Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)

Down to Earth
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	16 October 2001
Recorded	2001 (2001) at Jim Henson Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	52:20
Label	Epic
Producer	Tim Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Ozzmosis (1995) Down to Earth (2001) Black Rain (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Down to Earth is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 16 October 2001, the album reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Down to Earth spawned just two singles, although both reached the top-ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the first studio album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo (Metallica) and drummer Mike Bordin (Faith No More), who joined the band in 1996 and 1997, respectively. The album was certified Platinum and has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gets Me Through"	Ozzy Osbourne, Tim Palmer	5:04
2.	"Facing Hell"	Osbourne, Palmer, Scott Humphrey, Geoff Nicholls	4:26
3.	"Dreamer"	Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick Jones	4:45
4.	"No Easy Way Out"	Osbourne, Palmer	5:06
5.	"That I Never Had"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Joe Holmes, Robert Trujillo	4:24
6.	"You Know...(Part 1)"	Osbourne, Palmer	1:06
7.	"Junkie"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Holmes, Trujillo	4:28
8.	"Running Out of Time"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Jones	5:06
9.	"Black Illusion"	Osbourne, Palmer, Nicholls, Andy Sturmer	4:21
10.	"Alive"	Osbourne, Danny Saber	4:54
11.	"Can You Hear Them?"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Holmes, Trujillo	4:59
Total length:			52:20

International edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"No Place for Angels"	Osbourne, Palmer, Nicholls	3:23
Total length:			55:43

Personnel

Primary musicians

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
• Zakk Wylde – guitars
• Robert Trujillo – bass
• Mike Bordin – drums

Additional musicians

• Tim Palmer – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, military drums, backing vocals, production, mixing
• Michael Railo – keyboards, string arrangements, backing vocals
• Danny Saber – additional guitars on "Alive"

Production and artwork personnel

• Mark Dearnley – engineering, mixing
• Jamie Sickora – engineering assistance
• Alex Uychocde – mixing assistance
• John Porter – Pro Tools engineering
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
• David Coleman – art direction
• Nitin Vadukul – photography

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2001	US Billboard 200	4[3]
2001	Australian ARIA Album Chart	46[4]
2001	Polish Album Chart	32[5]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2001	"Gets Me Through"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2[6]
2002	"Dreamer"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10[6]

Sales accomplishments

RIAA certification[7] (United States) Date Designation Total Sales 19 November 2001 Gold 500,000 21 July 2003 Platinum 1,000,000

CRIA Date Designation Total Sales 28 May 2002 Platinum[8] 100,000

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "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 17 February 2009. 
4. ^ "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 17 February 2009. 
5. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2001-10-28. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=55&lang=pl. Retrieved 2011-08-15. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "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 17 February 2009. 
7. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=down%20to%20earth&artist=osbourne&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 17 February 2009. 
8. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – May 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0502_g.php. Retrieved 19 August 2010.