DIO Ronnie James
Discography
- Holy Diver (1983)
- 1. "Stand Up and Shout" (Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain) – 3:18
2. "Holy Diver" (Dio) – 5:51
3. "Gypsy" (Dio, Vivian Campbell) – 3:39
4. "Caught in the Middle" (Dio, Vinny Appice, Campbell) – 4:14
5. "Don't Talk to Strangers" (Dio) – 4:53
6. "Straight Through the Heart" (Dio, Bain) – 4:31
7. "Invisible" (Dio, Appice, Campbell) – 5:24
8. "Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 4:15
9. "Shame on the Night" (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell) – 5:20 - The Last in Line (1984)
- All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
1. "We Rock" (Dio) – 4:33
2. "The Last in Line" (Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain) – 5:46
3. "Breathless"(Dio, Campbell) – 4:09
4. "I Speed at Night" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Vinny Appice) – 3:26
5. "One Night in the City" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 5:14
6. "Evil Eyes" (Dio) – 3:38
7. "Mystery" (Dio, Bain) – 3:55
8. "Eat Your Heart Out" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 4:02
9. "Egypt (The Chains Are On)" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 7:01 - Sacred Heart (1985)
- All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated
1. "King of Rock and Roll" (Dio, V.Campbell, J.Bain, V.Appice) – 3:49
2. "Sacred Heart" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 6:27
3. "Another Lie" (Dio) – 3:48
4. "Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Dio) – 4:32
5. "Hungry for Heaven" (Dio, Bain) – 4:10
6. "Like the Beat of a Heart" (Dio, Bain) – 4:24
7. "Just Another Day" (Dio, Campbell) – 3:23
8. "Fallen Angels" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 3:57
9. "Shoot Shoot" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 4:20
- Dream Evil (1987)
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All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio
1. "Night People" (Dio, C.Goldy, J. Bain, Cl. Schnell, V. Appice) – 4:06
2. "Dream Evil" (Dio, Goldy) – 4:26
3. "Sunset Superman" (Dio, Goldy, Bain, Schnell, Appice) – 5:45
4. "All the Fools Sailed Away" (Dio, Goldy) – 7:10
5. "Naked in the Rain" (Dio) – 5:09
6. "Overlove" (Dio, Goldy, Appice) – 3:26
7. "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" (Dio, Goldy) – 4:42
8. "Faces in the Window" (Dio, Goldy, Bain, Schnell, Appice) – 3:53
9. "When a Woman Cries" (Dio, Goldy, Bain, Schnell, Appice) – 4:43 - Lock up the Wolves (1990)
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All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio
1. "Wild One" (Dio, Rowan Robertson) – 3:57
2. "Born on the Sun" (Dio, Robertson, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice) – 5:30
3. "Hey Angel" (Dio, Robertson) – 4:50
4. "Between Two Hearts" (Dio, Robertson) – 6:27
5. "Night Music" (Dio, Robertson, Bain) – 4:56
6. "Lock up the Wolves" (Dio, Robertson, Bain) – 8:18
7. "Evil on Queen Street" (Dio, Robertson, Teddy Cook) – 5:51
8. "Walk on Water" (Dio, Robertson, Jens Johansson) – 3:36
9. "Twisted" (Dio, Robertson, Bain, Appice) – 4:35
10. "Why Are They Watching Me" (Dio, Robertson) – 5:00
11. "My Eyes" (Dio, Robertson, Johansson) – 6:24 - Strange Highways (1993)
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All lyrics Ronnie James Dio, all music by Dio, Tracy G, J.Pilson and V. Appice
1. "Jesus, Mary, & the Holy Ghost" (Dio, G, Pilson) – 4:13
2. "Firehead" – 4:06
3. "Strange Highways" – 6:54
4. "Hollywood Black" (Dio, G, Appice) – 5:10
5. "Evilution" – 5:37
