Lock Up the Wolves

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Lock Up the Wolves
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Studio album by
Dio
ReleasedMay 15, 1990
RecordedGranny's House (Reno, Nevada)
Genre Heavy metal
Length60:43
Label Reprise (North America)
Vertigo (rest of the world)
Producer Tony Platt, Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Dream Evil
(1987)		Lock Up the Wolves
(1990)		 Strange Highways
(1993)
Ronnie James Dio chronology
Dream Evil
(1987)		Lock Up the Wolves
(1990)		 Dehumanizer
(1992)
Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
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, Robertson5:00
4."Between Two Hearts"Dio, Robertson6:30
5."Night Music"Dio, Robertson, Bain5:05
6."Lock Up the Wolves"Dio, Robertson, Bain8:33
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
7."Evil on Queen Street"Dio, Robertson, Teddy Cook6:04
8."Walk on Water"Dio, Robertson, Jens Johansson 3:44
9."Twisted"Dio, Robertson, Bain, Appice4:45
10."Why Are They Watching Me" (omitted from cassette and vinyl releases)Dio, Robertson5:04
11."My Eyes"Dio, Robertson, Johansson6:36

Personnel

Dio
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