The Last in Line

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The Last in Line
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Studio album by
Dio
ReleasedJuly 2, 1984
RecordedCaribou Ranch (Colorado)
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:07
LabelWarner Bros. (North America)
Vertigo (rest of the world)
ProducerRonnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Holy Diver
(1983) 		The Last in Line
(1984) 		Sacred Heart
(1985)
Singles from The Last in Line
  1. "The Last in Line"
    Released: June 1984 (Europe)
  2. "We Rock"
    Released: July 1984 (UK)
  3. "Mystery"
    Released: September 1984 (UK) [1]

The Last In Line is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dio, released on July 2, 1984. It is the first Dio album to feature former Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell. 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).

Reissues[]

The album, along with Holy Diver and Sacred Heart, was released in a new two-CD deluxe edition on March 19, 2012 through Universal for worldwide distribution outside the U.S.[2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[4]
Rock Hard9.5/10[5]

In 2005, The Last In Line was ranked number 372 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[6]

Track listing[]

All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."We Rock"Dio4:36
2."The Last in Line"Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Dio5:40
3."Breathless"Campbell, Dio4:04
4."I Speed at Night"Vinny Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio3:22
5."One Night in the City"Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio5:15
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
6."Evil Eyes"Dio3:38
7."Mystery"Bain, Dio3:46
8."Eat Your Heart Out"Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio3:49
9."Egypt (The Chains Are On)"Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio6:57
2012 Deluxe Edition CD 2
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Eat Your Heart Out" (live B-side of "Mystery" 12')Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio5:11
2."Don't Talk to Strangers" (live B-side of "Mystery" 12')Dio6:03
3."Holy Diver" (live B-side of "We Rock")Dio4:23
4."Rainbow in the Dark" (live B-side of "We Rock" 12')Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio4:43
5."One Night in the City" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio5:55
6."We Rock" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio5:05
7."Holy Diver" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio4:28
8."Stargazer" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Ritchie Blackmore, Dio1:53
9."Heaven and Hell" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Geezer Butler, Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward13:03
10."Rainbow in the Dark" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio5:11
11."Man on the Silver Mountain" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Blackmore, Dio8:14
12."Don't Talk to Strangers" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio5:38

Personnel[]

Dio
Production
  • Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado
  • Produced by Ronnie James Dio
  • Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
  • Assistant engineering by Rich Markowitz
  • Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
  • Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Remastered by Andy Pearce (2012 Universal Deluxe Edition)
  • Remastered by Steve Hoffman (2012 Audio Fidelity 24K edition)
  • Illustration by Barry Jackson

Charts[]

Certifications[]

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, 1987.[17]

In the UK, it attained Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1986, at the same time as Holy Diver.[18] To date, these are the only two Dio albums to be so certified.

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1987 Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[17]
UK BPI 1986 Silver (+ 60,000)[18]

References[]

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  2. ^ Siegler, Joe (February 1, 2012). "Dio Deluxe Editions". Black Sabbath Online.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Dio The Last in Line review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  5. ^ Stratmann, Holger. "Rock Hard review". issue 7 (in German). Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 59. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  7. ^ Saulnier, Jason (March 24, 2012). "Vinny Appice Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dio Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "Dio – The Last in Line (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "Dio – The Last in Line (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Dio – The Last in Line (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "Album – DIO, The Last in Line". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  13. ^ "The Last in Line Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  14. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 41, No. 6, October 13, 1984". Library and Archives Canada. October 13, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  15. ^ ロニー・ジェームス・ディオのアルバム (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Last in Line Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database, search for "The Last in Line"". Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Search for Artist Dio". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

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