Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album)

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Tribute
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Live album by
Ozzy Osbourne
Released16 April 1987
Recorded1980–1981
Genre Heavy metal
Length70:28
Label
Producer
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
The Ultimate Sin
(1986)		Tribute
(1987)		 No Rest for the Wicked
(1988)
Singles from Tribute
  1. "Crazy Train"
    Released: 22 June 1987 [2]
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Tribute is a live album by British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, featuring guitarist Randy Rhoads, in whose honour the album was released. [3] The album was released in 16 April 1987 in the US [6] and 5 May 1987 in the UK, [7] five years after the death of Rhoads, then it was reissued on 22 August 1995, and again remastered and reissued in 2002. It peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart. [8]

Contents

Background

The album was released in memory of Randy Rhoads, guitarist for Osbourne's band between 1979 and 1982 who died in a plane crash while on tour in Florida in 1982. The album also includes studio outtakes of Rhoads recording the classical-influenced acoustic guitar piece "Dee", which Rhoads wrote for his mother Delores and was originally included on Osbourne's debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz .

A live album consisting entirely of renditions of Black Sabbath songs was originally planned to be recorded at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens in mid-1982 with Rhoads. Rhoads and drummer Tommy Aldridge felt that they had established themselves as recording artists and an album of cover songs would be a step backwards artistically, and they refused to participate. Bassist Rudy Sarzo was uncomfortable with refusing to perform, not having the same recording pedigree of his bandmates, but he stood with them and the trio informed management of their decision. Plans for this proposed live album crumbled upon Rhoads' sudden death weeks later, though the plan was resurrected with the release of Speak of the Devil later that year with Sarzo and Aldridge joined by Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis.

Overview

The majority of Tribute, from "I Don't Know" through to "Paranoid", was recorded live in Cleveland, Ohio on 11 May 1981. [9] "Goodbye to Romance" and "No Bone Movies" are taken from an earlier English gig in support of the Blizzard of Ozz album, possibly from Southampton on 2 October 1980. These two tracks feature bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake.

The versions of "Iron Man", "Children of the Grave", and "Paranoid" featured on Tribute were originally intended to be included on the 1982 live album Speak of the Devil. In the months following Rhoads' death, these three songs were intended to be released in tribute to the guitarist, but a record company decision was made to save them for a full album to be released at a later date. [10]

The live recording of "Crazy Train" was released as the album's only single on 10 February 1987, along with an accompanying music video. The album's cover photo was taken at a performance in Rosemont, Illinois on 24 January 1982, by photographer Paul Natkin.

The operatic music which opens Tribute, as well as all of Osbourne's live shows of that era, is "O Fortuna" from the Carmina Burana scenic cantata by Carl Orff. When the album was remastered in 1995, the introduction was removed, shortening the opening track "I Don't Know" to 4:43. It was restored for the 2002 remaster.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley, except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleOriginally fromLength
1."I Don't Know" Blizzard of Ozz (1980)5:40
2."Crazy Train"Blizzard of Ozz5:19
3."Believer" Diary of a Madman (1981)5:08
4."Mr. Crowley"Blizzard of Ozz5:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Flying High Again"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee Kerslake Diary of a Madman4:17
2."Revelation (Mother Earth)" Blizzard of Ozz5:58
3."Steal Away (The Night)" Blizzard of Ozz8:04
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Suicide Solution" Blizzard of Ozz7:46
2."Iron Man"Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward Paranoid (1970)2:50
3."Children of the Grave"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward Master of Reality (1971)5:57
4."Paranoid"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardParanoid2:59
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Goodbye to Romance" Blizzard of Ozz5:33
2."No Bone Movies"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, KerslakeBlizzard of Ozz4:02
3."Dee" (Randy Rhoads studio outtakes)RhoadsBlizzard of Ozz4:22

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

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

References

  1. ↑ "Max Norman Interview". Music Legends. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 11.
  3. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute". All Music . All Media Network . Retrieved 8 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. ↑ Coleman, Mark (2 July 1987). "Ozzy Osbourne - Randy Rhoads Tribute". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Moleski, Linda (4 April 1987). "Platinum Acts Spring Into Action In April" (PDF). Billboard . Retrieved 24 July 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  7. ↑ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 2 May 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 24 July 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  8. ↑ "Randy Rhoads Tribute Billboard Albums". Billboard 200 . Billboard_(magazine) . Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Begrand, Adrien (28 May 2002). "Ozzy Osbourne - Randy Rhoads Tribute". PopMatters . Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Sarzo, Rudy (2017). Off the Rails (third edition). CreateSpace Publishing. ISBN   1-53743-746-1
  11. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  12. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0816". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 21. 30 May 1987. p. 10. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ozzy Osbourne – Rhandy Rhodes Tribute" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Charts.nz – Ozzy Osbourne – Rhandy Rhodes Tribute". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – Rhandy Rhodes Tribute". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Tribute". Music Canada . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "American album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Tribute". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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