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{{About|the album by [[Ozzy Osbourne]]|the chemical process|osmosis}}
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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Ozzmosis
| name = Ozzmosis
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
| artist = [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
| Cover = Ozzy_-_Ozzmosis_Cover.jpg
| cover = Ozzy_-_Ozzmosis_Cover.jpg
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| Released = {{Start date|1995|10|23|df=yes}}
| released = {{Start date|1995|10|24|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Ben|title=Ozzy Osbourne, Rock Legend Talks to Ben Thompson|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/one-time-casualty-of-the-famed-rock-lifestyle-ozzy-osbourne-now-messes-with-little-more-harmful-than-1578772.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/one-time-casualty-of-the-famed-rock-lifestyle-ozzy-osbourne-now-messes-with-little-more-harmful-than-1578772.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=29 September 2018|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=22 October 1995}}</ref>
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| recorded = 1994–1995
*Guillaume Tell Studios <small>([[Paris]], [[France]])</small>
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*[[MSR Studios|Right Track Recording]] <small>([[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]])</small>
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*[[Bearsville Studios]] <small>([[Woodstock, New York]])</small>
*[[Electric Lady Studios]] <small>(New York City, New York)</small> }}
*Guillaume Tell Studios {{small|([[Paris]], [[France]])}}
*[[MSR Studios|Right Track Recording]] {{small|([[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]])}}
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*[[Electric Lady Studios]] {{small|(New York City, New York)}}}}
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| Length = {{Duration|m=56|s=45}}
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=45}}
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Producer = [[Michael Beinhorn]]
| producer = [[Michael Beinhorn]]
| Last album = ''[[No More Tears]]''<br />(1991)
| prev_title = [[Live & Loud]]
| prev_year = 1993
| This album = '''''Ozzmosis'''''<br />(1995)
| Next album = ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]''<br />(2001)
| next_title = [[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]
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| Name = Ozzmosis
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| name = Ozzmosis
| Single 1 = Perry Mason
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| Single 1 date = November 1995
| single1 = Perry Mason
| single1date = September 1995
| Single 2 = See You on the Other Side
| single2 = See You on the Other Side
| Single 2 date = 9 January 1996
| single2date = 9 January 1996
| Single 3 = I Just Want You
| Single 3 date = June 1996
| single3 = I Just Want You
| single3date = June 1996
}}
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'''''Ozzmosis''''' is the seventh solo studio album by English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] musician [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. Recorded in [[Paris]] and [[New York City|New York]] with producer [[Michael Beinhorn]], it was released on 23 October 1995 by [[Epic Records]]. The album reached number 22 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number four on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. "Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side" and "I Just Want You" were released as [[Single (music)|single]]s.
'''''Ozzmosis''''' is the seventh studio album by English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. Recorded in [[Paris]] and [[New York City|New York]] with producer [[Michael Beinhorn]], it was released on 23 October 1995 by [[Epic Records]]. The album reached number 22 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number four on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. "Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side" and "I Just Want You" were released as [[Single (music)|single]]s.


After the release of his sixth album ''[[No More Tears]]'' in 1991, Osbourne announced that he would retire from music. However, he returned with ''Ozzmosis'' in 1995, which featured long-time guitarist [[Zakk Wylde]] as well as former [[Black Sabbath]] bassist [[Geezer Butler]], drummer [[Deen Castronovo]] and keyboardist [[Rick Wakeman]]. The release received mixed reviews from critics.
After the release of his sixth album ''[[No More Tears]]'' in 1991, Osbourne announced that he would retire from music. However, he returned with ''Ozzmosis'' in 1995, which featured long-time guitarist [[Zakk Wylde]] as well as former [[Black Sabbath]] bassist [[Geezer Butler]] and drummer [[Deen Castronovo]]. Producer [[Michael Beinhorn]] played most of the keyboards on the album, while [[Rick Wakeman]] played the [[Mellotron]] on the songs "Perry Mason" and "I Just Want You". Osbourne later appeared as a guest vocalist on Wakeman's 1999 album ''[[Return to the Centre of the Earth]]''.


