Black Sabbath, Vol. 4
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| Black Sabbath Vol 4 | ||
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| Studio album by Black Sabbath | ||
| Released | September, 1972 | |
| Recorded | 1972 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 42:23 | |
| Label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer(s) | Patrick Meehan, Black Sabbath | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Black Sabbath chronology | ||
| Master of Reality (1971) |
Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 (1972) |
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) |
Black Sabbath Vol 4 is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). It is a mixture of hard rock and heavy metal with classical elements and progressive rock roots.
It was originally to be titled Snowblind, the name of a track on the album which was a reference to cocaine use. The record company feared a backlash, particularly in America, so the title was altered. The song "Snowblind" had to be re-recorded because in the original Ozzy yelled the word "cocaine" after each verse (he can still be heard whispering "cocaine" in the final version, and he often screamed "cocaine" during live performances of the song). On the sleevenotes of the album Black Sabbath gave their thanks to "the great Coke-company", apparently this being a humoristic and drug-related paraphrase on the Coca Cola-company.
"Changes" was a piano ballad written by Tony Iommi, and gave Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne a number one single thirty one years later.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Vol. 4 at number 60 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.
[edit] Track listing
- "Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener" – 8:01
- "Tomorrow's Dream" – 3:12
- "Changes" – 4:43
- "FX" – 1:43
- "Supernaut" – 4:45
- "Snowblind" – 5:30
- "Cornucopia" – 3:55
- "Laguna Sunrise" – 2:52
- "St. Vitus Dance" – 2:27
- "Under the Sun/Every Day Comes & Goes" – 5:52
All songs by Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward.
[edit] Credits
| Black Sabbath |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Tony Iommi | Geezer Butler | Bill Ward |
| Dave Walker | Ronnie James Dio | Vinny Appice | Ian Gillan | Bev Bevan | David Donato | Glenn Hughes | Dave Spitz | Eric Singer | Ray Gillen | Tony Martin | Bob Daisley | Jo Burt | Terry Chimes | Laurence Cottle | Cozy Powell | Neil Murray | Bobby Rondinelli | Mike Bordin | Geoff Nicholls |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Black Sabbath | Paranoid | Master of Reality | Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | Sabotage | Technical Ecstasy | Never Say Die! | Heaven and Hell | Mob Rules | Born Again | Seventh Star | The Eternal Idol | Headless Cross | Tyr | Dehumanizer | Cross Purposes | Forbidden |
| Live albums: Live Evil | Cross Purposes Live | Reunion | Past Lives |
| Compilations: We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | Under Wheels of Confusion | The Sabbath Stones | Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 | Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) | Greatest Hits 1970-1978 |
