Blizzard of Ozz

Blizzard of Ozz
Blizzard of Ozz
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	September 20, 1980 (UK); January 15, 1981 (US); August 22, 1995 (reissue) ; ; 2002 (re-issue)
Recorded	March 22 to April 19, 1980
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	39:31
Label	Jet/Epic
Producer	Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne chronology

Blizzard of Ozz is a heavy metal album by Ozzy Osbourne, recorded in Surrey, UK and released on September 20, 1980 in the UK and on January 15, 1981 in the U.S..

This is Ozzy's first solo album. The tracks "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" were released as singles. "Crazy Train" peaked at #9 on the Mainstream Rock Charts.

Blizzard of Ozz remains Osbourne's highest-selling album to date, selling over 4.1 million copies in the U.S. alone.

The album reached #21 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, and is on the list of the top 100 best-selling albums of the 1980s.

Track listing

All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Bob Daisley except where noted.

Side one

"I Don't Know" – 5:16
"Crazy Train" – 4:56
"Goodbye to Romance" – 5:36
"Dee" (Instrumental) (Rhoads) – 0:50
"Suicide Solution" – 4:21

Side two

"Mr. Crowley" – 4:55
"No Bone Movies" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee Kerslake) – 3:53
"Revelation (Mother Earth)" – 6:09
"Steal Away (The Night)" – 3:28

2002 Bonus Track

"You Lookin' at Me Lookin' at You" – 4:16

Personnel

Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Producer
Randy Rhoads - Guitar, Producer
Bob Daisley - Bass, Gong, backing vocals, Harmony Vocals, Producer
Lee Kerslake - Drums, percussion, Bells, Tympani, Producer
Robert Trujillo - Bass (2002 reissue)
Mike Bordin - Drums (2002 reissue)

Additional personnel

Don Airey - Keyboards
Rudy Sarzo - Bass
Tommy Aldridge - Drums, Percussion

Production

Max Norman - Engineer

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