Lock Up the Wolves
Lock Up the Wolves is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio, released on May 15, 1990. It displayed a complete change of musician line-up over the previous Dream Evil album, including eighteen-year-old guitarist Rowan Robertson, and Simon Wright on drums who had played with AC/DC from 1983-89. The song "Evil on Queen Street" takes its title from a deli in Toronto which had a sandwich with that name – per Dio on Much Music in 1990.
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| Released | May 15, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Granny's House, Reno, Nevada | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 60:43 | |||
| Label | Reprise (North America) Vertigo (rest of the world) | |||
| Producer | Tony Platt, Ronnie James Dio | |||
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| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
Guitarist Rowan Robertson states that two more songs were written and demoed for the album but left off at the decision of Wendy Dio: "‘Hell wouldn’t take her’ and ‘The River Between Us".[3]
Track listing
All lyrics and melodies by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Wild One" | Dio, Rowan Robertson | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Born on the Sun" (Track 8 between "Walk on Water" and "Twisted" on cassette and vinyl versions) | Dio, Robertson, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Hey Angel" | Dio, Robertson | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Between Two Hearts" | Dio, Robertson | 6:30 |
| 5. | "Night Music" | Dio, Robertson, Bain | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Lock Up the Wolves" | Dio, Robertson, Bain | 8:33 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 7. | "Evil on Queen Street" | Dio, Robertson, Teddy Cook | 6:04 |
| 8. | "Walk on Water" | Dio, Robertson, Jens Johansson | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Twisted" | Dio, Robertson, Bain, Appice | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Why Are They Watching Me" (Omitted from cassette and vinyl releases) | Dio, Robertson | 5:04 |
| 11. | "My Eyes" | Dio, Robertson, Johansson | 6:36 |
Personnel
- Dio
- Ronnie James Dio - vocals
- Rowan Robertson - rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars
- Jens Johansson - keyboards
- Teddy Cook - bass
- Simon Wright - drums, percussion
- Production
- Executive Producer - Ronnie James Dio
- Arranged by Dio
- Produced by Tony Platt and Ronnie James Dio
- Recorded by Tony Platt (at Granny's House, Reno, Nevada); assisted by Don Evans
- Mixed by Tony Platt and Nigel Green (at Battery Studios, London)
- Originally mastered by George Marino
Charts
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References
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Lock up the Wolves - Dio". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- bravewords.com. "ROWAN ROBERTSON - "Unreleased RONNIE JAMES DIO Songs Might Not See The Light Of Day"". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "Album – DIO, Lock Up the Wolves". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- "Dio – Lock Up the Wolves (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- "Dio – Lock Up The Wolves". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- "Dio Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- "Lock Up the Wolves Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ロニー・ジェームス・ディオのアルバム (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- "Dio – Lock Up the Wolves (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- "Dio – Hey Angel Chart Stats". Chart Archive.org. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
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