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Recorded at Sound City Studios, also Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana), Come as You Are (Nirvana) and Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine)
Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Written by Ronnie James Dio, also Lonely Is the Word (Black Sabbath), Lady Evil (Black Sabbath) and Die Young (Black Sabbath)
Produced by Ronnie James Dio, also Still I’m Sad (Rainbow), Stand Up and Shout and Catch the Rainbow (Rainbow)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
448 other songs on fono were recorded at Sound City Studios, by Bad Religion and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and others
Angelo Arcuri engineered 10 of Dio’s top 10 songs
Ray Leonard engineered 8 of Dio’s top 10 songs
Angelo Arcuri engineered 24 songs on fono
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Jimmy Bain and Ronnie James Dio
- Produced by
- Ronnie James Dio
- Performed by
- Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice and Vivian Campbell
- Engineered by
- Angelo Arcuri and Ray Leonard
- Part of
- Holy Diver
- Recorded at
- Sound City Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Jimmy Bain and Ronnie James Dio
- Produced by
- Ronnie James Dio
- Performed by
- Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice and Vivian Campbell
- Engineered by
- Angelo Arcuri and Ray Leonard
- Part of
- Holy Diver
- Recorded at
- Sound City Studios
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ronnie James Dio
Same producer: Ronnie James Dio
Same engineer: Angelo Arcuri
Same studio: Sound City Studios
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Holy Diver
Same writer: Ronnie James Dio
Same engineer: Angelo Arcuri
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was performed by Jimmy Bain
Straight Through the Heart was performed by Jimmy Bain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was performed by Ronnie James Dio
Straight Through the Heart was performed by Ronnie James Dio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was performed by Vinny Appice
Straight Through the Heart was performed by Vinny Appice
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was performed by Vivian Campbell
Straight Through the Heart was performed by Vivian Campbell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was produced by Ronnie James Dio
Straight Through the Heart was produced by Ronnie James Dio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was written by Jimmy Bain
Straight Through the Heart was written by Jimmy Bain
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was written by Ronnie James Dio
Straight Through the Heart was written by Ronnie James Dio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart is part of the release Holy Diver
Straight Through the Heart is part of the release Holy Diver
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was recorded at Sound City Studios
Straight Through the Heart was recorded at Sound City Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Straight Through the Heart
Mercury Records is the label of the song Straight Through the Heart
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was engineered by Angelo Arcuri
Straight Through the Heart was engineered by Angelo Arcuri
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was engineered by Ray Leonard
Straight Through the Heart was engineered by Ray Leonard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Straight Through the Heart was released on 1983-05-25
Straight Through the Heart was released on 1983-05-25
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026