Dream Evil (album)

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Dream Evil

Studio album by Dio

Released

July 21, 1987

Recorded

Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

43:20

Label

Warner Bros. (North America)
Vertigo (rest of the world)

Producer

Ronnie James Dio

Dio chronology

Intermission
(1986)

Dream Evil
(1987)

Lock Up the Wolves
(1990)

Singles from Dream Evil

"I Could Have Been a Dreamer" / "Overlove"
Released: July 1987 (US)
"All the Fools Sailed Away" / "Overlove"
Released: July 1987 (Europe)
"I Could Have Been a Dreamer" / "Night People"
Released: October 1987 (Europe)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]
Martin Popoff	^[3]
Record Collector	^[4]

Dream Evil is the fourth studio album released by the American heavy metal band Dio on July 21, 1987. It features former Rough Cutt members Craig Goldy and Claude Schnell, and includes the singles "All the Fools Sailed Away" and "I Could Have Been a Dreamer". Dream Evil was Dio's last album to feature drummer Vinny Appice until the 1994 album Strange Highways.

Track listing

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Night People"	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Dio, Craig Goldy, Claude Schnell	4:06
2.	"Dream Evil"	Dio, Goldy	4:26
3.	"Sunset Superman"	Appice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell	5:45
4.	"All the Fools Sailed Away"	Dio, Goldy	7:10

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Length
5.	"Naked in the Rain"	Dio	5:09
6.	"Overlove"	Appice, Dio, Goldy	3:49
7.	"I Could Have Been a Dreamer"	Dio, Goldy	4:42
8.	"Faces in the Window"	Appice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell	3:53
9.	"When a Woman Cries"	Appice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell	4:43

Personnel

Dio

Additional musicians

Mitchell Singing Boys – chorus on "All The Fools Sailed Away"

Production

Recorded at Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
Produced by Ronnie James Dio
Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
Assistant engineered by Charlie Brocco, Tom Biener and Allen Abrahamson
Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City, US
Cover illustration by Steve Huston
Cover Model: Amanda Schendel

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1987	Swedish Albums Chart^[6]	4
	Norwegian Albums Chart^[7]	7
	UK Albums Chart^[8]	8
	German Albums Chart^[9]	12
	Swiss Albums Charts^[10]	13
	Austrian Albums Charts^[11]	15
	GfK Dutch Charts^[12]	38
	Billboard 200 (USA)^[13]	43
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)^[14]	65

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1987	"I Could Have Been a Dreamer"	Mainstream Rock (USA)^[15]	33
1987	"I Could Have Been a Dreamer"	UK Singles Chart^[8]	69

References

↑ Theakston, Rob. "Dream Evil - Dio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
↑ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
↑ Pinfold, William (April 2013). "Dio - Dream Evil: Deluxe Edition". Record Collector (413). Retrieved 2013-12-09.
↑ Saulnier, Jason (24 March 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
↑ "Dio – Dream Evil (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ "Dio – Dream Evil (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ 8.0 8.1 "Dio Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
↑ "Album – DIO, Dream Evil". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ "Dio – Dream Evil". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ "Dio – Dream Evil (album)". Austriancharts.com (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ "Dio – Dream Evil (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ "Dream Evil Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 47, No. 2, October 17 1987". Library and Archives Canada. 17 October 1987. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
↑ "Dream Evil Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

External links

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Ronnie James Dio Vinny Appice Jimmy Bain Jake E. Lee Vivian Campbell Claude Schnell Craig Goldy Simon Wright Rowan Robertson Teddy Cook Jens Johansson Scott Warren Tracy G Jeff Pilson Larry Dennison Doug Aldrich Rudy Sarzo

Studio albums	Holy Diver The Last in Line Sacred Heart Dream Evil Lock Up the Wolves Strange Highways Angry Machines Magica Killing the Dragon Master of the Moon

EPs	The Dio E.P.

Live albums	Intermission Inferno: Last in Live Evil or Divine – Live in New York City Holy Diver - Live Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986

Compilations	Diamonds – The Best of Dio Anthology Master Series The Very Beast of Dio Anthology Volume Two Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology The Ronnie James Dio Story: Mightier Than the Sword The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2

Singles	"Holy Diver" "Rainbow in the Dark" "The Last in Line" "We Rock" "Mystery" "Rock 'n' Roll Children" "Hungry for Heaven" "Dio Live" "King of Rock and Roll" "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" "All the Fools Sailed Away" "Hey Angel" "Electra"

Videos	Live in Concert A Special from the Spectrum Sacred Heart "The Video" Time Machine Evil or Divine – Live in New York City We Rock Holy Diver - Live

Related articles	Discography Black Sabbath Rainbow Elf Hear 'n Aid Heaven & Hell tour Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Magic: A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio

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