No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)

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No Rest for the Wicked
File:No rest for the wicked.jpg
Cover photography by Bob Carlos Clarke
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released 28 September 1988
Recorded 1988
Studio Enterprise Studios and Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 43:08
Label Epic/CBS
Producer Roy Thomas Baker and Keith Olsen
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Tribute
(1987)Tribute1987		 No Rest for the Wicked
(1988)		 Best of Ozz
(1989)Best of Ozz1989
Singles from No Rest for the Wicked
  1. "Miracle Man" / "Demon Alcohol"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Crazy Babies" / "Demon Alcohol"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Martin Popoff 9/10 stars[2]
Rolling Stone 1/5 stars[3]

No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on 28 September 1988 and was re-issued / remastered on 22 August 1995 and again on 25 June 2002. The album was certified gold in December 1988 and has since gone double platinum.[4] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[5] The first album to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde and the first to feature bassist Bob Daisley since Bark at the Moon.

Overview

No Rest for the Wicked is the recording debut of lead guitarist Zakk Wylde.[6] After parting ways with lead guitarist Jake E. Lee in 1987, Osbourne received a demo tape from Wylde and later hired him. Bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley made his return to Osbourne's band after the two had a falling out in 1985. Once the album's recording was complete, Daisley was once again out, replaced by Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler for subsequent promotional tours.

"Miracle Man", "Crazy Babies", and "Breakin' All the Rules" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 release, and at that time was commonly believed to be titled "Fools Know More".[citation needed] The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal.[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Bob Daisley, Randy Castillo and John Sinclair, unless otherwise noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Miracle Man"   Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley 3:44
2. "Devil's Daughter (Holy War)"     5:15
3. "Crazy Babies"   Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo 4:15
4. "Breakin' All the Rules"     5:15
5. "Bloodbath in Paradise"     5:03
6. "Fire in the Sky"     6:24
7. "Tattooed Dancer"   Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley 3:53
8. "Demon Alcohol"   Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo 4:30
9. "Hero"     4:49
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
10. "The Liar"   Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Sinclair 4:32
11. "Miracle Man" (recorded live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 4 June 1989) Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley 3:48
Total length:
 51:28

Personnel

Production

  • Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Keith Olsen, except "Miracle Man" & Devil's Daughter", which were produced by Keith Olsen
  • Recorded and engineered by Roy Thomas Baker, Gordon Fordyce and Gerry Napier
  • Mixed by Keith Olsen
  • Michael Sadler of canadian band Saga did some background vocals, shortly before recording was finished, that's why he's got no official credits
  • Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
  • 2002 reissue produced by Bruce Dickinson
  • 2002 remastering by Chris Athens

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1997 2x Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[4]
Canada CRIA 1988 Platinum (+ 100,000)[13]

References

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External links

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