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Lock Up the Wolves
Studio album by Dio
Released May 15, 1990
Recorded Reno, Nevada
Genre Heavy metal
Length 60:43
Label Reprise
Producer Tony Platt, Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Dream Evil
(1987)
Lock Up the Wolves
(1990)
Diamonds – The Best of Dio
(1992)

Lock Up the Wolves is Dio's fifth album, 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 played with AC/DC from 1983-89.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2/5 stars[2]

Contents

Track listing [edit]

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated

No. Title Length
1. "Wild One" (Dio, Rowan Robertson) 4:05
2. "Born on the Sun" (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
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" (Dio, Robertson) 5:04
11. "My Eyes" (Dio, Robertson, Johansson) 6:36

Charts [edit]

Album [edit]

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 UK Album Charts
1990 Lock Up the Wolves #61 #28

Personnel [edit]

Production [edit]

  • Recorded at Granny's House, Reno, Nevada
  • Co-produced by Tony Platt and Ronnie James Dio
  • Engineered by Tony Platt
  • Assistant engineered by Don Evans
  • Mixed by Nigel Green and Tony Platt at Battery Studios, London, England
  • Assistant mixed by Yan Memmi
  • Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City
  • Cover illustration by Wil Rees

References [edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Lock up the Wolves - Dio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-18. 
  2. ^ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2012-06-06. 
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