''Ozzmosis'' was one of many Osbourne albums remastered and reissued in 2002. The reissue featured bonus tracks "Whole World's Fallin' Down" and "Aimee", originally released as B-sides to "Perry Mason" and "See You on the Other Side", respectively. The album has been certified double platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] and has sold over 3 million copies.
''Ozzmosis'' received mixed reviews from critics. It was one of many Osbourne albums remastered and reissued in 2002. The reissue featured bonus tracks "Whole World's Fallin' Down" and "Aimee", originally released as B-sides to "Perry Mason" and "See You on the Other Side", respectively. The album has been certified double platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] and has sold over 3 million copies.


==Recording and production==
==Recording and production==
Recording took place at Guillaume Tell Studios in [[Paris]], [[France]], [[MSR Studios|Right Track Recording]] and [[Electric Lady Studios]] in [[New York City]], and [[Bearsville Studios]] in [[Woodstock, New York]].<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Ozzmosis |others=[[Ozzy Osbourne]] |year=1995 |publisher=[[Epic Records]] }}</ref> Production was led by [[Michael Beinhorn]], with [[Paul Northfield]] engineering and David Bianco mixing.<ref name="linernotes"/> Writing credits on the album – alongside Osbourne, guitarist [[Zakk Wylde]] and bassist [[Geezer Butler]] – were shared by [[John Purdell]], [[Jim Vallance]], [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]], Steve Dudas, [[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]], [[Duane Baron]] and [[Steve Vai]].<ref name="linernotes"/>
Recording took place at Guillaume Tell Studios in [[Paris]], [[France]], [[MSR Studios|Right Track Recording]] and [[Electric Lady Studios]] in [[New York City]], and [[Bearsville Studios]] in [[Woodstock, New York]].<ref name="linernotes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Ozzmosis |others=[[Ozzy Osbourne]] |year=1995 |publisher=[[Epic Records]]}}</ref> Production was led by [[Michael Beinhorn]], with [[Paul Northfield]] engineering and David Bianco mixing.<ref name="linernotes" /> Writing credits on the album – alongside Osbourne, guitarist [[Zakk Wylde]] and bassist [[Geezer Butler]] – were shared by [[John Purdell]], [[Jim Vallance]], [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]], Steve Dudas, [[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]], Duane Baron and [[Steve Vai]].<ref name="linernotes" />


''Ozzmosis'' was Ozzy's first and only album to feature Butler, drummer [[Deen Castronovo]] and keyboardist [[Rick Wakeman]].<ref name="loudwire">{{cite news |url=http://loudwire.com/ozzy-osbourne-ozzmosis-album-anniversary/ |title=20 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Releases Comeback Album ‘Ozzmosis’ |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |publisher=[[Loudwire]] |date=24 October 2015 |accessdate=25 October 2015 }}</ref> Guitars were by his long-time band member Wylde, although Steve Vai was originally slated to perform on the album after writing songs with Osbourne in 1994 (of which only "My Little Man" remained).<ref name="ucr">{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-steve-vai/ |title=10 Things You Didn’t Know About Steve Vai |last=Wardlaw |first=Matt |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |publisher=Diffuser Network |date=6 June 2011 |accessdate=23 October 2015 }}</ref> Vai reportedly left the project due to a "falling out" with Osbourne,<ref name="ucr"/> although Wylde maintains they are still friends.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/zakk-wylde-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction/ |title=Zakk Wylde Plays ‘Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?’ |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |work=[[Loudwire]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]] |date=11 February 2016 |accessdate=15 February 2016 }}</ref>
''Ozzmosis'' was Ozzy's first and only album to feature Butler, drummer [[Deen Castronovo]] and keyboardist [[Rick Wakeman]].<ref name="loudwire">{{Cite magazine |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=24 October 2015 |title=20 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Releases Comeback Album ''Ozzmosis'' |url=http://loudwire.com/ozzy-osbourne-ozzmosis-album-anniversary/ |magazine=[[Loudwire]] |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> Guitars were by his long-time band member Wylde, although Steve Vai was originally slated to perform on the album after writing songs with Osbourne in 1994 (of which only "My Little Man" remained).<ref name="ucr">{{Cite web |last=Wardlaw |first=Matt |date=6 June 2011 |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Steve Vai |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-steve-vai/ |access-date=23 October 2015 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |publisher=Diffuser Network}}</ref> Vai reportedly left the project due to a "falling out" with Osbourne,<ref name="ucr" /> although Wylde maintains they are still friends.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |date=11 February 2016 |title=Zakk Wylde Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?' |url=http://loudwire.com/zakk-wylde-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction/ |access-date=15 February 2016 |website=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref>


