Ronnie James Dio discography

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Ronnie James Dio discography
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Dio waving the "sign of the horns" at a Heaven and Hell concert, 2007
Studio albums20
Live albums23
Compilation albums8
Singles18

This is a list of Ronnie James Dio releases. Some of his early appearances on 45 rpm singles are collected on several volumes of the LP series The History of Syracuse Music, released in the 1980s. A complete discography with lyrics can be found here. [1]

Contents

Releases

Ronnie & The Red Caps

YearA-SideB-SideFormatLabelCat. No.CountryNotes
1958ConquestLover7”Reb59-45-105USARonnie didn't sing lead vocals on either of these tracks
1960An Angel Is MissingWhat I'd Say7”SenecaS 178-102USAReleased as "Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps"

Ronnie Dio & The Prophets

Singles

YearA-SideB-SideFormatLabelCat. No.CountryNotes
1962 The Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo Love Pains7”Atlantic2145Canada, USA-
1962Will You Still Love Me TomorrowBad Man In Town7”Audiodisc/Swan
1963Gonna Make It AloneSwingin’ Street7”Lawn218USA-
1963Mr. MiseryOur Year7”Swan4165USA-
1963Che Tristezza Senza Te (Mr. Misery)Our Year7”DerbyDB 5084ItalyNew Italian lyrics set to the music of "Mr. Misery" (not a translation of "Mr. Misery"), “Our Year” sung in English
1964Mr. MiseryOur Year7”Stateside35-ESS.21India-
1964 Love Potion No. 9 Love Potion No. 97”Valex001USA-
1965 Say You're Mine Again Where You Gonna Run To Girl7”Kapp697Canada, USA-
1965Smiling By Day (Crying By Night)Dear Darling (I Won't Be Comin' Home)7”Kapp725Canada, USA-
1965Walking AloneThe Way Of Love7”Kapp770Canada, USA-
1967Walking In Different Circles10 Days With Brenda7”ParkwayP-143USA-

Albums

YearTitleFormatLabelCat. No.CountryNotes
1963Dio at Domino'sLPJoveJ-108USARecorded live at Domino's Restaurant, Cortland, New York on February 24, 1963 [2]

The Electric Elves

YearA-SideB-SideFormatLabelCat. No.CountryNotes
1967Hey, Look Me OverIt Pays To Advertise7”MGMK 13839USA-

The Elves

Singles

YearA-SideB-SideFormatLabelCat. No.CountryNotes
1969Walking in Different CirclesShe's Not the Same7”Decca732507USA-
1970Amber VelvetWest Virginia7”MCAMU 1114Sweden, UK-
1970Amber VelvetWest Virginia7”Decca732617USA-

Bootlegs

YearTitleFormatLabelCat. No.CountryNotes
1971Live at the BeaconLP--USABootleg

Elf

Studio albums

YearTitleFormatLabelNotes
1972 Elf LP, CS, CDEpic-
1974 Carolina County Ball LP, CS, CDPurple, Line, Safari, MGMKnown as L.A. 59 in USA
1975 Trying to Burn the Sun LP, CS, CDSafari, Interfusion-

Compilations

YearTitleFormatLabelNotes
1974The History of Syracuse Music, Vol. VILPECEIPVarious Artists compilation, includes a live version of "Rockin' Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues"
1978 The Gargantuan Elf Album CDSafariBoth Carolina County Ball and Trying to Burn the Sun albums on one CD, minus the song "Happy"
198920 Years of Syracuse RockCS-Various Artists compilation, includes a live version of "Hoochie Koochie Lady"
1994 The Elf Albums CDConnoisseur Collection, FestivalBoth Carolina County Ball and Trying to Burn the Sun albums on one CD

Bootlegs

YearTitleFormat
1972Live at the BankLP
1973Live! And My Soul Shall Be LiftedLP, CD

Rainbow

For more details, see Rainbow discography

Studio albums

YearTitle Certifications
1975 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow UK: Silver
1976 Rising UK: Gold (Original Edition)

UK: Silver (Deluxe Edition)

1978 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll UK: Silver

Live albums

YearTitle Certifications
1977 On Stage UK: Silver
1986 Finyl Vinyl
1990 Live in Germany 1976
2006 Live In Munich 1977 (CD/DVD)
2006 Deutschland Tournee 1976 (Box-set)
2007Live In Cologne 1976
Live In Düsseldorf 1976
Live In Nurnberg 1976

Black Sabbath

For more details, see Black Sabbath discography .

Studio albums

YearTitleCertificationsNotes
1980 Heaven and Hell US: Platinum

UK: Gold

1981 Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture One track, an alternate take of "The Mob Rules"
1981 Mob Rules US: Gold

UK: Silver

1992 Dehumanizer
2007 Black Sabbath: The Dio Years Compilation, Contains three new songs
2008 The Rules of Hell A box set containing all the Dio era Black Sabbath albums

Live albums

YearTitleNotes
1980 Black And Blue VHS
1982 Live Evil
2007 Live at Hammersmith Odeon Limited release of 5,000

Dio

For more details, see Dio discography .

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations

Heaven & Hell

Studio albums

Singles

  • "The Devil Cried", "Shadow of the Wind", "Ear in the Wall" (2007)

Live albums

Guest appearances

Other media

Studio albums timeline

BandAlbum
Elf
(1972)
Carolina County Ball
(1974)
Trying to Burn the Sun
(1975)
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
(1975)
Rising
(1976)
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
(1978)
Heaven and Hell
(1980)
Mob Rules
(1981)
Holy Diver
(1983)
The Last in Line
(1984)
Sacred Heart
(1985)
Dream Evil
(1987)
Lock Up the Wolves
(1990)
Dehumanizer
(1992)
Strange Highways
(1993)
Angry Machines
(1996)
Magica
(2000)
Killing the Dragon
(2002)
Master of the Moon
(2004)
The Devil You Know
(2009)
Elf Rainbow Black Sabbath Dio Black Sabbath Dio Heaven & Hell
RolePersonnel
Vocals Ronnie James Dio
Guitar David Feinstein Steve Edwards
Mickey Lee Soule
Ritchie Blackmore Tony Iommi Vivian Campbell Craig Goldy Rowan Robertson Tony Iommi Tracy G Craig Goldy Doug Aldrich Craig Goldy Tony Iommi
Bass Ronnie James Dio Craig Gruber Jimmy Bain Ritchie Blackmore
Bob Daisley
Geezer Butler Jimmy Bain Teddy Cook Geezer Butler Jeff Pilson Jimmy Bain Jeff Pilson Geezer Butler
Drums Gary Driscoll Cozy Powell Bill Ward Vinny Appice Simon Wright Vinny Appice Simon Wright Vinny Appice
Keyboards Mickey Lee Soule Tony Carey David Stone Geoff Nicholls Jimmy Bain Claude Schnell Jens Johansson Geoff Nicholls Jeff Pilson Craig Goldy
Ronnie James Dio
Jimmy Bain Scott Warren Mike Exeter

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    References

    1. "...To view track listings from a particular album, click on the album's nameThen to view song lyrics, click on the song title..." Angelfire.com. 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
    2. "Tapio's Ronnie James Dio Pages: Ronnie Dio & the Prophets LP Discography".