Greatest Hits 1970–1978

Greatest Hits 1970–1978
Greatest hits album by Black Sabbath
Released 14 March 2006
Recorded 1969–1978
Genre Heavy metal
Length 74:28
Label Rhino
Warner Bros.
Producer Black Sabbath, Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher
Black Sabbath compilations chronology

Black Box
(2004)		 Greatest Hits 1970–1978
(2006)		 Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media 6.2/10.0 [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [3]

Greatest Hits 1970–1978 is a compilation album from Black Sabbath, released in 2006.

This album features only the original line-up of Black Sabbath with all the albums Ozzy Osbourne worked on presented from 1970's self-titled debut album to 1978's Never Say Die!.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 1 April 2006 at number 96.[4] It spent 10 weeks on the chart.[4]

It was released to coincide with the band's induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Track listing

  1. "Black Sabbath" (originally from Black Sabbath, 1970) – 6:16
  2. "N.I.B." (originally from Black Sabbath) – 5:22
  3. "The Wizard" (originally from Black Sabbath) – 4:20
  4. "War Pigs" (originally from Paranoid, 1970) – 7:54
  5. "Paranoid" (originally from Paranoid) – 2:48
  6. "Iron Man" (shortened version originally from Paranoid) – 3:29
  7. "Sweet Leaf" (originally from Master of Reality, 1971) – 5:03
  8. "Children of the Grave" (originally from Master of Reality) – 5:15
  9. "Changes" (originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4, 1972) – 4:43
  10. "Snowblind" (originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) – 5:27
  11. "Supernaut" (originally from Black Sabbath, Vol. 4) – 4:41
  12. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (originally from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1974) – 5:42
  13. "Hole in the Sky" (originally from Sabotage, 1975) – 4:01
  14. "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" (originally from Technical Ecstasy, 1976) – 3:26
  15. "Never Say Die" (originally from Never Say Die!, 1978) – 3:48
  16. "Dirty Women" (originally from Technical Ecstasy) – 7:13

Personnel

Black Sabbath

Production

Release history

United Kingdom 14 March 2006 Rhino Records
United States ??? Warner Bros. Records
Canada ??? Warner Bros. Records

See also


References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Raposa, David (2006-05-02). "Greatest Hits 1970-1978 - Black Sabbath". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Black Sabbath: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Black Sabbath chart history". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 August 2009.