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Sacred Heart is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dio and the last to feature guitarist Vivian Campbell. It was released on August 12, 1985, [ 1 ] on Warner Bros. Records in North America, and Vertigo elsewhere.
Sacred Heart (1985) reached gold status in the US, and was the last Dio album to achieve any sales certifications. The single " Rock 'N' Roll Children " charted at 26 in the UK. In 1987, the band released Dream Evil .
Sacred Heart (DVD 1986) Inferno: Last in Live (1998) We Rock (DVD 2005) Evil or Divine – Live in New York City (2005) Holy Diver – Live (2006) Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2010) Finding the Sacred Heart – Live in Philly 1986 (2013) Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993 (2014)
The album, along with The Last in Line and Sacred Heart, were released in a new two-CD deluxe edition on March 19, 2012 through Universal for worldwide distribution outside the U.S. [6] "Caught in the Middle" shares the main guitar riff with Campbell's previous band Sweet Savage 's song "Straight Through the Heart" (1983), whose title was used ...
It became the band's highest-charting album in both the UK and the U.S., reaching number 4 and number 23, respectively (Sacred Heart would later reach number 4 in the UK as well). It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the RIAA on September 12, 1984, and was the first Dio album to be certified platinum , achieving the feat on February 3 ...
Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice. [1] The name Dio was chosen because it made sense from a commercial standpoint, [citation needed] as the name was already well known at that time.
"Rock 'N' Roll Children" is the sixth single released by heavy metal band Dio, appearing on their 1985 LP, Sacred Heart. It reached number 26 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart. By coincidence, it also reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1985, and remains their most successful release in the United Kingdom to date.
When Campbell joined Dio, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, and former Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain had most of the songs to the album Holy Diver already written. The album was a success and included Dio's biggest hit, "Rainbow in the Dark". A concert video, called In Concert, from this tour was released. The band also played at The 4th Monsters of ...