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Dream Evil
Studio album by
Dio
ReleasedJuly 21, 1987
RecordedMarch–May 1987
Studio Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Genre
Length43:20
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
  1. "I Could Have Been a Dreamer"
    Released: July 20, 1987 [2]
  2. "All the Fools Sailed Away"
    Released: 1987 (EU)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10 [4]
Record Collector [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [6]

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.

Track listing

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Night People" Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Dio, Craig Goldy, Claude Schnell4:06
2."Dream Evil"Dio, Goldy4:26
3."Sunset Superman"Appice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell5:45
4."All the Fools Sailed Away"Dio, Goldy7:10
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
5."Naked in the Rain"Dio5:09
6."Overlove"Appice, Dio, Goldy3:49
7."I Could Have Been a Dreamer"Dio, Goldy4:42
8."Faces in the Window"Appice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell3:53
9."When a Woman Cries"Appice, Bain, Dio, Goldy, Schnell4:43
Deluxe edition disc 2 tracks
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
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
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

See also

References

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  3. ^ Theakston, Rob. "Dream Evil - Dio". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Pinfold, William (April 2013). "Dio - Dream Evil: Deluxe Edition". Record Collector (413). Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 198.
  7. ^ Saulnier, Jason (March 24, 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  8. ^ 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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  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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External links

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