Dio "The Very Beast Of Dio"

The Very Beast of Dio is the second greatest hits collection CD from the American heavy metal band Dio. The first to be released in the U.S., it has sold over 1,400,000 copies, according to SoundScan. As of 11/03/2009 it has been certified Gold by the RIAA, having sold more than 500,000 copies in the US.

A followup to this compilation was released on October 9, 2012.

Track listing

1. "Stand Up and Shout" Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain 3:19
2. "Holy Diver" Dio 5:54
3. "Rainbow in the Dark" Dio, Vivian Campbell, Bain, Vinny Appice 4:16
4. "Straight Through the Heart" Dio, Bain 4:36
5. "We Rock" Dio 4:35
6. "The Last in Line" Dio, Campbell, Bain 5:47
7. "Mystery" Dio, Bain 3:58
8. "King of Rock and Roll" Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice 3:52
9. "Sacred Heart" Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice 6:28
10. "Hungry for Heaven" Dio, Bain 4:11
11. "Rock 'n' Roll Children" Dio 4:33
12. "Man on the Silver Mountain (live)" Ritchie Blackmore, Dio 2:29
13. "Dream Evil" Dio, Craig Goldy 4:29
14. "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" Dio, Goldy 4:44
15. "Lock Up the Wolves" Dio, Rowan Robertson, Bain 8:34
16. "Strange Highways" Dio, Appice, Tracy G, Jeff Pilson 6:53

The CD comes packaged in a slipcase.

Tracks 1-4 taken from "Holy Diver" 1983

Tracks 5-7 taken from "The Last in Line" 1984

Tracks 8-11 taken from "Sacred Heart" 1985

Track 12 taken from "Intermission" 1986

Tracks 13-14 taken from "Dream Evil" 1987

Track 15 taken from "Lock up the Wolves" 1990

Track 16 taken from "Strange Highways" 1994

Man on the Silver Mountain is a Rainbow cover recorded at the Sports Arena in San Diego, CA, December 6th, 1985

A 10 page biography on Dio is included in the cd booklet.

In Germany, the album came out under the title The Evil Collection: The Very Best of Dio in 2002, with different artwork.