Prior to Beinhorn's involvement, ''Ozzmosis'' was to be produced by [[Michael Wagener]], who had mixed the preceding ''[[No More Tears]]''.<ref name="wagener">{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-original-perry-mason-demo-available-for-download/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne: Original 'Perry Mason' Demo Available For Download |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=24 March 2005 |accessdate=26 October 2015 }}</ref> Songs were recorded with Wagener, and a different lineup including bassist [[Mike Inez]] and drummer [[Randy Castillo]]; reportedly with the intention of making the album sound similar to ''No More Tears''. However, with seven songs completed, [[Epic Records]] allegedly requested a change in production style and replaced Wagener with Beinhorn.<ref name="wagener"/> Of Wagener's produced material, "Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side", "Tomorrow" and "Old LA Tonight" were rerecorded with Beinhorn, "Aimee" and "Living with the Enemy" were released as B-sides, and "Slow Burn" remained unreleased. Wagener's version of "See You on the Other Side" was later released on 2005 box set ''[[Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Prince of Darkness]]'' and his demo of "Perry Mason" was released in 2005.<ref name="wagener"/>
Prior to Beinhorn's involvement, ''Ozzmosis'' was to be produced by [[Michael Wagener]], who had mixed the preceding ''[[No More Tears]]''.<ref name="wagener">{{Cite news |date=24 March 2005 |title=Ozzy Osbourne: Original 'Perry Mason' Demo Available for Download |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbourne-original-perry-mason-demo-available-for-download/ |access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref> Songs were recorded with Wagener, and a different lineup including bassist [[Mike Inez]] and drummer [[Randy Castillo]], with the intention of making the album sound similar to ''No More Tears''. Pre Production with that lineup happened at Granny's House Recording Studio in Reno, NV in early 1994 after the "No More Tours" Tour. However, with seven songs completed, [[Epic Records]] allegedly requested a change in production style and replaced Wagener with Beinhorn.<ref name="wagener" /> Of Wagener's produced material, "Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side", "Tomorrow" and "Old LA Tonight" were rerecorded with Beinhorn, "Aimee" and "Living with the Enemy" were released as B-sides, and "Slow Burn" remained unreleased. Wagener's version of "See You on the Other Side" was later released on 2005 box set ''[[Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Prince of Darkness]]'' and his demo of "Perry Mason" was released in 2005.<ref name="wagener" />


"After doing ''Ozzmosis'' with Michael Beinhorn producing," Ozzy remarked in 2001, "I didn't care if I never made another album again. There'd be these fucking mind games. He'd have me singing all day, and then I'd get three-quarters through and he'd go, 'Your voice sounds tired. Let's pick it up tomorrow.' And I knew that the next day he'd go, 'Your voice has changed. Let's start again.'"<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Philip|last=Wilding|title=Return to Ozz|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] #36|date=January 2002|p=52}}</ref>
"After doing ''Ozzmosis'' with Michael Beinhorn producing," Ozzy remarked in 2001, "I didn't care if I never made another album again. There'd be these fucking mind games. He'd have me singing all day, and then I'd get three-quarters through and he'd go, 'Your voice sounds tired. Let's pick it up tomorrow.' And I knew that the next day he'd go, 'Your voice has changed. Let's start again.{{'"}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wilding |first=Philip |date=January 2002 |title=Return to Ozz |url=http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/january-2002/48/having-just-released-down-to-earth-his-first-solo-album-for-six-years-invited-classic-rock-to-his |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=36 |page=52 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913114445/http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/january-2002/48/having-just-released-down-to-earth-his-first-solo-album-for-six-years-invited-classic-rock-to-his |archive-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>


