The Essential Ozzy Osbourne

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The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
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Greatest hits album by
Released11 February 2003 (2009: 3 Disc Edition)
Recorded1980–2001 (–2007: 3 Disc Edition)
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Length151:01
Label Epic/Legacy
Producer Various
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Live at Budokan
(2002)
The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
(2003)
Prince of Darkness
(2005)
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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 [4] and No. 21 in the UK. [5] 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.[ citation needed ] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on 5 February 2005 with an excess of 500,000 copies sold, [6] then certified Platinum by the RIAA on 3 March 2016. [7] This compilation was re-released in 2009 as a Limited Edition 3.0 package with an additional disc of bonus songs that were not on the original release.

Contents

The album tracks from Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman are from the 2002 remasters, for which they were partially re-recorded. The original drum and bass tracks were replaced with recordings by Osbourne's then-current bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin, as a management response to legal action by original bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake for unpaid royalty fees.

It does not feature any material from 1986's The Ultimate Sin ; however, the limited edition bonus disc does include two tracks from said album.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley Blizzard of Ozz (1980)4:50
2."Mr. Crowley"Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz4:55
3."I Don't Know" (live)Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley Tribute (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 Kerslake Diary 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 Ward Tribute2:52
10."Bark at the Moon"Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, Daisley Bark 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 Castillo No Rest for the Wicked (1988)4:14
15."Miracle Man"Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo, John Sinclair No 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 2
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 Kilmister No More Tears (1991)4:11
3."Desire"Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, KilmisterNo More Tears5:45
4."No More Tears"Osbourne, Wylde, Mike Inez, Castillo, John Purdell No 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, Kilmister Live & Loud (1993)4:05
8."Perry Mason"Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell Ozzmosis (1995)5:53
9."I Just Want You"Osbourne, Jim Vallance Ozzmosis4:56
10."Thunder Underground"Osbourne, Wylde, CastilloOzzmosis6:28
11."See You on the Other Side"Osbourne, Wylde, KilmisterOzzmosis6:09
12."Gets Me Through"Osbourne, Tim Palmer Down to Earth (2001)5:04
13."Dreamer"Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick Jones Down to Earth4:44
14."No Easy Way Out""Osbourne, PalmerDown to Earth5:06
Total length:74:25
Disc 3 (Limited 3.0 Edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."The Ultimate Sin"Osbourne, Lee, Daisley The 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, Frederiksen Live at Budokan (2002)4:15
4."I Don't Wanna Stop"Osbourne, Wylde, Kevin Churko Black Rain (2007)3:59
5."Black Rain"Osbourne, Wylde, ChurkoBlack Rain4:42
6."Changes" (featuring Kelly Osbourne)Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward Under Cover (2005)4:06
Total length:26:34

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21] Platinum70,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [22] Gold16,825 [22]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [23] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [24] Platinum40,000*
Sweden (GLF) [25] Gold30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA) [27] 2× Platinum2,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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