Tuesday, April 9, 2024: 11pm ET: Feature LP: Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell (1980)

Heaven and Hell is the ninth studio album by English rock 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 1 million sales in the United States alone. In the band’s native country, it sold well enough to be certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry in April 1982.

1. “Neon Knights” 3:53
2. “Children of the Sea” 5:34
3. “Lady Evil” 4:26
4. “Heaven and Hell” 6:59
5. “Wishing Well” 4:07
6. “Die Young” 4:45
7. “Walk Away” 4:25
8. “Lonely Is the Word” 5:51

Live Tracks
1. “Children of the Sea” 6:24

2. “Heaven and Hell” 7:19
3. “Lady Evil” 3:54
4. “Neon Knights” 4:49
5. “Children of the Sea” 5:58
6. “Heaven and Hell” 12:34
7. “Die Young” 4:36

Tony Iommi – guitar
Geezer Butler – bass guitar
Bill Ward – drums, percussion
Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals
Geoff Nicholls – keyboards