Dream Evil (album)

Dream Evil
Studio album by
Dio
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
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. "All the Fools Sailed Away"
    Released: 1987 (EU)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10
Record Collector
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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. 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
Side two
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
Deluxe edition disc 2 tracks
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
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