The Essential Ozzy Osbourne

~ Release by Ozzy Osbourne (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Unlike the other releases in the release group. This release uses the original mixes from Blizzard of Ozz & Diary of a Madman. So, the release date given by APIs is the original date, not the actual release date, which is sometime after 2010.

Annotation last modified on 2021-01-14 22:50 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
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1Mama, I’m Coming Home
assistant engineer:
Michael Bosley
engineer:
Duane Baron, Michael Bosley and John Purdell
producer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (from 1989 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo (from 1989 until 1991)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 1989 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band) (from 1989 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1989 until 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991) and Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991)
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-08-09 (number: 48) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-08-02 (number: 49)
recording of:
Mama, I’m Coming Home (from 1989 until 1991)
lyricist:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1991), Monowise Ltd. (in 1991) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
4.74:12
2Desire
assistant engineer:
Michael Bosley
engineer:
Duane Baron, Michael Bosley and John Purdell
producer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (from 1989 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo (from 1989 until 1991)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 1989 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band) (from 1989 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1989 until 1991)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991) and Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991)
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Desire (from 1989 until 1991)
lyricist:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Randy Castillo, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI-Virgin Songs, Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1991), Monowise Ltd. (in 1991) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
3.755:46
3No More Tears
assistant engineer:
Michael Bosley
engineer:
Duane Baron, Michael Bosley and John Purdell
producer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (from 1989 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo (from 1989 until 1991)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 1989 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band) (from 1989 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1989 until 1991)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991) and Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991)
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
No More Tears (from 1989 until 1991)
writer:
Randy Castillo, Mike Inez, Ozzy Osbourne, John Purdell and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1991), Monowise Ltd. (in 1991), Purdell Music (in 1991) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
4.257:23
4Time After Time
assistant engineer:
Michael Bosley
engineer:
Duane Baron, Michael Bosley and John Purdell
producer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (from 1989 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo (from 1989 until 1991)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 1989 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band) (from 1989 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1989 until 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991) and Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991)
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Time After Time (from 1989 until 1991)
writer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
3.554:21
5Road to Nowhere
assistant engineer:
Michael Bosley
engineer:
Duane Baron, Michael Bosley and John Purdell
producer:
Duane Baron and John Purdell
mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (from 1989 until 1991)
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo (from 1989 until 1991)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 1989 until 1991)
keyboard:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band) (from 1989 until 1991)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1989 until 1991)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991) and Devonshire Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989 until 1991)
mixed at:
Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Road to Nowhere (from 1989 until 1991)
writer:
Randy Castillo, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
4.25:10
6I Don’t Want to Change the World (live)
engineer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
bass guitar:
Mike Inez
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo
guitar:
Zakk Wylde
keyboard:
Kevin Jones (keyboard & synth)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Metal Performance nominees (number: 1994 winner)
live recording of:
I Don’t Want to Change the World
lyricist:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Randy Castillo, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1991), Monowise Ltd. (in 1991) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1991)
34:07
7Perry Mason
assistant engineer:
John Bleich (engineer), Matt Curry (engineer), Chris Laidlaw, Joe Pirrera, Rodolphe Sanguinetti and Brian Sperber
engineer:
Paul Northfield and Brian Sperber
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
drums (drum set):
Deen Castronovo
guitar:
Zakk Wylde
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Perry Mason
publisher:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1995) and Zakk Wylde (in 1995)
writer:
Ozzy Osbourne, John Purdell and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1995), Monowise Ltd. (in 1995), Purdell Music (in 1995) and Purdell Publishing (in 1995)
3.95:54
8I Just Want You
assistant engineer:
John Bleich (engineer), Matt Curry (engineer), Chris Laidlaw, Joe Pirrera, Rodolphe Sanguinetti and Brian Sperber
engineer:
Paul Northfield and Brian Sperber
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler (in 1995)
drums (drum set):
Deen Castronovo (in 1995)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (in 1995)
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman (in 1995)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (in 1995), Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1995), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1995) and Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (in 1995)
recording of:
I Just Want You (in 1995)
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1994-03)
publisher:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1995)
writer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Jim Vallance (in 1994-03)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music, Inc., Monowise Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Almo Music Inc. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1995) and Testatyme Music (in 1995)
4.44:56
9Thunder Underground
assistant engineer:
John Bleich (engineer), Matt Curry (engineer), Chris Laidlaw, Joe Pirrera, Rodolphe Sanguinetti and Brian Sperber
engineer:
Paul Northfield and Brian Sperber
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
drums (drum set):
Deen Castronovo
guitar:
Zakk Wylde
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Thunder Underground
publisher:
Geezer Butler (in 1995), Ozzy Osbourne (in 1995) and Zakk Wylde (in 1995)
writer:
Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
3.156:30
10See You on the Other Side
assistant engineer:
John Bleich (engineer), Matt Curry (engineer), Chris Laidlaw, Joe Pirrera, Rodolphe Sanguinetti and Brian Sperber
engineer:
Paul Northfield and Brian Sperber
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
David Bianco (American engineer and record producer)
bass guitar:
Geezer Butler
drums (drum set):
Deen Castronovo
guitar:
Zakk Wylde
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States, Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
See You on the Other Side
publisher:
Lemmy Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) (in 1995), Ozzy Osbourne (in 1995) and Zakk Wylde (in 1995)
lyricist:
Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead)
composer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1995) and Monowise Ltd. (in 1995)
4.56:11
11Gets Me Through
additional engineer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
assistant engineer:
Jamie Sickora
engineer:
Mark Dearnley
producer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
assistant mixer:
Alex Uychocde
mixer:
Mark Dearnley and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
editor:
Stewart Whitmore
bass guitar:
Robert Trujillo (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer) (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
recorded at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
recording of:
Gets Me Through (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
writer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Virgin Music, Inc., TP Songs, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 2001) and Monowise Ltd. (in 2001)
3.45:05
12Dreamer
additional engineer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
assistant engineer:
Jamie Sickora
engineer:
Mark Dearnley
producer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
assistant mixer:
Alex Uychocde
mixer:
Mark Dearnley and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
editor:
Stewart Whitmore
bass guitar:
Robert Trujillo (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer) (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
recorded at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
recording of:
Dreamer (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
writer:
Marti Frederiksen (American songwriter, record producer, and musician), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France) and Ozzy Osbourne
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Somerset Songs Publishing Inc., EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (in 2001) and Monowise Ltd. (in 2001)
4.14:45
13No Easy Way Out
additional engineer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
assistant engineer:
Jamie Sickora
engineer:
Mark Dearnley
producer:
Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
assistant mixer:
Alex Uychocde
mixer:
Mark Dearnley and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
editor:
Stewart Whitmore
bass guitar:
Robert Trujillo (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
drums (drum set):
Mike Bordin (American drummer) (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
recorded at:
Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
recording of:
No Easy Way Out (from 2000-04 until 2001-08)
writer:
Ozzy Osbourne and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music, Inc. and TP Songs
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