The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
Greatest hits album by
Ozzy Osbourne
Released11 February 2003 (2009: 3 Disc Edition)
Recorded1980-2001 (-2007: 3 Disc Edition)
Genre
Length151:01
LabelEpic/Legacy
ProducerVarious
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Live at Budokan
(2002) 		The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
(2003) 		Prince of Darkness
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

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.

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 DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz (1980)4:50
2."Mr. Crowley"Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz4:55
3."I Don't Know" (live)Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyTribute (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 KerslakeDiary 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 WardTribute2:52
10."Bark at the Moon"Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, DaisleyBark 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 CastilloNo Rest for the Wicked (1988)4:14
15."Miracle Man"Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo, John SinclairNo 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 KilmisterNo More Tears (1991)4:11
3."Desire"Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, KilmisterNo More Tears5:45
4."No More Tears"Osbourne, Wylde, Mike Inez, Castillo, John PurdellNo 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, KilmisterLive & Loud (1993)4:05
8."Perry Mason"Osbourne, Wylde, PurdellOzzmosis (1995)5:53
9."I Just Want You"Osbourne, Jim VallanceOzzmosis4:56
10."Thunder Underground"Osbourne, Wylde, CastilloOzzmosis6:28
11."See You on the Other Side"Osbourne, Wylde, KilmisterOzzmosis6:09
12."Gets Me Through"Osbourne, Tim PalmerDown to Earth (2001)5:04
13."Dreamer"Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick JonesDown 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, DaisleyThe 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, FrederiksenLive at Budokan (2002)4:15
4."I Don't Wanna Stop"Osbourne, Wylde, Kevin ChurkoBlack Rain (2007)3:59
5."Black Rain"Osbourne, Wylde, ChurkoBlack Rain4:42
6."Changes" (featuring Kelly Osbourne)Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, WardUnder Cover (2005)4:06
Total length:26:34

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Platinum 70,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[22] Gold 16,825[22]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[24] Platinum 40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[25] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

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

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