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Ozzmosis
Studio albumby
Ozzy Osbourne
Released23 October 1995(1995-10-23)[1]
Recorded1994–1995
Studio
Genre
Length56:45
LabelEpic
ProducerMichael Beinhorn
Ozzy Osbournechronology
Live & Loud
(1993) 		Ozzmosis
(1995) 		Down to Earth
(2001)
SinglesfromOzzmosis
  1. "Perry Mason"
    Released: November 1995
  2. "See You on the Other Side"
    Released: 9 January 1996
  3. "I Just Want You"
    Released: June 1996

Ozzmosisis the seventh studio album by Englishheavy metalsingerOzzy Osbourne.Recorded inParisandNew Yorkwith producerMichael Beinhorn,it was released on 23 October 1995 byEpic Records.The album reached number 22 on theUK Albums Chartand number four on the USBillboard200."Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side" and "I Just Want You" were released assingles.

After the release of his sixth albumNo More Tearsin 1991, Osbourne announced that he would retire from music. However, he returned withOzzmosisin 1995, which featured long-time guitaristZakk Wyldeas well as formerBlack SabbathbassistGeezer Butlerand drummerDeen Castronovo.ProducerMichael Beinhornplayed most of the keyboards on the album, whileRick Wakemanplayed theMellotronon the songs "Perry Mason" and "I Just Want You". Osbourne later appeared as a guest vocalist on Wakeman's 1999 albumReturn to the Centre of the Earth.

Ozzmosisreceived mixed reviews from critics. It was one of many Osbourne albums remastered and reissued in 2002. The reissue featured bonus tracks "Whole World's Fallin' Down" and "Aimee", originally released as B-sides to "Perry Mason" and "See You on the Other Side", respectively. The album has been certified double platinum by theRecording Industry Association of Americaand has sold over 3 million copies.

Recording and production

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Recording took place at Guillaume Tell Studios inParis,France,Right Track RecordingandElectric Lady StudiosinNew York City,andBearsville StudiosinWoodstock, New York.[2]Production was led byMichael Beinhorn,withPaul Northfieldengineering and David Bianco mixing.[2]Writing credits on the album – alongside Osbourne, guitaristZakk Wyldeand bassistGeezer Butler– were shared byJohn Purdell,Jim Vallance,Mark Hudson,Steve Dudas,Lemmy Kilmister,Duane Baron andSteve Vai.[2]

Ozzmosiswas Ozzy's first and only album to feature Butler, drummerDeen Castronovoand keyboardistRick Wakeman.[3]Guitars were by his long-time band member Wylde, although Steve Vai was originally slated to perform on the album after writing songs with Osbourne in 1994 (of which only "My Little Man" remained).[4]Vai reportedly left the project due to a "falling out" with Osbourne,[4]although Wylde maintains they are still friends.[5]

Prior to Beinhorn's involvement,Ozzmosiswas to be produced byMichael Wagener,who had mixed the precedingNo More Tears.[6]Songs were recorded with Wagener, and a different lineup including bassistMike Inezand drummerRandy Castillo,with the intention of making the album sound similar toNo More Tears.Pre Production with that lineup happened at Granny's House Recording Studio in Reno, NV in early 1994 after the "No More Tours" Tour. However, with seven songs completed,Epic Recordsallegedly requested a change in production style and replaced Wagener with Beinhorn.[6]Of Wagener's produced material, "Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side", "Tomorrow" and "Old LA Tonight" were rerecorded with Beinhorn, "Aimee" and "Living with the Enemy" were released as B-sides, and "Slow Burn" remained unreleased. Wagener's version of "See You on the Other Side" was later released on 2005 box setPrince of Darknessand his demo of "Perry Mason" was released in 2005.[6]

"After doingOzzmosiswith Michael Beinhorn producing, "Ozzy remarked in 2001," I didn't care if I never made another album again. There'd be these fucking mind games. He'd have me singing all day, and then I'd get three-quarters through and he'd go, 'Your voice sounds tired. Let's pick it up tomorrow.' And I knew that the next day he'd go, 'Your voice has changed. Let's start again.'"[7]

Promotion and release

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Threesingleswere released fromOzzmosis.The first was "Perry Mason" in November 1995, which reached number 23 on theUK Singles Chartand number three on theBillboardMainstream Rock Songschart.[8][9]"See You on the Other Side", released on 9 January 1996,[10]charted in the US at number five on the Mainstream Rock chart and in Sweden at number 59.[9][11]The third and final single, "I Just Want You", charted in the UK at number 43 and in the US at number 24 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[8][9]