==Promotion and release==
==Promotion and release==
Three [[Single (music)|single]]s were released from ''Ozzmosis''. The first was "Perry Mason" in November 1995, which reached number 23 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number three on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Songs]] chart.<ref name="UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19970/ozzy-osbourne/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="USmain">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/323242/ozzy-osbourne/chart?page=1&f=376 |title=Mainstream Rock Songs |work=Ozzy Osbourne - Chart history |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |accessdate=22 October 2015 }}</ref> "See You on the Other Side", released on 9 January 1996,<ref name="tour2">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BACK+BY+POPULAR+DEMAND!+OZZY+OSBOURNE'S+'THE+RETIREMENT+SUCKS!'+TOUR-a017842666 |title=Back By Popular Demand! Ozzy Osbourne's 'The Retirement Sucks!' Tour |publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]] |date=12 December 1995 |accessdate=23 October 2015 }}</ref> charted in the US at number five on the Mainstream Rock chart and in Sweden at number 59.<ref name="USmain"/><ref name="SWE">{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=swedishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> The third and final single, "I Just Want You", charted in the UK at number 43 and in the US at number 24 on the Mainstream Rock chart.<ref name="UK"/><ref name="USmain"/>
Three [[Single (music)|single]]s were released from ''Ozzmosis''. The first was "Perry Mason" in November 1995, which reached number 23 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number three on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Songs]] chart.<ref name="UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19970/ozzy-osbourne/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="USmain">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/323242/ozzy-osbourne/chart?page=1&f=376 |title=Mainstream Rock Songs |work=Ozzy Osbourne - Chart history |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=22 October 2015 }}</ref> "See You on the Other Side", released on 9 January 1996,<ref name="tour2">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BACK+BY+POPULAR+DEMAND!+OZZY+OSBOURNE'S+'THE+RETIREMENT+SUCKS!'+TOUR-a017842666 |title=Back By Popular Demand! Ozzy Osbourne's 'The Retirement Sucks!' Tour |publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]] |date=12 December 1995 |access-date=23 October 2015 }}</ref> charted in the US at number five on the Mainstream Rock chart and in Sweden at number 59.<ref name="USmain"/><ref name="SWE">{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=swedishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> The third and final single, "I Just Want You", charted in the UK at number 43 and in the US at number 24 on the Mainstream Rock chart.<ref name="UK"/><ref name="USmain"/>


