Sacred Heart (Dio album)

Sacred Heart is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dio. It was released on August 12, 1985[1] on Warner Bros. Records in North America, and Vertigo elsewhere. The record peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5] It includes the singles "Rock 'n' Roll Children" and "Hungry for Heaven".

Sacred Heart
Cover art by Robert Florczak
Studio album by
Dio
ReleasedAugust 12, 1985 (1985-08-12)[1]
StudioRumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
GenreHeavy metal
Length38:50
LabelWarner Bros. (North America)
Vertigo (rest of the world)
ProducerRonnie James Dio
Dio chronology
The Last in Line
(1984)		 Sacred Heart
(1985)		 Intermission
(1986)
Singles from Sacred Heart
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Children"
    Released: July 1985
  2. "Hungry for Heaven"
    Released: October 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

This was the last Dio album to include guitarist Vivian Campbell, who was fired midway through the album's tour. Campbell went on to join several other bands, most notably Def Leppard, Riverdogs, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy. A rift occurred during the recording of this album between Dio and the guitarist, Dio stating in an interview "...for me, he (Viv) wasn't even there for this record."[6] The album, along with Holy Diver and The Last in Line, was released in a new 2-CD Deluxe Edition on March 19, 2012 through Universal for worldwide distribution outside the U.S.[7] Clocking in at 38 minutes, Sacred Heart is the band's shortest album.

The RIAA certified Sacred Heart Gold (500,000 units sold) on October 15, 1985.[8] It was for a long time the last Dio album to receive this certification, until The Very Beast of Dio was certified gold on November 3, 2009.

Tour

The accompanying stageshow was a spectacle involving a mechanised dragon and laser effects, as captured on the VHS (and later DVD reissue) Sacred Heart "The Video". Ronnie James Dio and his band referred to the dragon as Dean (although the press renamed it “Denzil”).[9]

Cover

The cover art is by Robert Florczak. The inscription around the border of the cover is in Latin and reads FINIS PER SOMNIVM REPERIO TIBI SACRA COR VENEFICVS OSTIVM AVRVM. A possible rendering is Along the borders of dreams I found for you the sacred poisonous heart and golden door. More data useful for the interpretation could be contained within the lyrics to the song "Sacred Heart". Since Latin relies on context for a translation the inscription could translate as follows, "comes the end by sleep I will prepare the sacred heart which is the magic that opens upon the altar".

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."King of Rock and Roll"Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell3:49
2."Sacred Heart"Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell6:27
3."Another Lie"Dio3:48
4."Rock 'n' Roll Children"Dio4:32
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
5."Hungry for Heaven"Dio, Bain4:10
6."Like the Beat of a Heart"Dio, Bain4:24
7."Just Another Day"Dio, Campbell3:23
8."Fallen Angels"Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell3:57
9."Shoot Shoot"Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell4:20
2012 deluxe edition CD 2
No.TitleMusicOriginal releaseLength
1."Hide in the Rainbow"DioIron Eagle soundtrack3:56
2."We Rock"Diolive B-Side of "Rock 'n' Roll Children" 12'4:49
3."The Last in Line"Dio, Bain, Campbelllive B-Side of "Rock 'n' Roll Children" 12'5:17
4."Like the Beat of a Heart"Dio, Bainlive B-Side of "Hungry for Heaven" 12'5:14
5."King of Rock and Roll"Dio, Appice, Bain, CampbellIntermission (1986)3:41
6."Rainbow in the Dark"Dio, Appice, Bain, CampbellIntermission4:42
7."Sacred Heart"Dio, Appice, Bain, CampbellIntermission6:27
8."Time to Burn"Dio, Appice, Bain, Craig Goldy, Claude SchnellIntermission4:24
9."Medley: "Rock 'n' Roll Children"
"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"
"Man on the Silver Mountain"		Dio
Ritchie Blackmore, Dio
Blackmore, Dio		Intermission9:40
10."We Rock"DioIntermission4:58

Personnel
Dio
Additional musician
Production
  • Recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, California
  • Produced by Ronnie James Dio
  • Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
  • Assistant engineered by Gary McGachan
  • Laser effects: LaserMedia Inc., Los Angeles, California
  • Laser operator: Michael Moorhead
  • Originally mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
  • Remastered by Andy Pearce (2012 Universal Deluxe Edition)
  • Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
  • Illustration by Robert Florczak

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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