The Eternal Idol

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The Eternal Idol

Studio album by Black Sabbath
Released	November 1, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	42:42
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer(s)	Jeff Glixman, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven & Chris Tsangerides
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Black Sabbath chronology
Seventh Star (1986)	The Eternal Idol (1987)	Headless Cross (1989)

The Eternal Idol is the thirteenth studio album by Black Sabbath. It was recorded and released in 1987. It is the first of several Black Sabbath albums to feature longtime vocalist Tony Martin.

The album was originally recorded with vocalist Ray Gillen, who quit the band shortly after the sessions. Martin was hired and re-recorded the vocals shortly before production ended. Most tracks were written by Tony Iommi and bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley, although lyrics were modified in some cases by Geoff Nicholls and Tony Martin after he joined the band.

The album cover was intended to feature a picture of an Auguste Rodin sculpture also called "The Eternal Idol." However, the album cover actually features two naked models covered in paint and positioned to resemble the piece of art because, legend has it, permission to photograph the actual sculpture could not be secured.

[edit] Track listing

"The Shining" – 5:38
"Ancient Warrior" – 5:34
"Hard Life to Love" – 5:00
"Glory Ride" – 4:48
"Born to Lose" – 3:43
"Nightmare" – 5:17
"Scarlet Pimpernel" – 2:07
"Lost Forever" – 4:00
"Eternal Idol" – 6:35

All songs written by Tony Iommi

[edit] Credits

Tony Martin - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls – keyboard
Dave Spitz - bass guitar (credited, but does not actually appear on the album)
Bob Daisley - bass guitar
Eric Singer - drums
Bev Bevan - percussion

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Discography
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
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