In support of the album, Osbourne and his band completed the [[Retirement Sucks Tour|Retirement Sucks! Tour]], named in reference to Osbourne's previous tour, the [["No More Tours" Tour|No More Tours Tour]], which was originally slated to be his last before his retirement from music.<ref name="loudwire"/> The tour started in Monterrey and Mexico City on 26-28 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/OZZY+OSBOURNE+NEW+ALBUM+DUE+IN+STORES+OCTOBER+24,+1995%3B+TOUR+DATES+ON...-a017412361 |title=Ozzy Osbourne New Album Due in Stores October 24, 1995; Tour Dates on Sale Sold Out in 30 Minutes |publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]] |date=15 September 1995 |accessdate=23 October 2015 }}</ref> Speaking about his return to touring, Osbourne joked that "If you stayed at home, day in and day out, for 3 years with your wife and a house full of screaming kids, you'd want to get back out on the road too!"<ref name="tour1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/OZZY+OSBOURNE+NEW+ALBUM+DUE+IN+STORES+OCTOBER+24,+1995%3B+TOUR+DATES+ON...-a017412361 |title=Ozzy Osbourne New Album Due in Stores October 24, 1995; Tour Dates on Sale Sold Out in 30 Minutes |publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]] |date=15 September 1995 |accessdate=23 October 2015 }}</ref> The tour continued through 1996.<ref name="tour2"/>
In support of the album, Osbourne and his band completed the Retirement Sucks! Tour, named in reference to Osbourne's previous tour, the [["No More Tours" Tour|No More Tours Tour]], which was originally slated to be his last before his retirement from music.<ref name="loudwire"/> The tour started in Monterrey and Mexico City on 26–28 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/OZZY+OSBOURNE+NEW+ALBUM+DUE+IN+STORES+OCTOBER+24,+1995%3B+TOUR+DATES+ON...-a017412361 |title=Ozzy Osbourne New Album Due in Stores October 24, 1995; Tour Dates on Sale Sold Out in 30 Minutes |publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]] |date=15 September 1995 |access-date=23 October 2015 }}</ref> Speaking about his return to touring, Osbourne joked that "If you stayed at home, day in and day out, for 3 years with your wife and a house full of screaming kids, you'd want to get back out on the road too!"<ref name="tour1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/OZZY+OSBOURNE+NEW+ALBUM+DUE+IN+STORES+OCTOBER+24,+1995%3B+TOUR+DATES+ON...-a017412361 |title=Ozzy Osbourne New Album Due in Stores October 24, 1995; Tour Dates on Sale Sold Out in 30 Minutes |publisher=[[TheFreeDictionary.com#TheFreeLibrary.com|TheFreeLibrary.com]] |date=15 September 1995 |access-date=23 October 2015 }}</ref> The tour continued through 1996.<ref name="tour2"/>


==Reception==
==Reception==

===Commercial===
===Commercial===
''Ozzmosis'' charted at number 22 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], five places lower than its predecessor ''[[No More Tears]]'' and three places lower than its successor ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]''.<ref name="UK"/> It was more successful in the United States, reaching number four on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the highest position achieved by Osbourne on the chart at the time.<ref name="US">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/323242/ozzy-osbourne/chart?page=1&f=305 |title=Billboard 200 |work=Ozzy Osbourne - Chart history |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> The album also reached the top ten in Finland and Sweden,<ref name="SWE"/><ref name="FIN">{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=finnishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> the top 30 in Germany, New Zealand and Norway,<ref name="GER">{{cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Ozzy+Osbourne/19763/?type=longplay |title=Longplay-Chartverfolgung |work=Ozzy Osbourne Chartverfolgung |publisher=musicline.de |accessdate=21 October 2015 |language=German }}</ref><ref name="NZ">{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=charts.org.nz |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="NOR">{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=norwegiancharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> the top 40 in Switzerland,<ref name="SWI">{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discographie Ozzy Osbourne |work=hitparade.ch |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=21 October 2015 |language=German }}</ref> and the top 50 in Australia.<ref name="AUS">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=australian-charts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref>
''Ozzmosis'' charted at number 22 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], five places lower than its predecessor ''[[No More Tears]]'' and three places lower than its successor ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]''.<ref name="UK"/> It was more successful in the United States, reaching number four on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the highest position achieved by Osbourne on the chart at the time.<ref name="US">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/323242/ozzy-osbourne/chart?page=1&f=305 |title=Billboard 200 |work=Ozzy Osbourne - Chart history |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> The album also reached the top ten in Finland and Sweden,<ref name="SWE"/><ref name="FIN">{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=finnishcharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> the top 30 in Germany, New Zealand and Norway,<ref name="GER">{{cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Ozzy+Osbourne/19763/?type=longplay |title=Longplay-Chartverfolgung |work=Ozzy Osbourne Chartverfolgung |publisher=musicline.de |access-date=21 October 2015 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925165248/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Ozzy+Osbourne/19763/?type=longplay |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="NZ">{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=charts.nz |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref><ref name="NOR">{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=norwegiancharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> the top 40 in Switzerland,<ref name="SWI">{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discographie Ozzy Osbourne |work=hitparade.ch |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=21 October 2015 |language=de }}</ref> and the top 50 in Australia.<ref name="AUS">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne |title=Discography Ozzy Osbourne |work=australian-charts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref>


