At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987

At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987
Live album by Dio
Released	November 9, 2010
Recorded	August 20, 1983 & August 22, 1987
Venue	Monsters Of Rock (Donington Park)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	106:46
Label	Niji Entertainment Group
Producer	Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Holy Diver - Live (2006) At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2010) Finding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986 (2013)
Ronnie James Dio chronology
The Devil You Know (2009) Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2010) Finding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986 (2013)

At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 is a live album from American heavy metal band Dio. It was released on November 9, 2010^[1] as the first release from Dio's Niji Entertainment Group label.^[2] It features two appearances by Dio at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington: the 1983 show and the 1987 show (from the Holy Diver and Dream Evil tours, respectively).^[3][4] In addition to his work with his own band, material from Ronnie James Dio's time in Black Sabbath and Rainbow is also showcased. Much of the material on these two discs is included as bonus tracks on the deluxe expanded editions of Holy Diver and Dream Evil, released in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
BBC Music	Positive[6]
Blabbermouth.net	8/10[7]
Record Collector	[8]

Blabbermouth.net reviewed the album, giving it a score of 8/10 and saying that the album "...is a terrific performance document from DIO's performances at the Monsters of Rock festivals. Nothing shabby or thrown-together here, the two-disc set exudes all the power and glory of a larger-than-life (figuratively speaking) heavy metal icon at the top of his game...".^[7]

Greg Moffitt at BBC music gave the album a positive review calling it a "great souvenir of Dio’s halcyon days and a fitting tribute to a true legend."^[6]

Track listing

Disc 1: 1983

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stand Up and Shout"	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio	3:49
2.	"Straight Through the Heart"	Bain, Dio	4:49
3.	"Children of the Sea"	Geezer Butler, Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward	6:15
4.	"Rainbow in the Dark"	Vinny Appice, Bain, Vivian Campbell, Dio	4:48
5.	"Holy Diver"	Dio	5:08
6.	"Drum Solo"	Appice	0:41
7.	"Stargazer"	Ritchie Blackmore, Dio	1:42
8.	"Guitar Solo"	Campbell	1:38
9.	"Heaven and Hell" (long live version)	Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward	11:05
10.	"Man on the Silver Mountain"	Blackmore, Dio	3:32
11.	"Starstruck"	Blackmore, Dio	0:46
12.	"Man on the Silver Mountain (Reprise)"	Blackmore, Dio	2:29

Disc 2: 1987

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dream Evil"	Dio, Craig Goldy	4:56
2.	"Neon Knights"	Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward	4:43
3.	"Naked in the Rain"	Dio	7:28
4.	"Rock 'n' Roll Children"	Dio	2:46
5.	"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"	Blackmore, Dio	4:39
6.	"The Last in Line"	Bain, Campbell, Dio	4:12
7.	"Children of the Sea"	Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward	1:22
8.	"Holy Diver"	Dio	1:27
9.	"Heaven and Hell"	Butler, Dio, Iommi, Ward	3:18
10.	"Man on the Silver Mountain"	Blackmore, Dio	4:28
11.	"All the Fools Sailed Away"	Dio, Goldy	4:23
12.	"The Last in Line (Reprise)"	Bain, Campbell, Dio	1:11
13.	"Rainbow in the Dark"	Appice, Bain, Campbell, Dio	5:11

Personnel

• Ronnie James Dio - vocals
• Vivian Campbell - guitar (on disc 1)
• Craig Goldy - guitar (on disc 2)
• Claude Schnell - keyboards
• Jimmy Bain - bass
• Vinny Appice - drums

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10]	82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	87
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12]	18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[13]	12
US Billboard 200[14]	98
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	9
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[16]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17]	18
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18]	17

References

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3. "03-Sep-10 Two CD Digipak "Dio At Donnington UK: Live 1983 & 1987" To Be Released In November". EddieTrunk.com. Eddie Trunk. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
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