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 | Vertigo (UK) Warner Bros. (US) Castle (UK) 1996 Sanctuary (UK) 2004 |
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| 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, as he does in their Reunion live album. In the liner notes of the album Black Sabbath thanks to "the great COKE-Cola Company," a slightly-hidden drug reference.
"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.
The album was reissued in 1996 on the Power Sound label as Children of the Grave with an identical tracklist and new cover.
[edit] Track listing
- "Wheels of Confusion/The Straightener" – 8:14
- "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 and Goes" – 5:52
All songs by Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward.
