The Last in Line

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The Last in Line
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Studio album by
Dio
ReleasedJuly 2, 1984
Studio Caribou Ranch (Colorado)
Genre Heavy metal
Length41:07
Label Warner Bros. (North America)
Vertigo (rest of the world)
Producer Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Holy Diver
(1983)		The Last in Line
(1984)		 Sacred Heart
(1985)
Singles from The Last in Line
  1. "The Last in Line"
    Released: June 11, 1984 (EU)
  2. "We Rock"
    Released: August 3, 1984 (UK) [1]
  3. "Mystery"
    Released: September 21, 1984 [2]
Side one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."We Rock"Dio4:36
2."The Last in Line"Dio, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell 5:40
3."Breathless"Dio, Campbell4:04
4."I Speed at Night"Dio, Vinny Appice, Bain, Campbell3:22
5."One Night in the City"Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell5:15
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
6."Evil Eyes"Dio3:38
7."Mystery"Dio, Bain3:46
8."Eat Your Heart Out"Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell3:49
9."Egypt (The Chains Are On)"Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell6:57
2012 Deluxe Edition CD 2
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Eat Your Heart Out" (live B-side of "Mystery" 12')Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell5:11
2."Don't Talk to Strangers" (live B-side of "Mystery" 12')Dio6:03
3."Holy Diver" (live B-side of "We Rock")Dio4:23
4."Rainbow in the Dark" (live B-side of "We Rock" 12')Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell4:43
5."One Night in the City" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell5:55
6."We Rock" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio5:05
7."Holy Diver" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio4:28
8."Stargazer" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984) Ritchie Blackmore, Dio1:53
9."Heaven and Hell" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984) Geezer Butler, Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward 13:03
10."Rainbow in the Dark" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell5:11
11."Man on the Silver Mountain" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Blackmore, Dio8:14
12."Don't Talk to Strangers" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)Dio5:38

Personnel

Dio
Production

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11] 51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 11
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [13] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 4
US Billboard 200 [18] 23
Chart (2012)Peak
position
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts [19] 154
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [20] 23

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [22] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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