- heavy metal, pop-metal, hard rock
- 39 min
- 9 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Sacred Heart is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dio and the last to feature guitarist Vivian Campbell. It was released on August 12, 1985, on Warner Bros. Records in North America, and Vertigo elsewhere. The record peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 chart. It includes the singles "Rock 'n' Roll Children" and "Hungry for Heaven".
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic2.5/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1King of Rock and Roll3:44
- A2Sacred Heart6:28
- A3Another Lie3:50
- A4Rock ’n’ Roll Children4:33
- B1Hungry for Heaven4:11
- B2Like the Beat of a Heart4:21
- B3Just Another Day3:21
- B4Fallen Angels3:59
- B5Shoot Shoot4:17
9 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dio
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1985
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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