No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)

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No Rest for the Wicked
No rest for the wicked.jpg
Cover photography by Bob Carlos Clarke
Studio album by
Ozzy Osbourne
ReleasedOctober 1988 [1]
Recorded1988
StudioEnterprise Studios (Los Angeles) and Goodnight L.A. Studios, Van Nuys, U.S.
Genre Heavy metal
Length43:08
Label Epic/CBS
Producer
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Tribute
(1987)		No Rest for the Wicked
(1988)		 Best of Ozz
(1989)
Singles from No Rest for the Wicked
  1. "Miracle Man"
    Released: 24 October 1988 [2]
  2. "Crazy Babies"
    Released: February 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Martin Popoff Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth solo studio album by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released in October 1988. [6] The album was certified gold in December 1988 and has since gone double platinum. [7] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200. [8] It was the first album to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde, keyboardist John Sinclair and the first to feature bassist Bob Daisley since Bark at the Moon .

Contents

Overview

Osbourne wanted to work with producer Roy Thomas Baker after he was impressed by the drum sounds achieved on Slade's 1987 album You Boyz Make Big Noize , which Baker co-produced. [9]

No Rest for the Wicked is the recording debut of lead guitarist Zakk Wylde. [10] After firing lead guitarist Jake E. Lee in 1987, Osbourne received a demo tape from Wylde and later hired him after an audition.

Bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley made his return to Osbourne's band after the two had a falling out in 1985. Once the album's recording was complete, Daisley was once again out, replaced by Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler for subsequent promotional tours.

"Miracle Man", "Crazy Babies", and "Breaking All the Rules" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 CD and cassette releases. The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal. [11] The song "Bloodbath in Paradise" references Charles Manson and the Manson Family murders.

Creative Director John Carver was hired by Osbourne's management (his wife Sharon) to conceptualize and direct the album sleeve for "No Rest For the Wicked". Carver's concept was to portray Osbourne as Jesus Christ, with photographer Bob Carlos Clarke taking the cover photo.

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Miracle Man"
3:44
2."Devil's Daughter"
5:15
3."Crazy Babies"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Daisley
4:15
4."Breakin' All the Rules"
  • Osbourne
  • Daisley
  • Wylde
  • Sinclair
  • Castillo
5:15
5."Bloodbath in Paradise"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Sinclair
  • Castillo
  • Daisley
5:03
6."Fire in the Sky"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Sinclair
  • Castillo
  • Daisley
6:24
7."Tattooed Dancer"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Daisley
3:53
8."Demon Alcohol"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Daisley
4:30
9."Hero"
  • Osbourne
  • Daisley
  • Wylde
  • Sinclair
  • Castillo
4:49
Total length:43:08
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."The Liar" (originally on 1988 Japanese release only)
  • Osbourne
  • Sinclair
  • Daisley
4:32
11."Miracle Man" (recorded live at the Tower Theatre, Upper Darby Township, PA, 4 June 1989) 3:48
Total length:51:28

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [12] 40
European Albums Chart [13] 47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 29
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [15] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [16] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 26
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 23
US Billboard 200 [20] 13

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [21] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [7] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 22 October 1988. p. 42. Retrieved 23 July 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  2. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 67.
  3. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN   978-1-894959-31-5.
  5. ↑ Guterman, Jimmy (1 December 1988). "Ozzy Osbourne: No Rest For The Wicked : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Great Rock Discography". p. 1132.
  7. 1 2 "American album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "No Rest for the Wicked Billboard Albums". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Popoff, Martin (2014). Steal Away the Night: An Ozzy Osbourne Day-by-Day. Backbeat Books. p. 98. ISBN   978-1-48036-474-5.
  10. ↑ "Zakk Wylde Interview". Music Legends. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Order In The Court! 100 Celebrity Scandals That Rocked The Pop Culture Universe: #69 Jimmy Swaggart Caught With Prostitute". VH1. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  12. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  13. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 5, no. 44. 12 November 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  15. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked". Music Canada.
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