By the end of 1995, ''Ozzmosis'' was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], indicating US sales of over 1 million units; in April 1999, the RIAA certified the album double platinum.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Ozzy+Osbourne%22 |title=Gold & Platinum Artist Search "Ozzy Osbourne" |work=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> The album was also certified platinum by [[Music Canada]], indicating sales in the country of over 80,000 units.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=Ozzy%20Osbourne |title=Gold/Platinum Search "Ozzy Osbourne" |work=Gold/Platinum |publisher=[[Music Canada]] |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, ''Ozzmosis'' has sold in excess of 3 million copies in total.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/ozzy-osbourne/biography |title=Ozzy Osbourne Biography |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> As of the 2010 release of ''[[Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Scream]]'', ''Ozzmosis'' is the latest Osbourne studio album to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA"/>
By the end of 1995, ''Ozzmosis'' was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], indicating US sales of over 1 million units; in April 1999, the RIAA certified the album double platinum.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Ozzy+Osbourne%22 |title=Gold & Platinum Artist Search "Ozzy Osbourne" |work=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> The album was also certified platinum by [[Music Canada]], indicating sales in the country of over 80,000 units.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=Ozzy%20Osbourne |title=Gold/Platinum Search "Ozzy Osbourne" |work=Gold/Platinum |publisher=[[Music Canada]] |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, ''Ozzmosis'' has sold in excess of 3 million copies in total.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/ozzy-osbourne/biography |title=Ozzy Osbourne Biography |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> As of the 2010 release of ''[[Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Scream]]'', ''Ozzmosis'' is the latest Osbourne studio album to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA"/>


===Critical===
===Critical===
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ozzmosis-mw0000644691 |title=Ozzmosis - Ozzy Osbourne |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |authorlink = Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ozzmosis-mw0000644691 |title=Ozzmosis - Ozzy Osbourne |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = C<ref name="eweekly">{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1995/11/24/ozzmosis |title=Ozzmosis |last=Eddy |first=Chuck | authorlink = Chuck Eddy |publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |date=24 November 1995 |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref>
| rev2Score = C<ref name="eweekly">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1995/11/24/ozzmosis |title=Ozzmosis |last=Eddy |first=Chuck | author-link = Chuck Eddy |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=24 November 1995 |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref>
}}
}}
Media response to ''Ozzmosis'' was mixed to negative. Writing for music website [[AllMusic]], [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] criticised the album for its lack of evolution from previous releases ''[[No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)|No Rest for the Wicked]]'' and ''[[No More Tears]]''.<ref name="allmusic"/> Despite praising the "still impressive" skills of guitarist Zakk Wylde, Erlewine condemned the "modern-rock conscious" production style of producer Michael Beinhorn, which he claimed was the cause of the album's main problem – that "on the surface, the music is hard and loud, but it actually sounds smooth and processed."<ref name="allmusic"/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' critic [[Chuck Eddy]] claimed that due to the long running lengths of tracks on the album, ''Ozzmosis'' "feels like a parody of the most overinflated opera".<ref name="eweekly"/>
''Ozzmosis'' received mostly mixed reviews from critics. Writing for music website [[AllMusic]], [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] criticised the album for its lack of evolution from previous releases ''[[No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)|No Rest for the Wicked]]'' and ''[[No More Tears]]''.<ref name="allmusic"/> Despite praising the "still impressive" skills of guitarist Zakk Wylde, Erlewine condemned the "modern-rock conscious" production style of producer Michael Beinhorn, which he claimed was the cause of the album's main problem – that "on the surface, the music is hard and loud, but it actually sounds smooth and processed".<ref name="allmusic"/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' critic [[Chuck Eddy]] claimed that due to the long running lengths of tracks on the album, ''Ozzmosis'' "feels like a parody of the most overinflated opera".<ref name="eweekly"/>


