Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life

Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life

Studio album by Various Artists
Released	March 25, 2014 (Japan)^[1] March 31, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	Rhino
Producer	Wendy Gaxiola

Full gatefold

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
sputnikmusic	^[3]
Blabbermouth	^[4]

Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life is a 2014 tribute album to singer-songwriter Ronnie James Dio, lead singer of several heavy metal bands including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. The album features many of Dio's contemporaries performing songs originally recorded by Dio. Tenacious D won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards for their cover of "The Last in Line".^[5]

Dio died in 2010 from stomach cancer. Album proceeds were targeted for Dio's Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Neon Knights"	Anthrax	4:29
2.	"The Last in Line"	Tenacious D	3:44
3.	"The Mob Rules"	Adrenaline Mob	3:17
4.	"Rainbow in the Dark"	Corey Taylor, Roy Mayorga, Satchel, Christian Martucci, Jason Christopher	4:24
5.	"Straight Through the Heart"	Halestorm	3:58
6.	"Starstruck"	Motörhead with Biff Byford	4:06
7.	"The Temple of the King"	Scorpions	4:37
8.	"Egypt (The Chains Are On)"	Doro	6:10
9.	"Holy Diver"	Killswitch Engage	4:09
10.	"Catch the Rainbow"	Glenn Hughes, Simon Wright, Craig Goldy, Rudy Sarzo, Scott Warren	6:42
11.	"I"	Oni Logan, Jimmy Bain, Rowan Robertson, Brian Tichy	5:30
12.	"Man on the Silver Mountain"	Rob Halford, Vinny Appice, Doug Aldrich, Jeff Pilson, Scott Warren	5:18
13.	"Ronnie Rising Medley" – "A Light In The Black", "Tarot Woman", "Stargazer", "Kill the King"	Metallica	9:04
14.	"This Is Your Life"	Dio	3:26

Japanese Bonus Track
Track listing
No.	Title	Artist	Length
15.	"Heaven & Hell"	Stryper
16.	"Stand Up and Shout"	Dio Disciples

Digital Bonus Track
Track listing
No.	Title	Artist	Length
17.	"Buried Alive"	Jasta

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]	25

References

↑ "Japanese Version Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album To Include Bonus Tracks By STRYPER, DIO DISCIPLES". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. March 5, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life - Various Artists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
↑ g, manos (June 26, 2014). "Review: CD Dio - This Is Your Life Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
↑ Van Horn, Ray. "cdreviews".
↑ "Best Metal Performance". grammy.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
↑ Merlin (February 6, 2014). "METAL GIANTS TO FEATURE ON DIO TRIBUTE ALBUM". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
↑ "Ronnie James Dio (A Tribute To): This Is Your Life" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

External links

Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund

Dio

Ronnie James Dio Vinny Appice Jimmy Bain Jake E. Lee Vivian Campbell Claude Schnell Craig Goldy Simon Wright Rowan Robertson Teddy Cook Jens Johansson Scott Warren Tracy G Jeff Pilson Larry Dennison Doug Aldrich Rudy Sarzo

Studio albums	Holy Diver The Last in Line Sacred Heart Dream Evil Lock Up the Wolves Strange Highways Angry Machines Magica Killing the Dragon Master of the Moon

EPs	The Dio E.P.

Live albums	Intermission Inferno: Last in Live Evil or Divine: Live in New York City Holy Diver: Live Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993

Compilations	Diamonds: The Best of Dio The Very Beast of Dio The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2

Singles	"Holy Diver" "Rainbow in the Dark" "The Last in Line" "Rock 'n' Roll Children" "Hungry for Heaven" "Dio Live" "King of Rock and Roll" "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" "All the Fools Sailed Away" "Electra"

Videos	A Special from the Spectrum Sacred Heart "The Video" Time Machine Evil or Divine: Live in New York City We Rock Holy Diver: Live Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993

Related bands	Black Sabbath Elf Hear 'n Aid Heaven & Hell Last in Line Rainbow

Related articles	Discography Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Magic: A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio Dio (Jorn album) Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life

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