Heaven and Hell was Black Sabbath's ninth studio album and features the famous "smoking angels" on the album cover. Heaven and Hell was also the first Black Sabbath record album to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals. Dio replaced Ozzie Osborn as lead vocalist after Osborn was kicked out of the band for his excessive drug use. The album was a commercial and artistic success, soon going gold and then platinum.
Side one
No. - Title - Length
1. "Neon Knights" 3:53
2. "Children of the Sea" 5:34
3. "Lady Evil" 4:26
4. "Heaven and Hell" 6:59
Side two
No. - Title - Length
5. "Wishing Well" 4:07
6. "Die Young" 4:45
7. "Walk Away" 4:25
8. "Lonely Is the Word"
Below is an audio interview with the artist who painted the "Smoking Angels" art work used on Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell album cover, Lynn Curlee. The painter was inspired by a 1928 photograph of several women dressed as angels for a play who were smoking backstage during a break.
