The Last in Line

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The Last in Line
Studio album by Dio
Released July 13, 1984
Recorded Caribou Ranch, Colorado
Genre Heavy metal
Length 41:51
Label Vertigo
Producer Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Holy Diver
(1983)		 The Last in Line
(1984)		 Sacred Heart
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]

The Last in Line is the second studio album by heavy metal band Dio, released on July 13, 1984. It was certified Gold (five hundred thousand units sold) by the RIAA on September 12, 1984, and was the first Dio album to be certified Platinum, achieving the feat on February 3, 1987.[2]

In the UK, it attained Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1986, at the same time as Holy Diver. To date, these are the only two Dio albums to be so certified.

It is the first Dio album to feature former Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell.

The album, along with Holy Diver and Sacred Heart, will be released in a new 2 CD “Deluxe Edition” on March 19, 2012 through Universal for the world outside the U.S. [3]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

  1. "We Rock" (Dio) – 4:33
  2. "The Last in Line" (Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain) – 5:46
  3. "Breathless" (Dio, Campbell) – 4:09
  4. "I Speed at Night" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Vinny Appice) – 3:26
  5. "One Night in the City" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 5:14
  6. "Evil Eyes" (Dio) – 3:38
  7. "Mystery" (Dio, Bain) – 3:55
  8. "Eat Your Heart Out" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 3:50
  9. "Egypt (The Chains Are On)" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 7:01
2012 Deluxe Edition CD 2
No. Title Length
1. "Stand Up & Shout" (Live B-Side from "Last in Line" single)  
2. "Straight Through the Heart" (Live B-side from "Last in Line" single)  
3. "Eat Your Heart Out" (Live B-side from "Mystery" single)  
4. "Don’t Talk to Strangers" (Live B-side from "Mystery" single)  
5. "Holy Diver" (Live B-side from "We Rock" single)  
6. "Rainbow in the Dark" (Live B-side from "We Rock" single)  
7. "One Night in the City (Live, Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  
8. "We Rock" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  
9. "Holy Diver" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  
10. "Stargazer" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  
11. "Heaven & Hell" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  
12. "Rainbow in the Dark" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  
13. "Man on the Silver Mountain" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  
14. "Don’t Talk to Strangers" (Live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen)  

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album charts positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 UK Album Charts
1984 The Last in Line #24 #4

[edit] Singles charts positions

Year Song Chart positions
US Mainstream Rock Tracks UK Singles Chart
1984 "The Last in Line" #10 —
1984 "We Rock" — #42
1984 "Mystery" #20 #34

[edit] Personnel

  • Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado, USA
  • Produced by Ronnie James Dio
  • Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
  • Assistant engineered by Rich Markowitz
  • Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
  • Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, USA
  • Remastered by Andy Pearce (2012 Universal Deluxe Edition)
  • Illustration by Barry Jackson

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database-Last in Line". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=last%20in%20line&artist=dio&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved February 22, 2009. 
  3. ^ http://www.black-sabbath.com/2012/02/dio-deluxe-editions/
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