Just Say Ozzy is a live EP by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released in March 1990, and was remastered on August 22, 1995. It entered the UK charts on 17 March and reached number 69.[2]
| Just Say Ozzy | ||||
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| EP (Live) by | ||||
| Released | March 1990 | |||
| Recorded | November 1989 | |||
| Venue | Brixton Academy (London) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 30:05 | |||
| Label | Epic/CBS | |||
| Producer | Andy Johns | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Overview edit
The sleeve states that Just Say Ozzy was recorded at London's Brixton Academy in November 1989. However, no known dates correspond (the tour ended in August 1989 in Moscow), and the music appears to have been re-recorded and mixed at Electric Lady Studios in New York with engineer Adam Yellin with the audience noise and some tracks kept from the original live recording.[citation needed]
Just Say Ozzy was remastered in 1995 along with the rest of the singer's catalog. However, the EP —along with Speak Of The Devil, The Ultimate Sin and Live & Loud —has since been deleted from Ozzy's catalog and was not remastered and reissued with the rest of Ozzy's catalog in 2002. This is mainly due to a continuing legal struggle with bassist/songwriter Phil Soussan over the song "Shot in the Dark".
Just Say Ozzy peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200[3] and was certified Gold on July 21, 1993.[4]
The tracks "Sweet Leaf" and "War Pigs" were composed and originally recorded by Black Sabbath, the group Osbourne fronted in the 1970s.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miracle Man" | Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Bob Daisley | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Bloodbath in Paradise" | Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Randy Castillo, John Sinclair | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Shot in the Dark" | Osbourne, Phil Soussan | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Tattooed Dancer" | Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Sweet Leaf" | Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | 3:22 |
| 6. | "War Pigs" | Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward | 8:24 |
Personnel edit
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Zakk Wylde - guitar[5]
- Geezer Butler - bass
- Randy Castillo - drums
- John Sinclair- keyboards
- Production
- Andy Johns - producer, engineer, mixing
- Adam Yellin - recording engineer, mixing
- Sally Browder - assistant engineer
- Vlado Meller - mastering
- Brian Lee and Bob Ludwig - 1995 remastering
Charts edit
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[6] | 18 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 69 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 58 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Ozzy Osbourne - Just Say Ozzy review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne official charts".
- ^ "Just Say Ozzy Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
- ^ "RIAA Searchable Database-Search: Ozzy Osbourne". Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Zakk Wylde Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Just Say Ozzy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2022.