Best of Ozz is a compilation album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 1 March 1989 by CBS/Sony in Japan only, it features songs from Osbourne's first four studio albums, ranging from 1980's Blizzard of Ozz to 1986's The Ultimate Sin.

Best of Ozz
Compilation album by
Released1 March 1989 (1989-03-01)
Recorded1980–1985
Studio
Genre
Length48:15
LabelCBS/Sony
Producer
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
No Rest for the Wicked
(1988)
Best of Ozz
(1989)
Ten Commandments
(1990)

Background

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Best of Ozz is a ten-track compilation featuring three tracks from Blizzard of Ozz, two tracks from Diary of a Madman, two tracks from Bark at the Moon and three tracks from The Ultimate Sin.[1] Amongst the tracks included are six singles, including "Crazy Train", "Over the Mountain" and "Bark at the Moon".[1]

Reception

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Music website AllMusic awarded Best of Ozz three out of five stars; reviewer James Christopher Monger praised the album as "one of the better collections out there" due to the high quality of the original albums from which the songs are taken.[1] Noting that the release only features ten tracks, Monger concluded by describing Best of Ozz as "a nice little sampler of Osbourne's early post-Sabbath career".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over the Mountain"4:32
2."Secret Loser"
4:11
3."Goodbye to Romance"
  • Osbourne
  • Rhoads
  • Daisley
5:35
4."Shot in the Dark"
4:28
5."Mr. Crowley"
  • Osbourne
  • Rhoads
  • Daisley
4:59
6."Bark at the Moon"Osbourne4:16
7."Crazy Train"
  • Osbourne
  • Rhoads
  • Daisley
4:51
8."Centre of Eternity"Osbourne5:23
9."Diary of a Madman"
  • Osbourne
  • Rhoads
  • Daisley
  • Kerslake
6:15
10."The Ultimate Sin"
  • Osbourne
  • Lee
3:45
Total length:48:15
Notes

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Monger, James Christopher. "Best of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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