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Episode 330 – Dio – Sacred Heart

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History:

  • Of the album Ronnie said, “I think musically we’ve certainly progressed, and I know we’re all very proud of what we’ve done. To me, it’s taken what we’ve achieved on the first two albums to a new level.”
  • “We live in a world that’s got enough bad situations happening,” he said. “Do people want to be reminded of what’s wrong in their lives through the lyrics to a song? I don’t believe so. So, my words have a lot to do with the imagination, and offer escapism.”

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Technical:

Album Art & Booklet Review

  • Artwork [Original Concept] – Ronnie Dio*, Wendy Dio
  • Design – Jeri McManus
    • https://www.smogdesign.com/
    • Has done work on over 300 album covers including Ric Ocasic, Chaka Kahn, Paul Simon, The Time, Madonna, and many, many more.
  • Design – Steve J. Gerdes*
    • http://www.stevegerdes.com/
    • Worked on covers for Depeche Mode, Rough Cutt, Black Sabbath (Seventh Star), Smashing Pumpkins, Janet Jackson, and many more.
  • Illustration – Robert Florczak
    • Only a few other album covers including mostly classical releases.
  • Photography By – Gene Kirkland
  • Photography By – P.G. Brunelli
    • Did photos for Iron Maiden (Number of the Beast), Samson, Thin Lizzy, Yngwie Malmsteen, and more.
  • Typography [Hand-lettering] – Margo Chase
  • The inscription around the border is Latin reading:FINIS PER SOMNIVM REPERIO TIBI SACRA COR VENEFICVS OSTIVM AVRVM
    • This could translate as:
      • Along the borders of dreams I found for you the sacred poisonous heart and golden door
      • comes the end by sleep I will prepare the sacred heart which is the magic that opens upon the altar
  • Booklet is divided into three sections:
    • Those who created
    • Those who labored
    • Those who supported

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Album Tracks:

Side One:

  1. King of Rock and Roll (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell)
    • Recorded in the studio with audience effects added after.
    • The liner notes in the 2012 release say that the “King of Rock and Roll” was written about Ozzy Osbourne.
  2. Sacred Heart (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell)
  3. Another Lie (Dio)
  4. Rock ‘n’ Roll Children (Dio)

Side Two:

  1. Hungry for Heaven (Dio, Bain)
  2. Like the Beat of a Heart (Dio, Bain)
  3. Just Another Day (Dio, Campbell)
  4. Fallen Angels (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell)
  5. Shoot Shoot (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell)

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Bustin’ Out The Spreadsheet

Reception and Charts:

  • The album was released in August of 1985.
  • The album earned gold certification on October 15, 1985. It was the last Dio album proper to receive a gold ranking. Later the compilation “The Very Beast of Dio” would earn gold in 2009.
  • Reached number 29 in the US charts selling 500,000 copies.
  • The first three albums were re-released as special editions in March of 2012 with bonus tracks.
  • Of the album Appice said, “I don’t think the songs were as heavy on the previous two records. But that said, it still was a great record.

Reviews

  • The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 198
    • 1 star (out of 5)

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