Diamonds

Diamonds - The Best of Dio
Greatest hits album by Dio
Released	March 30, 1992
Recorded	1983–1990
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	61:16 (LP), 64:54 (CD)
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Ronnie James Dio, Tony Platt
Dio chronology
Lock up the Wolves (1990) Diamonds - The Best of Dio (1992) Strange Highways (1994)

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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:

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

Side B:

1. "Sacred Heart" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 6:28
2. "Hungry for Heaven" (Dio, Bain) – 4:11
3. "Hide in the Rainbow" (Dio, Bain) – 4:06
4. "Dream Evil" (Dio, Craig Goldy) – 4:29
5. "Wild One" (Dio, Rowan Robertson) – 4:03
6. "Lock Up the Wolves" (Dio, Robertson, Bain) – 8:34

CD

1. "Holy Diver" (Dio) – 5:54
2. "Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 4:16
3. "Don't Talk to Strangers" (Dio) – 4:53
4. "We Rock" (Dio) – 4:35
5. "The Last in Line" (Dio, Bain, Campbell) – 5:47
6. "Evil Eyes" (Dio) – 3:38
7. "Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Dio) – 4:32
8. "Sacred Heart" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 6:28
9. "Hungry for Heaven" (Dio, Bain) – 4:11
10. "Hide in the Rainbow" (Dio, Bain) – 4:06
11. "Dream Evil" (Dio, Goldie) – 4:29
12. "Wild One" (Dio, Robertson) – 4:03
13. "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.

Personnel

• 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)