Sacred Heart (album)
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August 1985 |
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Warner Bros. (USA and Canada) Vertigo Rock Candy Records |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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38 min 32 s |
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Studio (s) |
Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles |
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Sacred Heart is the third album by the American hard rock / heavy metal band Dio , released in 1985, and the last studio album to be recorded by the band's founding line-up.
history
In 1984 Dio released The Last in Line , the most successful album in the band's career in terms of sales. While there was a strong camaraderie in the songwriting of the group's first two albums, there was tension in the group even before the recordings for the third album, which is now to be released. The reason for this were disputes about the payment of the musicians, which were repeatedly brought up by guitarist Vivian Campbell in particular , but were fended off by Dio:
“I kept saying to everyone: As soon as we are able to make money with the band, everyone should get something out of it. What some tend to ignore, however, is the fact that a lot of money - my money - had to be invested first to get things rolling. They wanted an equal piece of the pie right from the start, while in return I had to bear the entire financial risk. "
Bassist Jimmy Bain criticized a change in attitude of the group's namesake towards the band members:
“For the first few years there was absolutely no doubt that we were a band and - despite the name - not a solo project by Ronnie. It was different with Sacred Heart . Ronnie wanted to control everything, and at least Vivian (Campbell) and I felt like our opinion had become increasingly irrelevant. "
Despite these smoldering problems, the group went into the studio with the same cast. Ronnie James Dio was again responsible for the production of the album, which was recorded in the Rumbo Studio in Los Angeles , and Angelo Arcuri was again the sound engineer .
Track list
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All texts were written by Ronnie James Dio, the following author information relates to the respective composition.
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| No. | title | Songwriter | length |
| 1. | King of Rock and Roll | Vinny Appice , Jimmy Bain , Vivian Campbell , Dio | 3:43 |
| 2. | Sacred Heart | Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio | 6:28 |
| 3. | Another lie | Dio | 3:48 |
| 4th | Rock 'N' Roll Children | Dio | 4:32 |
| 5. | Hungry for Heaven | Bain, Dio | 4:11 |
| 6th | Like the beat of a heart | Bain, Dio | 4:24 |
| 7th | Just Another Day | Dio, Campbell | 3:23 |
| 8th. | Fallen Angels | Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio | 3:57 |
| 9. | Shoot Shoot | Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio | 4:20 |
| Overall length: | 38:32 | ||
reception
Sacred Heart reached gold status in the United States on October 15, 1985 for 500,000 units sold. The German magazine Metal Hammer chose Sacred Heart as the first album of the month in September 1985.
Götz Kühnemund wrote for Rock Hard in September 1985 that there are “only a few bands that have managed to assert themselves commercially and still deliver consistent quality.” These included “ Dio, alongside Motörhead , Judas Priest and Scorpions ”. When Ronnie James Dio sings, "every record is a hammer". Sacred Heart joins in seamlessly and proves "once more who the best singer in HM" ( Heavy Metal ) is. In a song-by-song review, he described the songs in more detail and awarded the album 9 out of 10 possible points in the end.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The last saint in: ROCKS - The magazine for Classic Rock , issue 05/2018, pages 24-26
- ↑ Charts DE Charts UK Charts US
- ^ Recording Industry Association of America Awards Database , accessed September 14, 2019
- ↑ Sebastian Kessler: All albums of the month at a glance. Metal Hammer . Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Review from Rock Hard, issue 13 , accessed online on September 14, 2019