The Ozzman Cometh
The Ozzman Cometh
Compilation album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released 11 November 1997
Recorded 19701980–1997
Length 77:00
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Ozzmosis The Ozzman Cometh Down to Earth
Ozzmosis The Ozzman Cometh Down to Earth
Singles from The Ozzman Cometh
"Back on Earth" Released: 1997
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The Ozzman Cometh compilation album by British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne released in 1997. It is his third greatest hits collection. Its initial, limited-edition 2-CD pressing contained five previously unreleased songs. Versions released in 2002 later have only one disc, and the song "Shot in the Dark " is replaced by "Miracle Man". This was due to a legal action brought about by the song's co-writer, Phil Soussan , for unpaid royalties. This is also the first album to be released after Osbourne rejoined Black Sabbath after his firing from the band in 1979.
The CD version is digitally labeled as The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits . The tracks "Black Sabbath ", "War Pigs ", "Fairies Wear Boots ", and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" are performed by Osbourne's previous band Black Sabbath during a 26 April 1970 performance on the BBC Radio 1 show "John Peel's Sunday Show", conducted by British DJ John Peel . "Fairies Wear Boots" and "War Pigs" are early versions of tracks that would be recorded and released on the band's second album Paranoid
Track listing Disc one No. Title Writer(s) Originally from Length 1. "Black Sabbath " (previously unreleased, featuring extra verse not on album Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Bill Ward "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 9:25 2. "War Pigs " (previously unreleased, early version titled "Walpurgis" with different lyrics) OsbourneIommiButlerWard "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 8:15 3. "Goodbye to Romance" OsbourneRandy Rhoads Bob Daisley Blizzard of Ozz 5:35 4. "Crazy Train " OsbourneRhoadsDaisley Blizzard of Ozz 4:51 5. "Mr. Crowley " OsbourneRhoadsDaisley Blizzard of Ozz 4:56 6. "Over the Mountain " OsbourneRhoadsDaisleyLee Kerslake Diary of a Madman 4:32 7. "Paranoid " (live) OsbourneIommiButlerWard Tribute 2:53 8. "Bark at the Moon " OsbourneJake E. Lee Daisley Bark at the Moon 4:17 9. "Shot in the Dark" (original release) "Miracle Man" (2002 reissue) OsbournePhil Soussan OsbourneWyldeDaisley The Ultimate Sin No Rest for the Wicked 4:17 3:44 10. "Crazy Babies" OsbourneZakk Wylde DaisleyRandy Castillo No Rest for the Wicked 4:14 11. "No More Tears " (radio edit ) OsbourneWyldeMike Inez CastilloJohn Purdell No More Tears 5:54 12. "Mama, I'm Coming Home " OsbourneWyldeLemmy Kilmister No More Tears 4:11 13. "I Don't Want to Change the World" (live) OsbourneWyldeCastilloKilmister Live & Loud 4:00 14. "I Just Want You" OsbourneJim Vallance Ozzmosis 4:57 15. "Back on Earth" (previously unreleased) Richard Supa Taylor Rhodes Ozzmosis sessions5:00
Disc two No. Title Writer(s) Originally from Length 1. "Fairies Wear Boots " (previously unreleased) OsbourneIommiButlerWard "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 6:53 2. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (previously unreleased) OsbourneIommiButlerWard "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 5:09 3. "Walk on Water" (Japanese edition bonus track) OsbourneVallance Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 4:19 4. "Pictures of Matchstick Men " (Status Quo cover, recorded with Type O Negative , Japanese edition bonus track) Francis Rossi Private Parts: The Album (1997)6:05 5. "Interview with Ozzy 1988" 17:45
Charts Year Chart Position Album Year Chart Position 1997 Australian Albums (ARIA ) 62 Canadian Albums Chart 7 Swedish Albums Chart 21 UK Albums Chart 68 US Billboard 200Finnish Albums Chart 7 Singles Year Single Chart Position 1997 "Back on Earth" Mainstream Rock (USA) 3 1997 Australian Albums (ARIA ) 62 Canadian Albums Chart 7 Swedish Albums Chart 21 UK Albums Chart 68 US Billboard 200 13 1998 New Zealand Albums Chart 12 2002 Finnish Albums Chart 7 Year Single Chart Position 1997 "Back on Earth" Mainstream Rock (USA)3
Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units /salesCanada (Music Canada ) Platinum 100,000^ Czech Republic — 28,000 Finland (Musiikkituottajat ) Gold 31,901 United States (RIAA ) 2× Platinum 2,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.