Ozzmosis

This article is about the album by Ozzy Osbourne. For the chemical process, see osmosis.

Ozzmosis
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	24 October 1995
Recorded	1995 (1995) at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris, France; Right Track Recording, New York City, New York; Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York; and Electric Lady Studios, New York City, New York
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	56:47
Label	Epic
Producer	Michael Beinhorn
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
No More Tears (1991) Ozzmosis (1995) Down to Earth (2001)

Ozzmosis is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 24 October 1995, the album reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the American Billboard 200 albums chart. Ozzmosis was reissued on 25 June 2002 with the addition of the previously unreleased tracks "Whole World's Fallin' Down" and "Aimee", the latter of which was named after Osbourne's oldest daughter. Ozzmosis was certified 2x Platinum in the US with sales at over 2,000,000 copies. It has been suggested that Osbourne's mental lucidity took a turn for the worse leading up to, or during, the production of Ozzmosis^{[citation needed]}.

Recording and production

Record producer Michael Wagener, who worked on Osbourne's 1991 sixth studio album No More Tears, was initially chosen by Epic Records to produce Ozzmosis, though was later replaced with Michael Beinhorn. Zakk Wylde, Bob Daisley, Steve Vai, Mike Inez, James Lomenzo, and Randy Castillo were all brought in for the recording sessions.

Some time after the sessions with Wagener, Inez and Castillo were replaced with Osbourne's then-former Black Sabbath band mate, Geezer Butler (who had recently left Black Sabbath after a major falling out with Tony Iommi) and Deen Castronovo (currently with Journey), respectively. Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman was also brought in as a session musician for the recording of the album.

For the subsequent "Retirement Sucks Tour," however, the band included guitarist Joe Holmes and bassist Geezer Butler.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Reviewing the album for music website allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine declared that "Ozzmosis [...] isn't all that different from his previous two records, No More Tears and No Rest for the Wicked, largely due to the still impressive skills of guitarist Zakk Wylde."^[1] Despite this praise, Erlewine went on to criticise the "slick, modern-rock conscious production by Michael Beinhorn," identifying "the album's main flaw" as the fact that "on the surface, the music is hard and loud, but it actually sounds smooth and processed."^[1] Erlewine concluded his review by noting that "Furthermore, there's a distinct lack of fully formed songs and riffs, which is what really sinks the record. Osbourne can survive bad production — he has for most of his career — but he can't survive without having anything to sing."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Perry Mason"	Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, John Purdell	5:53
2.	"I Just Want You"	Osbourne, Jim Vallance	4:56
3.	"Ghost Behind My Eyes"	Osbourne, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas	5:11
4.	"Thunder Underground"	Osbourne, Wylde, Geezer Butler	6:29
5.	"See You on the Other Side"	Osbourne, Wylde, Lemmy Kilmister	6:10
6.	"Tomorrow"	Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell, Duane Baron	6:36
7.	"Denial"	Osbourne, Hudson, Dudas	5:12
8.	"My Little Man"	Osbourne, Steve Vai	4:52
9.	"My Jekyll Doesn't Hide"	Osbourne, Wylde, Butler	6:34
10.	"Old L.A. Tonight"	Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell	4:48
Total length:			56:47

2002 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Whole World's Fallin' Down"	Osbourne, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades	5:05
12.	"Aimee"	Osbourne, Wylde	4:46

Personnel

Musicians Ozzy Osbourne – vocals Zakk Wylde – guitar Geezer Butler – bass Deen Castronovo – drums Rick Wakeman – keyboards

Additional personnel Michael Beinhorn – production, keyboards Michael Wagener – production on "Aimee" Paul Northfield – engineering David Bianco – mixing George Marino – mastering Vic Anesini – remastering David Coleman – art direction Rocky Schenck – photography Max Risenhoover – rocket scientist

Assistant engineers John Bleich Matt Curry Chris Laidlaw Joe Pirrera Rodolphe Sanguinetti Brian Sperber

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak position ARIA Albums Chart[2] 50 Finnish Albums Chart[3] 9 New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 26 Norwegian Albums Chart[5] 24 Swedish Albums Chart[6] 4 Swiss Albums Chart[7] 37 UK Albums Chart[8] 22 US Billboard 200[9] 4

Country Certification Canada (CRIA) Platinum[10] United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum[11]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ozzmosis > Review". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r226490/review. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
2. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
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4. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
5. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
6. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
7. ^ "Discography Ozzy Osbourne". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
8. ^ "Chart Stats - Ozzy Osbourne". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3696. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
9. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5079/charts-awards. Retrieved December 11, 2009. 
10. ^ "Searchable Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved December 11, 2009.  Note: User must manually define 'title' parameter as "Ozzmosis".
11. ^ "Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America. December 11, 2009. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=ozzmosis&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 December 11, 2009.