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No More Tears Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne Released 17 September 1991 Recorded 1991 at A&M Studios and Devonshire Studios, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGenre Heavy metal Length 56:55 Label Epic Producer Duane Baron, John Purdell Ozzy Osbourne chronology No Rest for the Wicked
(1988)No More Tears
(1991)Ozzmosis
(1995)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] No More Tears is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 17 September 1991, the album charted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. No More Tears spawned five singles, of which four reached the top ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including the number-two "Mama, I'm Coming Home", and it contains the Grammy winning track "I Don't Want To Change The World". It is also one of Osbourne's two best-selling albums in North America, along with his debut Blizzard of Ozz, having been certified four times platinum by the RIAA and double platinum by CRIA. To date, sales stand at over 5,000,000 copies worldwide.
Contents
Background and recording
Guitarist Zakk Wylde contributed songwriting and guitar to the album, while Motörhead's bassist/vocalist Lemmy wrote the lyrics for four songs. Although Mike Inez is seen playing bass in several of the album's videos, long-time Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley plays on the entire album. Though Inez was an official member of the band, the Osbournes had a longstanding working relationship with Daisley and had also asked him to write lyrics, as he did for all of Osbourne's '80s releases. While his bass playing remains on the album, Daisley's lyrics were not used. Inez is credited as a writer for the title track: although he does not perform on the song, the intro bass riff was his.[2] He did however take part in the writing process as Osbourne stated on VH1's Behind The Music.[citation needed]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Mr. Tinkertrain" Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Randy Castillo 5:55 2. "I Don't Want to Change the World" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Lemmy Kilmister 4:04 3. "Mama, I'm Coming Home" Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister 4:11 4. "Desire" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Kilmister 5:45 5. "No More Tears" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Michael Inez, John Purdell 7:23 6. "S.I.N." Osbourne, Castillo, Wylde 4:46 7. "Hellraiser" Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister 4:51 8. "Time After Time" Osbourne, Wylde 4:20 9. "Zombie Stomp" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo 6:13 10. "A.V.H." Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo 4:12 11. "Road to Nowhere" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo 5:09 Total length:56:55 2002 Reissue
No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Don't Blame Me" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo 5:06 13. "Party With the Animals" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo 4:17 Total length:66:26 Personnel
- Musicians
- Additional personnel
- Mike Inez – inspiration, musical direction
- Duane Baron – production, engineering
- John Purdell – production, engineering
- Michael Wagener – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
PositionThe Billboard 200[3] 7 Australian ARIA Album Chart[4] 49 Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 1991 "No More Tears" Mainstream Rock Tracks 5[5] 1992 "Time After Time" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6[5] 1992 "Road To Nowhere" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3[5] 1992 "No More Tears" The Billboard Hot 100 71[5] 1992 "Mr. Tinkertrain" Mainstream Rock Tracks 34[5] 1992 "Mama, I'm Coming Home" The Billboard Hot 100 28[5] 1992 "Mama, I'm Coming Home" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2[5] Sales accomplishments
RIAA certification[6] (United States)
Date Designation Total Sales 12 November 1991 Gold 500,000 16 December 1991 Platinum 1,000,000 9 September 1992 Double Platinum 2,000,000 26 October 1994 Triple Platinum 3,000,000 30 May 2000 Quadruple Platinum 4,000,000 CRIA certification[7] (Canada)
Date Designation Total Sales 30 October 1991 Gold 50,000 30 December 1991 Platinum 100,000 21 July 1992 Double Platinum 200,000 Awards
Singles Grammy Awards[8]
Year Single Category 1994 "I Don't Want to Change the World" Best Metal Performance References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-more-tears-r14650
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Billboard album chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5355&model.vnuAlbumId=942077. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "ARIA album chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=ozzy+osbourne&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Billboard singles chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5355&model.vnuAlbumId=942077. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=no%20more%20tears&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "CRIA certified awards-Ozzy Osbourne". http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25ozzy+osbourne%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=22&csearch=20&nextprev=1. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "AllMusic No More Tears-awards". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14650. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
Ozzy Osbourne Studio albums Blizzard of Ozz · Diary of a Madman · Bark at the Moon · The Ultimate Sin · No Rest for the Wicked · No More Tears · Ozzmosis · Down to Earth · Black Rain · ScreamTribute albums Live albums Extended plays Mr Crowley Live EP · iTunes Festival: London 2010 - EPCompilations/box sets Best of Ozz · Ten Commandments · The Ozzman Cometh · The Essential Ozzy Osbourne · Prince of DarknessSingles "Crazy Train" · "Mr. Crowley" · "Flying High Again" · "Over the Mountain" · "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll" · "Symptom of the Universe" (live) · "Iron Man/Children of the Grave" (live) · "Bark at the Moon" · "So Tired" · "Shot in the Dark" · "The Ultimate Sin" · "Crazy Train" (live) · "Miracle Man" · "Breaking All The Rules" · "Crazy Babies" · "Close My Eyes Forever" (with Lita Ford) · "No More Tears" · "Time After Time" · "Road to Nowhere" · "Mama, I'm Coming Home" · "Mr. Tinkertrain" · "Changes" (live) · "Perry Mason" · "See You On the Other Side" · "I Just Want You" · "Walk on Water" · "Back on Earth" · "Gets Me Through" · "Dreamer" · "Changes" (with Kelly Osbourne) · "Mississippi Queen" · "In My Life" · "I Don't Wanna Stop" · "Not Going Away" · "Black Rain" · "Let Me Hear You Scream" · "Life Won't Wait" · "How?" (Benefitting Amnesty International) · "Let it Die"Other songs "11 Silver" · "The Almighty Dollar" · "Dee" · "Diary of a Madman" · "Hellraiser" · "My Little Man" · "S.A.T.O." · "Suicide Solution"Concert tours Blizzard of Ozz Tour (1980-1981) · Scream World Tour (2010-2011)Former band members GuitaristsBassistsBob Daisley · Rudy Sarzo · Pete Way · Don Costa · Phil Soussan · Geezer Butler · Mike Inez · James LoMenzo · Robert Trujillo · Jason Newsted · Chris WyseDrummersKeyboardistsRelated articles Band members · Discography · Aimee Osbourne · Black Sabbath · I Am Ozzy · Jack Osbourne · Ozzfest · Sharon Osbourne · Kelly OsbourneCategories:- Ozzy Osbourne albums
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