Retrospectively, writers for both [[Blabbermouth.net]] and [[PopMatters]] have criticised ''Ozzmosis'' in reviews of later Ozzy Osbourne albums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/black-rain/ |title=Black Rain Ozzy Osbourne |last=Kaye |first=Don |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/127231-ozzy-osbourne-scream/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne: Scream |last=Begrand |first=Adrien |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=21 October 2015 }}</ref> Nick DeRiso of Ultimate Classic Rock ranked ''Ozzmosis'' as the eighth best Osbourne album, ahead of only ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]'', ''[[Under Cover]]'' and ''[[Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Scream]]'', criticising the production style of the album.<ref name="ultimate">{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-albums-ranked/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne Albums, Ranked Worst to Best |last=DeRiso |first=Nick |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |publisher=Diffuser Network |date=13 May 2015 |accessdate=23 October 2015 }}</ref> Writing for [[Loudwire]] on the 20th anniversary of the album, Jon Wiederhorn described ''Ozzmosis'' as "a more sonically pristine, but natural extension of the type of melodic hard rock/metal songwriting" on Osbourne's previous two albums, noting the presence of "raging rockers ... fist-raising anthems ... and teary ballads".<ref name="loudwire"/>
Retrospectively, writers for both [[Blabbermouth.net]] and [[PopMatters]] have criticised ''Ozzmosis'' in reviews of later Ozzy Osbourne albums.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/black-rain/ |title=Black Rain Ozzy Osbourne |last=Kaye |first=Don |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/127231-ozzy-osbourne-scream/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne: Scream |last=Begrand |first=Adrien |magazine=[[PopMatters]]|date=24 June 2010 |access-date=21 October 2015 }}</ref> Nick DeRiso of Ultimate Classic Rock ranked ''Ozzmosis'' as the eighth best Osbourne album, ahead of only ''[[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]]'', ''[[Under Cover]]'' and ''[[Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Scream]]'', criticising the production style of the album.<ref name="ultimate">{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-albums-ranked/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne Albums, Ranked Worst to Best |last=DeRiso |first=Nick |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |publisher=Diffuser Network |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=23 October 2015 }}</ref> Writing for [[Loudwire]] on the 20th anniversary of the album, Jon Wiederhorn described ''Ozzmosis'' as "a more sonically pristine, but natural extension of the type of melodic hard rock/metal songwriting" on Osbourne's previous two albums, noting the presence of "raging rockers ... fist-raising anthems ... and teary ballads".<ref name="loudwire"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard edition
| total_length = 56:45
| total_length = 56:45
| title1 = Perry Mason
| title1 = Perry Mason
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
*[[Ozzy Osbourne]]
| writer1 = [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Zakk Wylde]], [[John Purdell]]
| length1 = 5:53
*[[Zakk Wylde]]
| title2 = I Just Want You
*[[John Purdell]] }}
| writer2 = Osbourne, [[Jim Vallance]]
| length1 = 5:53
| length2 = 4:53
| title2 = I Just Want You
| title3 = Ghost Behind My Eyes
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
| writer3 = Osbourne, [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]], Steve Dudas
*Osbourne
| length3 = 5:11
*[[Jim Vallance]] }}
| title4 = Thunder Underground
| length2 = 4:53
| writer4 = Osbourne, [[Geezer Butler]], Wylde
| title3 = Ghost Behind My Eyes
| length4 = 6:30
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
| title5 = See You on the Other Side
*Osbourne
| writer5 = Osbourne, [[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]], Wylde
*[[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]]
| length5 = 6:10
*Steve Dudas }}
| title6 = Tomorrow
| length3 = 5:11
| writer6 = Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell, Duane Baron
| title4 = Thunder Underground
| length6 = 6:37
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
| title7 = Denial
*Osbourne
| writer7 = Osbourne, Hudson, Dudas
*[[Geezer Butler]]
| length7 = 5:12
*Wylde }}
| title8 = My Little Man
| length4 = 6:30
| writer8 = Osbourne, [[Steve Vai]]
| title5 = See You on the Other Side
| length8 = 4:52
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
| title9 = My Jekyll Doesn't Hide
*Osbourne
| writer9 = Osbourne, Butler, Wylde
*[[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]]
| length9 = 6:34
*Wylde }}
| title10 = Old L.A. Tonight
| length5 = 6:10
| writer10 = Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell
| title6 = Tomorrow
| length10 = 4:50
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
*Osbourne
*Wylde
*Purdell
*[[Duane Baron]] }}
| length6 = 6:37
| title7 = Denial
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
*Osbourne
*Hudson
*Dudas }}
| length7 = 5:12
| title8 = My Little Man
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
*Osbourne
*Lemmy Kilmister
*[[Steve Vai]] }}
| length8 = 4:52
| title9 = My Jekyll Doesn't Hide
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
*Osbourne
*Butler
*Wylde }}
| length9 = 6:34
| title10 = Old LA Tonight
| writer10 = {{flatlist|
*Osbourne
*Wylde
*Purdell }}
| length10 = 4:50
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = 2002 reissue bonus tracks
| headline = 2002 reissue bonus tracks
| total_length = 66:36
| total_length = 66:36
| title11 = Whole World's Fallin' Down
| title11 = Whole World's Fallin' Down
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
| writer11 = Osbourne, [[Tommy Shaw]], [[Jack Blades]]
*Osbourne
*[[Tommy Shaw]]
*[[Jack Blades]] }}
| length11 = 5:06
| length11 = 5:06
| title12 = Aimee
| title12 = Aimee
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
| writer12 = Osbourne, Wylde
*Osbourne
*Wylde }}
| length12 = 4:45
| length12 = 4:45
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Ozzy Osbourne]] – vocals
{{col-begin}}
*[[Zakk Wylde]] – electric guitar
{{col-1-of-2}}
*[[Ozzy Osbourne]] – [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Geezer Butler]] – bass
*[[Zakk Wylde]] – [[guitar]]
*[[Deen Castronovo]] – drums

