Heaven and Hell is the ninth studio album by Black Sabbath. It was recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida and released on April 25, 1980. It is the first Black Sabbath album to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in 1979.
Tracklist[]
All tracks are written by Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward.
| Side One | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Neon Knights" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Children of the Sea" | 5:34 |
| 3. | "Lady Evil" | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Heaven and Hell" | 6:59 |
| Side Two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "Wishing Well" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Die Young" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Walk Away" | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Lonely Is the Word" | 5:51 |
Total length: |
39:46 | |
2010 deluxe edition[]
| Disc Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
| 1. | "Children of the Sea" | "Neon Knights" live B-side | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Heaven and Hell" | "Die Young" live B-side | 7:19 |
| 3. | "Lady Evil" | Mono Edit, 7" Single | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Neon Knights" | Live, Hartford, CT, 1980 | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Children of the Sea" | Live, Hartford, CT, 1980 | 5:58 |
| 6. | "Heaven and Hell" | Live, Hartford, CT, 1980 & 12" single version | 12:34 |
| 7. | "Die Young" | Live, Hartford, CT, 1980 | 4:36 |
Total length: |
45:34 | ||
Personnel[]
- Ronnie James Dio: Vocals
- Tony Iommi: Guitar
- Geezer Butler: Bass
- Bill Ward: Drums, Percussion
Additional musicians[]
- Geoff Nicholls: Keyboards
Production[]
- Martin Birch: production and engineer
- Joe "C" Foglia: Assistant engineer
- Graham Wright and Mickey Balla: equipment
- Dan Hersch: remastered (2008 reissue)
- Lynn Curlee: album cover art Smoking Angels
- Harry Carmean: back cover illustration
- Richard Seireeni: art direction
Trivia[]
- The late bassist Craig Gruber claimed to have played bass on this album.
References[]
| Black Sabbath studio albums | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Sabbath • Paranoid • Master of Reality • Vol. 4 • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath • Sabotage • Technical Ecstasy • Never Say Die! • Heaven and Hell • Mob Rules • Born Again • Seventh Star • The Eternal Idol • Headless Cross • Tyr • Dehumanizer • Cross Purposes • Forbidden • 13 | |||