6. "Pain" (Dio, G) – 4:14
7. "One Foot in the Grave" – 4:01
8. "Give Her the Gun" (Dio, G, Pilson) – 5:58
9. "Blood from a Stone" – 4:14
10. "Here's to You" – 3:24
11. "Bring Down the Rain" – 5:45 - Angry Machines (1996)
- All lyrics and melodies by Ronnie James Dio
1. "Institutional Man" (Dio, Tracy Grijalva, Vinny Appice) – 5:00
2. "Don't Tell the Kids" (Dio, Grijalva, Appice) – 4:13
3. "Black" (Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Jeff Pilson) – 3:06
4. "Hunter of the Heart" (Dio, Grijalva, Appice) – 4:06
5. "Stay Out of My Mind" (Pilson) – 6:57
6. "Big Sister" (Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson) – 5:27
7. "Double Monday" (Dio, Grijalva, Appice) – 2:50
8. "Golden Rules" (Dio, Grijalva, Appice) – 4:46
9. "Dying in America" (Dio, Grijalva, Appice, Pilson)– 4:31
10. "God Hates Heavy Metal" (Bonus Track) – 3:45
11. "This Is Your Life" (Dio, Grijalva)– 3:18 - Magica (2000)
- All songs written by Ronnie James Dio and Craig Goldy
1. "Discovery" (Dio) – 0:54
2. "Magica Theme" (Dio) – 1:16
3. "Lord of the Last Day" (Dio) – 4:04
4. "Fever Dreams" (Dio) – 4:37
5. "Turn to Stone" – 5:19
6. "Feed My Head" – 5:39
7. "Eriel" – 7:35
8. "Challis" – 4:25
9. "As Long as It's Not About Love" – 6:04
10. "Losing My Insanity" – 5:04
11. "Annica" (Bonus Track) – 3:46
12. "Otherworld" – 4:56
13. "Magica (Reprise)" – 1:53
14. "Lord of the Last Day (Reprise)" (Dio) – 1:44
15. "Magica Story" – 18:26 - Killing the Dragon (2002)
- All lyrics and melodies by Ronnie James Dio
1. "Killing the Dragon" (Dio, Jimmy Bain) – 4:25
2. "Along Comes a Spider" (Dio, Doug Aldrich, Bain) – 3:32
3. "Scream" (Dio, Alrdrich, Bain) – 5:02
4. "Better in the Dark" (Dio, Bain) – 3:43
5. "Rock 'n Roll" (Dio, Bain, Craig Goldy) – 6:11
6. "Push" (Dio, Bain, Goldy) – 4:08
7. "Guilty" (Dio, Bain) – 4:25
8. "Throw Away Children" (Dio, Goldy) – 5:35
9. "Before the Fall" (Dio, Bain) – 3:48
10. "Cold Feet" (Dio, Bain) – 4:11 - Master of the Moon (2004)
All songs written by Ronnie James Dio and Craig Goldy
1. "One More for the Road" – 3:18
2. "Master of the Moon" – 4:19
3. "The End of the World" – 4:39
4. "Shivers" – 4:15
5. "The Man Who Would Be King" – 4:58
6. "The Eyes" – 6:27
7. "Living the Lie" – 4:25 (Ronnie James Dio; Craig Goldy; Simon Wright)
8. "I Am" – 5:00
9. "Death by Love" – 4:21 (Dio; Goldy; Chuck Garric; Wright)
10. "In Dreams" – 4:26
11. "The Prisoner Of Paradise" (Bonus Track) – 4:01
Životopis
V letech 1961 - 1967 má skupinu Ronnie James Dio & The Prophets, v níž působí jako pianista, baskytarista a trumpetista (vyšlo album Dio At Dominos, v r. 1963 na značce Lawn). V r. 1967 zakládá sk. Electric Elves, jejíž název se počátkem 70. let mění na Elf. V ní teprve začíná zpívat. Od r. 1975 působí ve sk. Rainbow a od r. 1979 ve sk. Black Sabbath.
Po odchodu od Black Sabbath v r. 1983 zakládá vlastní kapelu Dio, přičemž Appiceho přetáhl právě z této kapely a Baina pak z Rainbow. Po oceňováném albu Holy Diver doplňuje sestavu v r. 1984 C. Schnell. O dva roky později střídá Campbella (přešel k Whitesnake) C. Goldie. Postupně dochází k poklesu popularity, přestože album Lock Up The Wolves mělo úspěch. Sestava Dio, Rowan Robertson, Jens Johansson , Simon Wright, Teddy Cook je z r. 1990.
V roce 1991 se R.J. Dio vrací k Black Sabbath. Od nich ale po dvou letech opět ochází a obnovuje vlastní skupinu ve složení Dio, Appice, Jeff Pilson, Tracy G.. Na konci r. 1995 už nahrávají ve slož. Dio, Appice, Tracy G. (Larry “Bones” Dennison) Jerry Best, Scott Warren. Album Angry Machine zklamalo. Po roce střídá Dennisona Best.