Dream Evil (album)
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| Studio album by Dio | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 43:20 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ronnie James Dio | |||
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Dream Evil is Dio's fourth album, released 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.
Contents |
Track listing [edit]
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
Charts [edit]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
Album [edit]
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| Billboard 200 | UK Album Charts | ||
| 1987 | Dream Evil | #43[3] | #8[4] |
Singles charts positions [edit]
| Year | Song | Chart positions |
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| US Mainstream Rock Tracks | ||
| 1987 | "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" | #33[5] |
Personnel [edit]
- Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
- Craig Goldy – Guitar
- Jimmy Bain – Bass
- Claude Schnell – Keyboards
- Vinny Appice – Drums[6]
- Mitchell Singing Boys – chorus on "All The Fools Sailed Away"
- 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
References [edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "EveryHit.com". EveryHit. Retrieved 22 February 2012. Enter "Dio" in artist field, "Album" as format, January 1987 as earliest date, December 1987 as latest date and search.
- ^ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Saulnier, Jason (24 March 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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