Diamonds – The Best of Dio

Infobox Album
Name = Diamonds - The Best of Dio
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Dio


Released = March 30, 1992
Recorded = 1983–1990
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 61:16 (LP), 64:54 (CD)
Label = Vertigo Records
Producer = Ronnie James Dio, Tony Platt
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:ei6xlfwehcqr link]
Last album = "Lock up the Wolves"
(1990)
This album = "Diamonds - The Best of Dio"
(1992)
Next album = "Strange Highways"
(1993)
Misc =

"Diamonds - The Best of Dio" is a greatest hits collection from heavy metal band Dio. It was released internationally in 1992, but it was never released domestically in the US.

Track listing

The track listing was altered from the original LP release for the CD release. The song "Evil Eyes" was added as the sixth track.

LP

Side A:

#"Holy Diver" (Ronnie James Dio) – 5:54
#"Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell) – 4:16
#"Don't Talk to Strangers" (Dio) – 4:53
#"We Rock" (Dio) – 4:35
#"The Last in Line" (Dio, Bain, Campbell) – 5:47
#"Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Dio) - 4:32

Side B:
#"Sacred Heart" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 6:28
#"Hungry for Heaven" (Dio, Bain) – 4:11
#"Hide in the Rainbow" (Dio, Bain) – 4:06
#"Dream Evil" (Dio, Craig Goldie) – 4:29
#"Wild One" (Dio, Rowan Robertson) – 4:03
#"Lock Up the Wolves" (Dio, Robertson, Bain) – 8:34

CD

#"Holy Diver" (Dio) – 5:54
#"Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 4:16
#"Don't Talk to Strangers" (Dio) – 4:53
#"We Rock" (Dio) – 4:35
#"The Last in Line" (Dio, Bain, Campbell) – 5:47
#"Evil Eyes" (Dio) – 3:38
#"Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Dio) – 4:32
#"Sacred Heart" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 6:28
#"Hungry for Heaven" (Dio, Bain) – 4:11
#"Hide in the Rainbow" (Dio, Bain) – 4:06
#"Dream Evil" (Dio, Goldie) – 4:29
#"Wild One" (Dio, Robertson) – 4:03
#"Lock Up the Wolves" (Dio, Robertson, Bain) – 8:34

"Evil Eyes" is the version re-recorded for "The Last in Line" LP, rather than the original recording, which was the B-side to the "Holy Diver" single. This latter version has yet to be issued on CD.

"Hide In The Rainbow", from "The Dio E.P. (EP)", had not been released on an album before.

Credits

*Ronnie James Dio - vocals, keyboards, producer
*Vivian Campbell - guitars (1-9)
*Craig Goldy - guitars (10,11)
*Rowan Robertson - guitars (12,13)
*Jimmy Bain - bass (1-11)
*Teddy Cook - bass (12,13)
*Vinny Appice - drums (1-11)
*Simon Wright - drums (12,13)
*Claude Schnell - keyboards (4-11)
*Jens Johansson - keyboards (12,13)