Heaven and Hell is the ninth studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, 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.
Produced by Martin Birch, the album was a commercial success, particularly in the United States, where it reached number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum for one million sales. In the band’s native country, it sold well enough to be certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry in April 1982. The album’s cover art was taken from a painting by artist Lynn Curlee, Smoking Angels, inspired by a 1928 photograph of women dressed as angels smoking backstage during a break at a college pageant. The album’s back cover illustration of the band was drawn by artist Harry Carmean.
Tracklist:
- Neon Knights
- Children of the Sea
- Lady Evil
- Heaven and Hell
- Wishing Well
- Die Young
- Walk Away
- Lonely Is the Word
Black Sabbath
Ronnie James Dio: lead vocals
Tony Iommi: guitar
Geezer Butler: bass
Bill Ward: drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Geoff Nicholls: keyboards
Production
Produced and engineered by Martin Birch
Assistant engineer: Joe “C” Foglia
Equipment: Graham Wright and Mickey Balla
Remastered by Dan Hersch (2008 reissue)
Album cover art Smoking Angels by Lynn Curlee
Back cover illustration by Harry Carmean
Art direction by Richard Seireeni
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010)
