The Essential Ozzy Osbourne

The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
Greatest hits album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released 11 February 2003
Recorded 1980-2001
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock
Length 151:01
Label Epic/Legacy
Producer Various
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Live at Budokan
(2002)		 The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
(2003)		 Prince of Darkness
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

The Essential Ozzy Osbourne is a compilation album by British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released in 2003. It reached No. 81 on US charts[3] and No. 21 in the UK.[4] Tracks featured here from the first two albums are the re-recorded versions from recent reissues (see Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman) as well as the remixed Bark at the Moon tracks. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on 5 February 2005 with an excess of 500,000 copies sold,[5] then certified Platinum by the RIAA on 3 March 2016.[6] This compilation was re-released in 2009 as a Limited Edition 3.0 package with an additional disc of bonus songs that weren't on the original release.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Crazy Train"  Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz (1980)4:50
2."Mr Crowley"  Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz4:55
3."I Don't Know" (live)Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyTribute (1987)5:00
4."Suicide Solution"  Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz4:16
5."Goodbye to Romance"  Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz5:32
6."Over the Mountain"  Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee KerslakeDiary of a Madman (1981)4:31
7."Flying High Again"  Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, KerslakeDiary of a Madman4:38
8."Diary of a Madman"  Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, KerslakeDiary of a Madman6:12
9."Paranoid" (live)Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill WardTribute2:52
10."Bark at the Moon"  Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, DaisleyBark at the Moon (1983)4:15
11."You're No Different"  Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyBark at the Moon5:49
12."So Tired"  Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyBark at the Moon4:02
13."Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"  Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyBark at the Moon5:22
14."Crazy Babies"  Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Daisley, Randy CastilloNo Rest for the Wicked (1988)4:14
15."Miracle Man"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo, John SinclairNo Rest for the Wicked3:44
16."Fire in the Sky"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo, SinclairNo Rest for the Wicked6:24
Total length:76:36
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Breakin' All the Rules"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, CastilloNo Rest for the Wicked5:13
2."Mama, I'm Coming Home"  Osbourne, Wylde, Lemmy KilmisterNo More Tears (1991)4:11
3."Desire"  Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, KilmisterNo More Tears5:45
4."No More Tears"  Osbourne, Wylde, Mike Inez, Castillo, John PurdellNo More Tears7:22
5."Time After Time"  Osbourne, WyldeNo More Tears4:20
6."Road to Nowhere"  Osbourne, Wylde, CastilloNo More Tears5:09
7."I Don't Want to Change the World" (live)Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, KilmisterLive & Loud (1993)4:05
8."Perry Mason"  Osbourne, Wylde, PurdellOzzmosis (1995)5:53
9."I Just Want You"  Osbourne, Jim VallanceOzzmosis4:56
10."Thunder Underground"  Osbourne, Wylde, CastilloOzzmosis6:28
11."See You on the Other Side"  Osbourne, Wylde, KilmisterOzzmosis6:09
12."Gets Me Through"  Osbourne, Tim PalmerDown to Earth (2001)5:04
13."Dreamer"  Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick JonesDown to Earth4:44
14."No Easy Way Out""  Osbourne, PalmerDown to Earth5:06
Total length:74:25
Disc three (Limited 3.0 Edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."The Ultimate Sin"  Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyThe Ultimate Sin (1986)3:45
2."Lightning Strikes"  Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyThe Ultimate Sin5:14
3."That I Never Had" (live)Osbourne, Joe Holmes, Robert Trujillo, FrederiksenLive at Budokan (2002)4:15
4."I Don't Wanna Stop"  Osbourne, Wylde, Kevin ChurkoBlack Rain (2007)4:32
5."Black Rain"  Osbourne, Wylde, ChurkoBlack Rain4:42
6."Changes" (with Kelly Osbourne)Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardUnder Cover (2005)4:06
Total length:26:34

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Ozzy Osbourne - The Essential Ozzy Osbourne review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (20 February 2003). "Ozzy Osbourne - Essential Ozzy Osbourne". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Billboard album chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards March 2016" (PDF). RIAA. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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