Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
arts/music

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Best of Ozz


FieldValue
nameBest of Ozz
typecompilation
artistOzzy Osbourne
coverOzzy_Osbourne-Best_of_Ozz.jpg
released
recorded1980–1985
studio*Ridge Farm Studio (Rusper, West Sussex)
genre{{flatlist
length
labelCBS/Sony
producer{{flatlist
prev_titleNo Rest for the Wicked
prev_year1988
next_titleTen Commandments
next_year1990
  • Townhouse Studios (London)
  • AIR Studios (London, UK)
  • Studio Davout (Paris, France)
  • Heavy metal
  • hard rock
  • glam metal
  • Ozzy Osbourne
  • Randy Rhoads
  • Bob Daisley
  • Lee Kerslake
  • Max Norman
  • Ron Nevison }} Best of Ozz is a compilation album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 1 March 1989 by CBS/Sony in Japan only, it features songs from Osbourne's first four studio albums, ranging from 1980's Blizzard of Ozz to 1986's The Ultimate Sin.

Background

Best of Ozz is a ten-track compilation featuring three tracks from Blizzard of Ozz, two tracks from Diary of a Madman, two tracks from Bark at the Moon and three tracks from The Ultimate Sin. Amongst the tracks included are six singles, including "Crazy Train", "Over the Mountain" and "Bark at the Moon".

Reception

Music website AllMusic awarded Best of Ozz three out of five stars; reviewer James Christopher Monger praised the album as "one of the better collections out there" due to the high quality of the original albums from which the songs are taken. Noting that the release only features ten tracks, Monger concluded by describing Best of Ozz as "a nice little sampler of Osbourne's early post-Sabbath career".

Track listing

  • Ozzy Osbourne

  • Randy Rhoads

  • Bob Daisley

  • Lee Kerslake }}

  • Osbourne

  • Jake E. Lee }}

  • Osbourne

  • Rhoads

  • Daisley }}

  • Osbourne

  • Phil Soussan }}

  • Osbourne

  • Rhoads

  • Daisley }}

  • Osbourne

  • Rhoads

  • Daisley }}

  • Osbourne

  • Rhoads

  • Daisley

  • Kerslake }}

  • Osbourne

  • Lee }}

;Notes

  • Tracks 1 and 9 were originally featured on Diary of a Madman.
  • Tracks 2, 4 and 10 were originally featured on The Ultimate Sin.
  • Tracks 3, 5 and 7 were originally featured on Blizzard of Ozz.
  • Tracks 6 and 8 were originally featured on Bark at the Moon.

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – vocals (all tracks), production (tracks 1, 3 and 5–9)
  • Randy Rhoads – guitars and production (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9)
  • Bob Daisley – bass and backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 5–9), production (tracks 3 and 5–8)
  • Lee Kerslake – drums and percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9), production (tracks 3, 5 and 7)
  • Jake E. Lee – guitars and backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10)
  • Phil Soussan – bass (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
  • Randy Castillo – drums (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
  • Don Airey – keyboards (tracks 3 and 5–8)
  • Mike Moran – keyboards (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
  • Max Norman – engineering (tracks 1, 3 and 5–9), production (tracks 1, 6, 8 and 9)
  • Ron Nevison – production and engineering (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
  • Tony Bongiovi – mixing (tracks 6 and 8)
  • Tim Young – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9)
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering (tracks 6 and 8)

References

References

  1. Monger, James Christopher. "Best of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne: Songs, Reviews, Credits". [[All Media Network]].
Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Best of Ozz — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report