Dream Evil is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Dio, released in August 1987. It is the first album without Vivian Campbell who left the band in 1986, and features former Rough Cutt members Craig Goldy on guitar and Claude Schnell on keyboards. It includes the singles "All the Fools Sailed Away" and "I Could Have Been a Dreamer". Dream Evil was Dio's last album to feature mascot Murray on the cover and also the last to feature drummer Vinny Appice until the 1993 album Strange Highways. It was also the last album to feature bassist Jimmy Bain until the release of 2000's Magica. The album also marks Schnell's final appearance with Dio.
Personnel
Dio
Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Vinny Appice – drums
Jimmy Bain – bass
Craig Goldy – guitars
Claude Schnell – keyboards
Additional musicians
Mitchell Singing Boys – chorus on "All the Fools Sailed Away"
Production
Recorded at Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
Produced by Ronnie James Dio
Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
Assistant engineered by Charlie Brocco, Tom Biener and Allen Abrahamson
Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City
Cover illustration by Steve Huston
Cover model: Amanda Schendel