Song · Dio
“Hey Angel” by Dio
From the album Lock Up the Wolves (1990)
“Hey Angel” by Dio appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1990 on the album Lock Up the Wolves. Its best result is #855 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,146 hard rock song of all time.
"Hey Angel" comes from Lock Up the Wolves, Dio's fifth studio album, released in 1990 through Reprise in North America and Vertigo everywhere else, and it's the sound of Ronnie James Dio tearing the whole thing down and starting again. He was the only member left from Dream Evil, and he wrote this one with his new guitarist, Rowan Robertson, who was all of 18 at the time.
Around them the new lineup falls in: Teddy Cook on bass, Jens Johansson on keyboards, Simon Wright on drums. Dio co-produced with Tony Platt, who also engineered it and mixed it with Nigel Green. The album marked a dip in Dio's fortunes, doing less business with fans and critics alike than the 4 records before it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 855 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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