Dream Evil (album)
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 Murray on the cover and also the last to feature drummer Vinny Appice until the 1993 album Strange Highways. It was also the last album to feature bassist Jimmy Bain until the release of 2000's Magica. This album also marks Schnell's final appearance with Dio.
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| Released | July 21, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1987, 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[2] |
| Record Collector | [3] |
Track listing
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Hide in the Rainbow" | Dio EP | |
| 2. | "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" (Single edit) | Single A-side | |
| 3. | "Dream Evil" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 4. | "Neon Knights" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 5. | "Naked in the Rain" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 6. | "Rock & Roll Children" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 7. | "Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 8. | "The Last in Line" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 9. | "Children of the Sea" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 10. | "Holy Diver" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 11. | "Heaven & Hell" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 12. | "Man on the Silver Mountain" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 13. | "All the Fools Sailed Away" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 14. | "The Last in Line (Reprise)" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 | |
| 15. | "Rainbow in the Dark" | At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 |
Personnel
- Dio
- Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals
- Craig Goldy – guitars
- Jimmy Bain – bass
- Claude Schnell – keyboards
- Vinny Appice – drums[4]
- 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
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References
- Theakston, Rob. "Dream Evil - Dio". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- 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.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 90. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- "Dio Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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- "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. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- "Dream Evil Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
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