Bark at the Moon

Bark at the Moon
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	December 10, 1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	42:59
Label	Epic CBS
Producer	Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley, Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Diary of a Madman (1981) Bark at the Moon (1983) The Ultimate Sin (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Bark at the Moon is the third studio album by Ozzy Osbourne, originally released on December 10, 1983. It is the first of Osbourne's solo albums to not feature guitarist Randy Rhoads who had died a year earlier. This album features former Mickey Ratt, Rough Cutt, and Dio guitarist Jake E. Lee.

This is the only Ozzy Osbourne album where the songs are credited to Osbourne alone. However, he states in the liner notes to The Ozzman Cometh that the title track was co-written with guitarist Jake E. Lee. Osbourne's former bassist Bob Daisley has stated that he co-wrote most of the music with Lee and wrote the vast majority of the lyrics. Due to legal issues, neither Lee nor Daisley's names were listed in the songwriting credits. Daisley has stated, however, that he accepted a buyout from Osbourne in exchange for writing credit.

Bark at the Moon was remastered and released on CD in 1995. It was reissued again in 2002, although this version was actually a remix of the album. Many fans were displeased with the remix, noting that some elements found in the original mix are not present in the remix, namely several lead guitar parts.

Some European pressings named the track "Centre of Eternity" as "Forever". On tours for the album, Osbourne referred to it as "Forever". This can be heard on bootleg recordings of tours promoting the album.

The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard album chart and within several weeks of release was certified Gold for over 500,000 sales in the United States alone. To date, it has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the U.S. alone.^[2]

In the U.K., it was the third of four Osbourne albums to attain Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1984.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ozzy Osbourne

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bark at the Moon"	Ozzy Osbourne	4:17
2.	"You're No Different"	Osbourne	5:49
3.	"Now You See It (Now You Don't)"	Osbourne	5:10
4.	"Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"	Osbourne	5:23
5.	"Centre of Eternity"	Osbourne	5:15
6.	"So Tired"	Osbourne	4:00
7.	"Slow Down"	Osbourne	4:21
8.	"Waiting for Darkness"	Osbourne	5:14
Total length:			42:59

1995 reissue bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Spiders in the Night"	Osbourne	4:31

2002 reissue bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Spiders"	Osbourne	4:31
10.	"One Up the 'B' Side"	Osbourne	3:25

Original UK edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"	Ozzy Osbourne	5:23
2.	"Bark at the Moon"	Osbourne	4:17
3.	"You're No Different"	Osbourne	5:49
4.	"Now You See It (Now You Don't)"	Osbourne	5:10
5.	"Forever"	Osbourne	5:15
6.	"So Tired"	Osbourne	4:00
7.	"Waiting for Darkness"	Osbourne	5:14
8.	"Spiders"	Osbourne	4:20

Credits

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
• Jake E. Lee – guitar
• Bob Daisley – bass guitar
• Tommy Aldridge – drums
• Don Airey – keyboards

Production

• Produced by Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley, and Max Norman
• Engineered by Max Norman
• String arrangements by Louis Clark
• Mixed by Tony Bongiovi
• Remastered by Brian Lee with Bob Ludwig (1995 reissue)

Sales accomplishments

RIAA certification[3] (United States) Date Designation Total Sales January 23, 1984 Gold 500,000 April 14, 1986 Platinum 1,000,000 August 11, 1992 Double Platinum 2,000,000 July 26, 2000 Triple Platinum 3,000,000

BPI certification[4] (United Kingdom) Date Designation Total Sales January 5, 1984 Silver 60,000

CRIA certification[5] (Canada) Date Designation Total Sales April 1, 1984 Gold 50,000 April 1, 1984 Platinum 100,000

References

1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ "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 February 15, 2009. 
3. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=bark%20at%20the%20moon&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 February 16, 2009. 
4. ^ "BPI certified awards". http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=24256. Retrieved February 16, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "CRIA certified awards". 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 February 16, 2009.