The Ozzman Cometh
1997 compilation album by Ozzy Osbourne
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The Ozzman Cometh is a compilation album by British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne released in 1997. It is his third greatest hits collection. Its initial, limited-edition 2-CD pressing contained five previously unreleased songs. Versions released in 2002 later have only one disc, and the song "Shot in the Dark" is replaced by "Miracle Man". This was due to a legal action brought about by the song's co-writer, Phil Soussan, for unpaid royalties. This is also the first album to be released after Osbourne rejoined Black Sabbath after his firing from the band in 1979.
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| Released | 11 November 1997 | |||
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| Length | 77:00 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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The CD version is digitally labeled as The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits. The tracks "Black Sabbath", "War Pigs", "Fairies Wear Boots", and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" are performed by Osbourne's previous band Black Sabbath during a 26 April 1970 performance on the BBC Radio 1 show "John Peel's Sunday Show", conducted by British DJ John Peel. "Fairies Wear Boots" and "War Pigs" are early versions of tracks that would be recorded and released on the band's second album Paranoid with new lyrics.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Sabbath" (previously unreleased, featuring extra verse not on album Black Sabbath (1970)) | "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | 9:25 | |
| 2. | "War Pigs" (previously unreleased, early version titled "Walpurgis" with different lyrics) |
| "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | 8:15 |
| 3. | "Goodbye to Romance" |
| Blizzard of Ozz (1980) | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Crazy Train" |
| Blizzard of Ozz | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Mr. Crowley" |
| Blizzard of Ozz | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Over the Mountain" |
| Diary of a Madman (1981) | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Paranoid" (live) |
| Tribute (1987) | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Bark at the Moon" |
| Bark at the Moon (1983) | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Shot in the Dark" (original release) "Miracle Man" (2002 reissue) |
| The Ultimate Sin (1986) No Rest for the Wicked (1988) | 4:17 3:44 |
| 10. | "Crazy Babies" |
| No Rest for the Wicked | 4:14 |
| 11. | "No More Tears" (radio edit) |
| No More Tears (1991) | 5:54 |
| 12. | "Mama, I'm Coming Home" |
| No More Tears | 4:11 |
| 13. | "I Don't Want to Change the World" (live) |
| Live & Loud (1993) | 4:00 |
| 14. | "I Just Want You" |
| Ozzmosis (1995) | 4:57 |
| 15. | "Back on Earth" (previously unreleased) | Ozzmosis sessions | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "Fairies Wear Boots" (previously unreleased) |
| "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | 6:53 |
| 2. | "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (previously unreleased) |
| "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Walk on Water" (Japanese edition bonus track) |
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack (1996) | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Status Quo cover, recorded with Type O Negative, Japanese edition bonus track) | Francis Rossi | Private Parts: The Album (1997) | 6:05 |
| 5. | "Interview with Ozzy 1988" | 17:45 |
Charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Czech Republic | — | 28,000[11] |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[12] | Gold | 31,901[12] |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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