The Collection (Black Sabbath album) explained

The Collection
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Black Sabbath
Cover:	Black Sabbath The Collection.jpg
Released:	Jul 1, 1992 June 28, 1999 (reissue)
Recorded:	1969–1978
Genre:	Heavy metal, blues rock
Length:	72:13
Label:	Castle
Chronology:	Black Sabbath compilations
Prev Title:	We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	The Sabbath Stones
Next Year:	1996

The Collection is a compilation album released by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1992. The album was released on the label Castle, who released two CD versions of this album in the UK,^[1] both with the same cover art and songs.^[2] The album includes greatest songs of Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne prior to his dismissal in 1979, from the eponymous album to Never Say Die!. The album has 15 tracks, two from Black Sabbath, two from Paranoid, one from Master of Reality, two from Black Sabbath Vol. 4, two from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, two from Sabotage, two from Technical Ecstasy and two from Never Say Die!.

Track listing

All songs credited to Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.

1. "Paranoid" – 2:52
2. "Tomorrow's Dream" – 3:09
3. "Back Street Kids" – 3:47
4. "Symptom of the Universe" – 3:49
5. "Never Say Die" – 3:49
6. "Junior's Eyes" – 6:43
7. "Dirty Women" – 7:09
8. "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" – 4:16
9. "Supernaut" – 4:43
10. "The Wizard" – 4:25
11. "A National Acrobat" – 6:13
12. "Electric Funeral" – 4:52
13. "Into the Void" – 6:12
14. "Spiral Architect" – 5:31
15. "Wicked World" – 4:43

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals, harmonica
• Tony Iommi – guitars
• Geezer Butler – bass
• Bill Ward – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r250413|pure_url=yes}} ''The Collection'' Overview ]. . 17 May 2010.
2. Web site: The Collection by Black Sabbath . . 17 May 2010.