In support of the album, Osbourne and his band completed the Retirement Sucks! Tour, named in reference to Osbourne's previous tour, theNo More Tours Tour,which was originally slated to be his last before his retirement from music.[3]The tour started in Monterrey and Mexico City on 26–28 August.[12]Speaking about his return to touring, Osbourne joked that "If you stayed at home, day in and day out, for 3 years with your wife and a house full of screaming kids, you'd want to get back out on the road too!"[13]The tour continued through 1996.[10]

Reception

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Commercial

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Ozzmosischarted at number 22 on theUK Albums Chart,five places lower than its predecessorNo More Tearsand three places lower than its successorDown to Earth.[8]It was more successful in the United States, reaching number four on theBillboard200,the highest position achieved by Osbourne on the chart at the time.[14]The album also reached the top ten in Finland and Sweden,[11][15]the top 30 in Germany, New Zealand and Norway,[16][17][18]the top 40 in Switzerland,[19]and the top 50 in Australia.[20]

By the end of 1995,Ozzmosiswas certified platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America,indicating US sales of over 1 million units; in April 1999, the RIAA certified the album double platinum.[21]The album was also certified platinum byMusic Canada,indicating sales in the country of over 80,000 units.[22]According toBillboardmagazine,Ozzmosishas sold in excess of 3 million copies in total.[23]As of the 2010 release ofScream,Ozzmosisis the latest Osbourne studio album to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.[21]

Critical

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[24]
Entertainment WeeklyC[25]

Ozzmosisreceived mostly mixed reviews from critics. Writing for music websiteAllMusic,Stephen Thomas Erlewinecriticised the album for its lack of evolution from previous releasesNo Rest for the WickedandNo More Tears.[24]Despite praising the "still impressive" skills of guitarist Zakk Wylde, Erlewine condemned the "modern-rock conscious" production style of producer Michael Beinhorn, which he claimed was the cause of the album's main problem – that "on the surface, the music is hard and loud, but it actually sounds smooth and processed".[24]Entertainment WeeklycriticChuck Eddyclaimed that due to the long running lengths of tracks on the album,Ozzmosis"feels like a parody of the most overinflated opera".[25]

Retrospectively, writers for bothBlabbermouth.netandPopMattershave criticisedOzzmosisin reviews of later Ozzy Osbourne albums.[26][27]Nick DeRiso of Ultimate Classic Rock rankedOzzmosisas the eighth best Osbourne album, ahead of onlyDown to Earth,Under CoverandScream,criticising the production style of the album.[28]Writing forLoudwireon the 20th anniversary of the album, Jon Wiederhorn describedOzzmosisas "a more sonically pristine, but natural extension of the type of melodic hard rock/metal songwriting" on Osbourne's previous two albums, noting the presence of "raging rockers... fist-raising anthems... and teary ballads".[3]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Perry Mason"Ozzy Osbourne,Zakk Wylde,John Purdell5:53
2."I Just Want You"Osbourne,Jim Vallance4:53
3."Ghost Behind My Eyes"Osbourne,Mark Hudson,Steve Dudas5:11
4."Thunder Underground"Osbourne,Geezer Butler,Wylde6:30
5."See You on the Other Side"Osbourne,Lemmy Kilmister,Wylde6:10
6."Tomorrow"Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell, Duane Baron6:37
7."Denial"Osbourne, Hudson, Dudas5:12
8."My Little Man"Osbourne,Steve Vai4:52
9."My Jekyll Doesn't Hide"Osbourne, Butler, Wylde6:34
10."Old L.A. Tonight"Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell4:50
Total length:56:45
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Whole World's Fallin' Down"Osbourne,Tommy Shaw,Jack Blades5:06
12."Aimee"Osbourne, Wylde4:45
Total length:66:36

Personnel

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Additional musician

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Production staff

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Charts

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Chart (1995-1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 50
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[30] 7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[33] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 26
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[35] 24
Scottish Albums(OCC)[36] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 37
UK Albums(OCC)[39] 22
UK Rock & Metal Albums(OCC)[40] 2
USBillboard200[41] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Platinum 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[43] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[44] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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