Metal Hits

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Annotation

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-09 11:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Rainbow in the Dark assistant engineer: Ray Leonard (engineer) engineer: Angelo Arcuri producer: Ronnie James Dio drums (drum set): Vinny Appice (in 1983) electric bass guitar: Jimmy Bain (in 1983) guitar: Vivian Campbell (in 1983) keyboard: Jimmy Bain (in 1983) and Ronnie James Dio (in 1983) lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio (in 1983) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram International B.V. (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2005) recorded at: Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1983) part of: Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 25) recording of: Rainbow in the Dark (in 1983) lyricist: Ronnie James Dio composer: Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell and Ronnie James Dio publisher: Lite Dusting Music Ltd., Niji Music and Vinny Appice Music	4.55	4:15
2	Holy Diver assistant engineer: Ray Leonard (engineer) engineer: Angelo Arcuri producer: Ronnie James Dio drums (drum set): Vinny Appice (in 1983) electric bass guitar: Jimmy Bain (in 1983) guitar: Vivian Campbell (in 1983) keyboard: Jimmy Bain (in 1983) and Ronnie James Dio (in 1983) lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio (in 1983) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) recorded at: Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1983) part of: Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 9) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 43) recording of: Holy Diver (in 1983) lyricist and composer: Ronnie James Dio publisher: Niji Music	4.35	5:52
3	Night People assistant engineer: Allen Abrahamson, Tom Biener and Charlie Brocco engineer: Angelo Arcuri producer: Ronnie James Dio bass guitar: Jimmy Bain drums (drum set): Vinny Appice guitar: Craig Goldy keyboard: Claude Schnell lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) recorded at: The Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Night People lyricist: Ronnie James Dio composer: Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Craig Goldy and Claude Schnell	3.5	4:08
4	The Last in Line assistant engineer: Rich Markowitz (Engineer) engineer: Angelo Arcuri producer: Ronnie James Dio bass guitar: Jimmy Bain drums (drum set): Vinny Appice guitar: Vivian Campbell keyboard: Ronnie James Dio and Claude Schnell lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio recording of: The Last in Line lyricist: Ronnie James Dio composer: Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell and Ronnie James Dio		5:46
5	Evil Eyes assistant engineer: Rich Markowitz (Engineer) engineer: Angelo Arcuri producer: Ronnie James Dio drums (drum set): Vinny Appice electric bass guitar: Jimmy Bain electric guitar: Vivian Campbell keyboard: Ronnie James Dio and Claude Schnell lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States mixed at: Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Evil Eyes lyricist and composer: Ronnie James Dio		3:40
6	Sunset Superman assistant engineer: Allen Abrahamson, Tom Biener and Charlie Brocco engineer: Angelo Arcuri producer: Ronnie James Dio bass guitar: Jimmy Bain drums (drum set): Vinny Appice guitar: Craig Goldy keyboard: Claude Schnell lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) recorded at: The Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Sunset Superman lyricist: Ronnie James Dio composer: Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Craig Goldy and Claude Schnell	3.5	5:47
7	Dream Evil assistant engineer: Allen Abrahamson, Tom Biener and Charlie Brocco engineer: Angelo Arcuri producer: Ronnie James Dio bass guitar: Jimmy Bain drums (drum set): Vinny Appice guitar: Craig Goldy keyboard: Claude Schnell lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio phonographic copyright (℗) by: PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) recorded at: The Village Recorders (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States mixed at: The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Dream Evil lyricist: Ronnie James Dio composer: Ronnie James Dio and Craig Goldy	4.35	4:24
8	Hollywood Black assistant engineer: Andy Udoff engineer, producer and mixer: Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) bass guitar: Jeff Pilson drums (drum set): Vinny Appice guitar: Tracy G lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio recording of: Hollywood Black lyricist: Ronnie James Dio composer: Vinny Appice, Ronnie James Dio and Tracy G	3	5:11
9	Wild One assistant engineer: Don Evans (US engineer, guitar player, singer, producer & arranger) engineer: Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) co-producer: Ronnie James Dio and Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) assistant mixer: Yan Memmi mixer: Nigel Green (engineer) and Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer) bass guitar: Teddy Cook drums (drum set) [drums]: Simon Wright (rock and metal drummer) electric guitar: Rowan Robertson keyboard: Jens Johansson vocals: Ronnie James Dio phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1990) recorded at: Granny’s House in Reno, Nevada, United States mixed at: Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom recording of: Wild One writer: Ronnie James Dio and Rowan Robertson publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Niji Music and Schnick Music	5	4:07
10	Evilution assistant engineer: Andy Udoff engineer, producer and mixer: Mike Fraser (Canadian record producer, engineer and mixer) bass guitar: Jeff Pilson drums (drum set): Vinny Appice guitar: Tracy G lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio recording of: Evilution lyricist: Ronnie James Dio composer: Vinny Appice, Ronnie James Dio, Tracy G and Jeff Pilson	3.5	5:36

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Release

part of:	Original Artists Recordings (order: 37)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/4002283 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000B5Y05U [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/dio/metal-hits.p/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001615421 [info]

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other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/dio/metal-hits/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000173929 [info]
Wikidata:	Q6822652 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 081227324728
Format:: CD
Length:: 48:46

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Warner Bros. Records
R2 73247

Release events

United States
2005-10-04

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