Best of Ozz explained

Best of Ozz
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Ozzy Osbourne
Cover:	Ozzy_Osbourne-Best_of_Ozz.jpg
Recorded:	1980–1985
Studio:	Ridge Farm Studio (Rusper, West Sussex) Townhouse Studios (London) AIR Studios (London, UK) Studio Davout (Paris, France)
Label:	CBS/Sony
Prev Title:	No Rest for the Wicked
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Ten Commandments
Next Year:	1990

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.

Background

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

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

Notes

• Tracks 1 and 9 were originally featured on Diary of a Madman.
• Tracks 2, 4 and 10 were originally featured on The Ultimate Sin.
• Tracks 3, 5 and 7 were originally featured on Blizzard of Ozz.
• Tracks 6 and 8 were originally featured on Bark at the Moon.

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals (all tracks), production (tracks 1, 3 and 5–9)
• Randy Rhoads – guitars and production (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9)
• Bob Daisley – bass and backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 5–9), production (tracks 3 and 5–8)
• Lee Kerslake – drums and percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9), production (tracks 3, 5 and 7)
• Jake E. Lee – guitars and backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10)
• Phil Soussan – bass (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
• Randy Castillo – drums (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
• Don Airey – keyboards (tracks 3 and 5–8)
• Mike Moran – keyboards (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
• Max Norman – engineering (tracks 1, 3 and 5–9), production (tracks 1, 6, 8 and 9)
• Ron Nevison – production and engineering (tracks 2, 4 and 10)
• Tony Bongiovi – mixing (tracks 6 and 8)
• Tim Young – mastering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9)
• Howie Weinberg – mastering (tracks 6 and 8)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne: Songs, Reviews, Credits . Monger . James Christopher . . . 7 December 2015 .