Sacred Heart is Dio's third studio album. It was released in 1985 on Warner… Read Full Bio ↴Sacred Heart is Dio's third studio album. It was released in 1985 on Warner Bros. Records. This album peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200. The cover art is done by Robert Florczak.
The RIAA certified Sacred Heart Gold (500,000 units sold) on October 15 1985. It was for a long time the last album to receive this certification, until The Very Beast of Dio was certified gold on November 3, 2009.
The accompanying stageshow was a spectacle involving a mechanised dragon and laser effects, as captured on video (and later DVD reissue). Ronnie James Dio and his band referred to the Dragon as "Dean".
Sacred Heart is one of Dio's most well-known albums, including hit singles such as Sacred Heart, Rock N' Roll Children and Hungry For Heaven.
The inscription around the border of the cover is in Latin and reads FINIS PER SOMNIVM REPERIO TIBI SACRA COR VENEFICVS OSTIVM AVRVM. Because of the lack of punctuation it is difficult to determine the precise meaning, but a possible rendering is I learned of your goals through dreams: a sacred heart, a wizard, a golden door. But several other meanings are possible.
This was the last Dio album to include guitarist Vivian Campbell, who went on to join several other bands, most notably Def Leppard and Whitesnake.
Hungry for Heaven appeared in the Vision Quest movie.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated
"King of Rock and Roll" (Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice) – 3:49
"Sacred Heart" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 6:27
"Another Lie" (Dio) – 3:48
"Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Dio) – 4:32
"Hungry for Heaven" (Dio, Bain) – 4:10
"Like the Beat of a Heart" (Dio, Bain) – 4:24
"Just Another Day" (Dio, Campbell) – 3:23
"Fallen Angels" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 3:57
"Shoot Shoot" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 4:20
Album
Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 UK Album Charts
1985 Sacred Heart #29 #4
Year Song Chart positions
US Mainstream Rock Tracks
1985 "Hungry for Heaven" #30
"Rock 'N' Roll Children" #26
Personnel
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Vivian Campbell – Guitar
Jimmy Bain – Bass
Claude Schnell – Keyboards
Vinny Appice – Drums
Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced by Ronnie James Dio
Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
Assistant engineered by Gary McGachan
Originally mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, USA
Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
Illustration by Robert Florczak
The RIAA certified Sacred Heart Gold (500,000 units sold) on October 15 1985. It was for a long time the last album to receive this certification, until The Very Beast of Dio was certified gold on November 3, 2009.
The accompanying stageshow was a spectacle involving a mechanised dragon and laser effects, as captured on video (and later DVD reissue). Ronnie James Dio and his band referred to the Dragon as "Dean".
Sacred Heart is one of Dio's most well-known albums, including hit singles such as Sacred Heart, Rock N' Roll Children and Hungry For Heaven.
The inscription around the border of the cover is in Latin and reads FINIS PER SOMNIVM REPERIO TIBI SACRA COR VENEFICVS OSTIVM AVRVM. Because of the lack of punctuation it is difficult to determine the precise meaning, but a possible rendering is I learned of your goals through dreams: a sacred heart, a wizard, a golden door. But several other meanings are possible.
This was the last Dio album to include guitarist Vivian Campbell, who went on to join several other bands, most notably Def Leppard and Whitesnake.
Hungry for Heaven appeared in the Vision Quest movie.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated
"King of Rock and Roll" (Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice) – 3:49
"Sacred Heart" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 6:27
"Another Lie" (Dio) – 3:48
"Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Dio) – 4:32
"Hungry for Heaven" (Dio, Bain) – 4:10
"Like the Beat of a Heart" (Dio, Bain) – 4:24
"Just Another Day" (Dio, Campbell) – 3:23
"Fallen Angels" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 3:57
"Shoot Shoot" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 4:20
Album
Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 UK Album Charts
1985 Sacred Heart #29 #4
Year Song Chart positions
US Mainstream Rock Tracks
1985 "Hungry for Heaven" #30
"Rock 'N' Roll Children" #26
Personnel
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Vivian Campbell – Guitar
Jimmy Bain – Bass
Claude Schnell – Keyboards
Vinny Appice – Drums
Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
Produced by Ronnie James Dio
Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
Assistant engineered by Gary McGachan
Originally mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, USA
Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
Illustration by Robert Florczak
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Sacred Heart
Dio Lyrics
Another Lie She's a rumor in the night it's crazy you can…
Fallen Angels Screaming out alone in the night Just a time and place But…
Hungry For Heaven You're a dancer But you're dancing on air Just a matter of…
Just Another Day You never sing for pleasure You only make the sounds You nev…
King Of Rock And Roll He's the king of rock and roll Hot night summer in…
Like the Beat of a Heart Tonight we run We can hide in the dark When the moon…
Rock 'N' Roll Children It was starting to rain On the night that they first…
Sacred Heart The old ones speak of winter The young ones praise the…
Shoot Shoot You know the feeling All alone you back to the wall And…
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