Ronnie James Dio joined the band from this album, making this the first album with a lineup different from the original members.
Released in 1980, it reached number 28 on the US Billboard 200.
All the songs were written by Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. The album is full of great guitar tunes, such as "Neon Knights" and "Children Of The Sea". Produced by Martin Birch, who also worked on Deep Purple and Rainbow.
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A:
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1)
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Neon Knights
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2)
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Children Of The Sea
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3)
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Lady Evil
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4)
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Heaven And Hell
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B:
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1)
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Wishing Well
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2)
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Die Young
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3)
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Walk Away
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4)
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Lonely Is The Word
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C:
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1)
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Children Of The Sea (Live B-Side Of Neon Knights)
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Heaven And Hell (Live 7" Edit, B-Side Of Die Young)
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Lady Evil (Mono 7" Edit)
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4)
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Neon Knights (Live 1980)
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D:
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Children Of The Sea (Live 1980)
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2)
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Heaven And Hell (Live 1980)
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3)
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Die Young (Live 1980)
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A&R [2021 Release Credits], Coordinator [Release Coordination] - Hugh Gilmour
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Art Direction - Richard Seireeni
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Bass - Geezer Butler
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Design [Reissue Design] - Hugh Gilmour
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Drums - Bill Ward
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Engineer [Assistant Engineer] - Joe “C” Foglia
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Guitar - Tony Iommi
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Illustration [Cover Illustration By] - Lynn Curlee
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Illustration [Liner Illustration] - Harry Carmean
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Keyboards - Geoff Nicholls
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Lacquer Cut By - Bazza
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Liner Notes - Kory Grow
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Liner Notes - Lynn Curlee
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Lyrics By - Ronnie James Dio
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Producer, Engineer - Martin Birch (A1 to B4)
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Product Manager - Andrew Rolland (2)
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Product Manager - Ian Bennett (7)
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Remastered By - Andy Pearce
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Remastered By - Matt Wortham
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Technician [Equipment] - Graham Wright
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Technician [Equipment] - Mickey Balla
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Vocals - Ronnie James Dio
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Written-By [Music Written By], Arranged By - Ward
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Written-By [Music Written By], Arranged By - Buttler
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Written-By [Music Written By], Arranged By - Dio
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Written-By [Music Written By], Arranged By - Iommi
