Dream Evil (album)
Dream Evil is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Dio, 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 mascot 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. The album also marks Schnell's final appearance with Dio.
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| Released | July 21, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1987 | |||
| Studio | Village Recorder, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:20 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. (North America) Vertigo (rest of the world) | |||
| Producer | Ronnie James Dio | |||
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| Singles from Dream Evil | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[4] |
| Record Collector | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Track listing
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 – vocals
- Vinny Appice – drums[7]
- Jimmy Bain – bass
- Craig Goldy – guitars
- Claude Schnell – keyboards
- 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
- Cover illustration by Steve Huston
- Cover model: Amanda Schendel
Charts
Album
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SinglesI Could Have Been a Dreamer
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See also
References
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- Theakston, Rob. "Dream Evil - Dio". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- Popoff, Martin (November 1, 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 December 9, 2013.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 198.
- Saulnier, Jason (March 24, 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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