Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne album)

Black Rain
Cover photography by Joseph Cultice
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	22 May 2007
Recorded	2006
Studio	The Music Machine, Beverly Hills, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	46:28
Label	Epic
Producer	Ozzy Osbourne Kevin Churko
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Under Cover (2005) Black Rain (2007) Scream (2010)
Alternative cover
Original cardboard slipcase released in the US

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Not Going Away"	Ozzy Osbourne Zakk Wylde Kevin Churko	4:32
2.	"I Don't Wanna Stop"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	3:59
3.	"Black Rain"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:42
4.	"Lay Your World on Me"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:16
5.	"The Almighty Dollar"	Osbourne Churko	6:57
6.	"11 Silver"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	3:42
7.	"Civilize the Universe"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:43
8.	"Here for You"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:37
9.	"Countdown's Begun"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:53
10.	"Trap Door"	Osbourne Churko	4:03
Total length:			46:28

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Can't Save You"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	3:32
12.	"Nightmare"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:40

iTunes pre-order bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Love to Hate"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	3:57

Tour Edition - Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Wanna Stop" (live)	Osbourne Wylde Churko	3:44
2.	"Not Going Away" (live)	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:36
3.	"Here for You" (live)	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:50
4.	"Nightmare"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	4:40
5.	"I Can't Save You"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	3:32
6.	"Love to Hate"	Osbourne Wylde Churko	3:57

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals, harmonica, production
• Zakk Wylde – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals ^[14]
• Rob "Blasko" Nicholson – bass
• Mike Bordin – drums

Production

• Kevin Churko – producer, engineer, mixing
• Zack Fagan – additional engineering
• Kane Churko – additional Pro Tools
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Joshua Marc Levy – art direction and new logo design

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Black Rain Chart (2007) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 37 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [16] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 78 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [18] 69 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [19] 5 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [20] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [21] 56 European Albums Chart [22] 8 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [23] 2 French Albums (SNEP) [24] 91 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] 9 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [26] 17 Irish Albums (IRMA) [27] 53 Italian Albums (FIMI) [28] 22 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [29] 17 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [30] 9 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [31] 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [32] 22 Scottish Albums (OCC) [33] 9 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [34] 66 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [35] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [36] 23 UK Albums (OCC) [37] 8 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [38] 2 US Billboard 200 [39] 3 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [40] 8 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [41] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Black Rain Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200 [42] 129

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Black Rain

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [43]	Platinum	100,000^
Russia (NFPF) [44]	Platinum	20,000*
United States (RIAA) [45]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Black Rain at Discogs (list of releases)