The Last in Line

Infobox Album
Name = The Last in Line
Type = Album
Artist = Dio


Released = July 13, 1984
Recorded = Caribou Ranch, Colorado
Genre = Heavy metal, Speed Metal
Length = 41:51
Label = Vertigo Records
Producer = Ronnie James Dio
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lzdxlfwegcqy~T1 link]
Last album = "Holy Diver"
(1983)
This album = "The Last in Line"
(1984)
Next album = "Sacred Heart"
(1985)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Back cover
Type = Studio album

"The Last in Line" is the second studio album by heavy metal band Dio, released on July 13, 1984. It was certified Gold (500 thousand 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.

It is the second Dio album to feature current Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell and the first to feature former Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
#"We Rock" (Dio) – 4:33
#"The Last in Line" (Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain) – 5:46
#"Breathless"(Dio, Campbell) – 4:09
#"I Speed at Night" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Vinny Appice) – 3:26
#"One Night in the City" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 5:14
#"Evil Eyes" (Dio) – 3:38
#"Mystery" (Dio, Bain) – 3:55
#"Eat Your Heart Out" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 4:02
#"Egypt (The Chains Are On)" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 7:01

Charts

Album charts positions

Singles charts positions

Personnel

*Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
*Vivian Campbell – Guitar
*Jimmy Bain – Bass
*Claude Schnell - Keyboards
*Vinny Appice – Drums

* Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado, USA
* Produced by Ronnie James Dio
* Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
* Assistant engineered by Rich Markowitz
* Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
* Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, USA
* Illustration by Barry Jackson