)		 Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
(2007)		 Live at Hammersmith Odeon
(2007)
Tour Edition cover
The UK Tour Edition cover.
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Billboard (favorable)[2]
Jukebox:Metal [3]
Okayplayer (89/100) [4]
Blabbermouth.net [5]

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:[6] "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 13 March 2007.[7]

On 23 February 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 26 February 2007. On the week of 13 March 2007, it became available for download at all digital outlets.

After the recording was completed the members decided to tour under the moniker, Heaven & Hell.[8] Dio and Iommi decided that the working partnership they had achieved in recording the 3 new songs would not be wasted, so they recorded The Devil You Know.

Contents

UK Tour Edition

Before the Heaven & Hell tour of the UK in November 2007, a special edition release of The Dio Years was released on 5 November - 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".

Track listing

All songs were written by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, except where noted.

  1. "Neon Knights" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Bill Ward) – 3:51
  2. "Lady Evil" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 4:23
    • Originally from Heaven and Hell
  3. "Heaven and Hell" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 6:59
    • Originally from Heaven and Hell
  4. "Die Young" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 4:44
    • Originally from Heaven and Hell
  5. "Lonely is the Word" (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 5:50
    • Originally from Heaven and Hell
  6. "The Mob Rules" – 3:13
  7. "Turn Up the Night" – 3:42
    • Originally from Mob Rules
  8. "Voodoo" – 4:32
    • Originally from Mob Rules
  9. "Falling Off the Edge of the World" – 5:03
    • Originally from Mob Rules
  10. "After All (The Dead)" – 5:42
  11. "TV Crimes" – 4:02
    • Originally from Dehumanizer
  12. "I" – 5:12
    • Originally from Dehumanizer
  13. "Children of the Sea" (live) (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) – 6:12
  14. "The Devil Cried" (Dio, Iommi) – 6:01
    • Previously unreleased
  15. "Shadow of the Wind" (Dio, Iommi) – 5:40
    • Previously unreleased
  16. "Ear in the Wall" (Dio, Iommi) – 4:04
    • Previously unreleased

UK Tour Edition bonus CD

  1. Neon Knights (Dio, Iommi, Butler, Ward) (Live)
  2. The Mob Rules (Dio, Iommi, Butler) (Live)
  3. Children of the Grave (Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward) (Live)
  4. Voodoo (Dio, Iommi, Butler) (Live)

Personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2007 The Billboard 200 54[9]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2007 "The Devil Cried" Mainstream Rock Tracks 38[10]

See also

Book: Black Sabbath
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References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary (7 April 2007). "The Billboard Reviews". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media): 38. ISSN 0006-2510. http://books.google.com/books?id=ThMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=%22neon+knights%22+mainstream&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22neon%20knights%22&f=false. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Lye, Andy (2007). "Black Sabbath – The Dio Years". jukeboxmetal.com. http://www.jukeboxmetal.com/2007/black-sabbath-the-dio-years/. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". okayplayer.com. http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/black-sabbath-200704095078.html. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  5. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1085. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  6. ^ Popoff, Martin (14 December 2006). "Tony Iommi Reveals The New BLACK SABBATH Tracks!". bravewords.com. http://www.bravewords.com/news/56819. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  7. ^ Siegler, Joe (22 February 2007). "The Devil Cried Single". black-sabbath.com. http://www.black-sabbath.com/news/2007/02/the_devil_cried_single.html. Retrieved 14 September 2011. 
  8. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (15 December 2006). "Half Of Black Sabbath Reunite With Dio; Tour Begins In March". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1548069/20061214/black_sabbath.jhtml. Retrieved 20 March 2003. 
  9. ^ "The Dio Years: Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at Allmusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  10. ^ "The Dio Years: Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at Allmusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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