Lock Up the Wolves

Lock Up the Wolves
Studio album by Dio
Released	May 15, 1990
Recorded	Grammie's House, Reno, Nevada
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	60:43
Label	Reprise (North America) Vertigo (rest of the world)
Producer	Tony Platt, Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Dream Evil (1987) Lock Up the Wolves (1990) Strange Highways (1993)
Ronnie James Dio chronology
Dream Evil (1987) Lock Up the Wolves (1990) Dehumanizer (1992)
Singles from Lock Up the Wolves
"Hey Angel" / "Why Are They Watching Me" Released: September 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Lock Up the Wolves is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio, released on May 15, 1990. It displayed a complete change of musician line-up over the previous Dream Evil album, including eighteen-year-old guitarist Rowan Robertson, and Simon Wright on drums who had played with AC/DC from 1983-89. The song Evil On Queen Street takes it title from a deli in Toronto who had a sandwich with that name - per Dio on Much Music in 1990.

Track listing

All lyrics and melodies by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Wild One"	Dio, Rowan Robertson	4:05
2.	"Born on the Sun"	Dio, Robertson, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice	5:36
3.	"Hey Angel"	Dio, Robertson	5:00
4.	"Between Two Hearts"	Dio, Robertson	6:30
5.	"Night Music"	Dio, Robertson, Bain	5:05
6.	"Lock Up the Wolves"	Dio, Robertson, Bain	8:33
7.	"Evil on Queen Street"	Dio, Robertson, Teddy Cook	6:04
8.	"Walk on Water"	Dio, Robertson, Jens Johansson	3:44
9.	"Twisted"	Dio, Robertson, Bain, Appice	4:45
10.	"Why Are They Watching Me"	Dio, Robertson	5:04
11.	"My Eyes"	Dio, Robertson, Johansson	6:36

Personnel

• Ronnie James Dio: Vocals
• Rowan Robertson: Rhythm, Lead and Acoustic Guitars
• Jens Johansson: Keyboards
• Teddy Cook: Bass
• Simon Wright: Drums, Percussion

Production

• Executive Producer: Ronnie James Dio
• Arranged by Dio
• Produced by Tony Platt and Ronnie James Dio
• Recorded by Tony Platt (at Granny's House, Reno, Nevada); assisted by Don Evans
• Mixed by Tony Platt and Nigel Green (at Battery Studios, London)
• Originally Mastered by George Marino
• "Wild One", "Hey Angel", "Between Two Hearts" and "Why Are They Watching Me" published by Niji Music/Schnick Music. "Born on the Sun" and "Twisted" published by Niji Music/Schnick Music/Lite Dusting Music/Vinny Appice Music. "Night Music" and "Lock Up the Wolves" published by Niji Music/Schnick Music/Lite Dusting Music. "Evil on Queen Street" published by Niji Music/Schnick Music/See-Ya Music. "Walk on Water" and "My Eyes" published by Niji Music/Schinck Music/Swinesongs Music.

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 1990 German Albums Chart[2] 16 Swedish Albums Chart[3] 23 Swiss Albums Charts[4] 25 UK Albums Chart[5] 28 Billboard 200 (USA)[6] 61 Oricon Japanese Albums Charts[7] 70 GfK Dutch Charts[8] 76

Singles Year Title Chart Position 1990 "Hey Angel" UK Singles Chart[9] 94

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Lock up the Wolves - Dio". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
2. "Album – DIO, Lock Up the Wolves". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
3. "Dio – Lock Up the Wolves (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
4. "Dio – Lock Up The Wolves". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
5. "Dio Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
6. "Lock Up the Wolves Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
7. ロニー・ジェームス・ディオのアルバム (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
8. "Dio – Lock Up the Wolves (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
9. "Dio – Hey Angel Chart Stats". Chart Archive.org. Retrieved 2013-11-13.

External links

• "Hey Angel" video clip
• "Wild One" video clip
• Lock Up the Wolves song lyrics