No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)

No Rest for the Wicked

Cover photography by Bob Carlos Clarke
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released 28 September 1988
Recorded 1988
Studio Enterprise Studios and Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 43:08
Label Epic/CBS
Producer Roy Thomas Baker and Keith Olsen
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Tribute
(1987)		 No Rest for the Wicked
(1988)		 Best of Ozz
(1989)
Singles from No Rest for the Wicked
  1. "Miracle Man" / "Demon Alcohol"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Crazy Babies" / "Demon Alcohol"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Martin Popoff[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on 28 September 1988 and was re-issued / remastered on 22 August 1995 and again on 25 June 2002. The album was certified gold in December 1988 and has since gone double platinum.[4] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[5] The first album to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde and the first to feature bassist Bob Daisley since Bark at the Moon.

Overview

No Rest for the Wicked is the recording debut of lead guitarist Zakk Wylde.[6] After parting ways with lead guitarist Jake E. Lee in 1987, Osbourne received a demo tape from Wylde and later hired him. Bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley made his return to Osbourne's band after the two had a falling out in 1985. Once the album's recording was complete, Daisley was once again out, replaced by Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler for subsequent promotional tours.

"Miracle Man", "Crazy Babies", and "Breakin' All the Rules" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 release, and at that time was commonly believed to be titled "Fools Know More". The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal.[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Bob Daisley, Randy Castillo and John Sinclair, unless otherwise noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Miracle Man"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley 3:44
2. "Devil's Daughter (Holy War)"    5:15
3. "Crazy Babies"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo 4:15
4. "Breakin' All the Rules"    5:15
5. "Bloodbath in Paradise"    5:03
6. "Fire in the Sky"    6:24
7. "Tattooed Dancer"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley 3:53
8. "Demon Alcohol"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo 4:30
9. "Hero"    4:49
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
10. "The Liar"  Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Sinclair 4:32
11. "Miracle Man" (recorded live at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 4 June 1989)Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley 3:48
Total length:
 51:28

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1988 Norwegian Albums Chart[8] 12
Billboard 200 (USA)[5] 13
Swedish Albums Chart[9] 18
UK Albums Chart[10] 23
Swiss Albums Top 100[11] 26
German Albums Chart[12] 29

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Miracle Man" UK Singles Chart[10] 87

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1997 2x Platinum (+ 2,000,000)[4]
Canada CRIA 1988 Platinum (+ 100,000)[13]

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ↑ Guterman, Jimmy (1 December 1988). "Ozzy Osbourne: No Rest For The Wicked : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 "RIAA Searchable Database-Search: Ozzy Osbourne". Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 "No Rest for the Wicked Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Zakk Wylde Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Order In The Court! 100 Celebrity Scandals That Rocked The Pop Culture Universe: #69 Jimmy Swaggart Caught With Prostitute". VH1. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Ozzy Osbourne Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest for the Wicked". Hitparade.ch (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Album – Ozzy Osbourne, No Rest for the Wicked". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Ozzy Osbourne". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

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