| Sacred Heart | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Dio_SacredHeart.jpg) Cover art by Robert Florczak | ||||
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| Released | August 12, 1985[1] | |||
| Studio | Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. (North America) Vertigo (rest of the world) | |||
| Producer | Ronnie James Dio | |||
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| Singles from Sacred Heart | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
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,[1] on Warner Bros. Records in North America, and Vertigo elsewhere. The record peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5] It includes the singles "Rock 'n' Roll Children" and "Hungry for Heaven".
- ^ a b "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. August 2, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Dio Sacred Heart review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 198.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2013.