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| Released = 24 October 1995
| Released = 24 October 1995
| Recorded = {{Start date|1995}} at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris, France; [[Right Track Recording]], New York City, New York; [[Bearsville Studios]], Woodstock, New York; and [[Electric Lady Studios]], New York City, New York
| Recorded = {{Start date|1995}} at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris, France; [[Right Track Recording]], New York City, New York; [[Bearsville Studios]], Woodstock, New York; and [[Electric Lady Studios]], New York City, New York
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] ,[[alternative metal]]
| Length = 56:47
| Length = 56:47
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]

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This article is about the album by Ozzy Osbourne. For the chemical process, see osmosis.
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Ozzmosis is the seventh studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 24 October 1995, the album reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the American Billboard 200 albums chart. Ozzmosis was reissued on 25 June 2002 with the addition of the previously unreleased tracks "Whole World's Fallin' Down" and "Aimee", the latter of which was named after Osbourne's eldest daughter. Ozzmosis was certified 2x Platinum in the United States with sales at over 2,000,000 copies.

Recording and production

Record producer Michael Wagener, who worked on Osbourne's 1991 sixth studio album No More Tears, was initially chosen by Epic Records to produce Ozzmosis, though was later replaced with Michael Beinhorn.

Some time after the sessions with Wagener, bassist Mike Inez accepted an offer to join Alice In Chains and drummer Randy Castillo departed to be replaced by Deen Castronovo. Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler replaced Inez. Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman was also brought in as a session musician for the recording of the album.

For the subsequent "Retirement Sucks Tour," however, the band included guitarist Joe Holmes.[citation needed]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[2]

Reviewing the album for music website allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine declared that "Ozzmosis [...] isn't all that different from his previous two records, No More Tears and No Rest for the Wicked, largely due to the still impressive skills of guitarist Zakk Wylde."[1] Despite this praise, Erlewine went on to criticize the "slick, modern-rock conscious production by Michael Beinhorn," identifying "the album's main flaw" as the fact that "on the surface, the music is hard and loud, but it actually sounds smooth and processed."[1] Erlewine concluded his review by noting that "Furthermore, there's a distinct lack of fully formed songs and riffs, which is what really sinks the record. Osbourne can survive bad production — he has for most of his career — but he can't survive without having anything to sing."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Perry Mason"Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, John Purdell5:53
2."I Just Want You"Osbourne, Jim Vallance4:56
3."Ghost Behind My Eyes"Osbourne, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas5:11
4."Thunder Underground"Osbourne, Wylde, Geezer Butler6:29
5."See You on the Other Side"Osbourne, Wylde, Lemmy Kilmister6:10
6."Tomorrow"Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell, Duane Baron6:36
7."Denial"Osbourne, Hudson, Dudas5:12
8."My Little Man"Osbourne, Steve Vai4:52
9."My Jekyll Doesn't Hide"Osbourne, Wylde, Butler6:34
10."Old L.A. Tonight"Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell4:48
Total length:56:47

2001 Russian bonus track

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Back on Earth"Taylor Rhodes, Richard Supa5:00
12."Walk on Water"Osbourne, Jim Vallance4:18
13."Pictures of Matchstick Men"Francis Rossi6:00
14."No More Tears (Edit)"Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Randy Castillo5:54

2002 reissue bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Whole World's Fallin' Down"Osbourne, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades5:05
12."Aimee"Osbourne, Wylde4:46

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ozzmosis > Review". allmusic. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. ^ Eddy, Chuck (24 November 1995). "Ozzmosis Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Zakk Wylde Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
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  8. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  10. ^ "Chart Stats - Ozzy Osbourne". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Searchable Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 December 2009. Note: User must manually define 'title' parameter as "Ozzmosis".
  13. ^ "Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
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