*[[Geezer Butler]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]]
=== Additional musician ===
*[[Deen Castronovo]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Rick Wakeman]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s
*[[Rick Wakeman]] – [[Mellotron]] on "Perry Mason" and "I Just Want You"

*[[Michael Beinhorn]] – [[Record producer|production]], keyboards
== Production staff==
*[[Michael Wagener]] – production <small>("Aimee")</small>
*[[Michael Beinhorn]] – [[Record producer|production]], [[Musical keyboard|keyboards]]
*[[Michael Wagener]] – production {{small|("Aimee")}}
*[[Paul Northfield]] – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
*[[Paul Northfield]] – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
*John Bleich – engineering assistance
*John Bleich – engineering assistance
*Matt Curry – engineering assistance
*Matt Curry – engineering assistance
{{col-2-of-2}}
*Chris Laidlaw – engineering assistance
*Chris Laidlaw – engineering assistance
*Joe Pirrera – engineering assistance
*Joe Pirrera – engineering assistance
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*Brian Sperber – engineering assistance
*Brian Sperber – engineering assistance
*David Bianco – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*David Bianco – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*George Marino – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*[[George Marino]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
*Vic Anesini – mastering <small>(reissue)</small>
*Vic Anesini – mastering {{small|(reissue)}}
*David Coleman – [[Art director|art direction]]
*David Coleman – [[Art director|art direction]]
*[[Rocky Schenck]] – [[photography]]
*[[Rocky Schenck]] – [[photography]]
*Phil Alexander – [[liner notes]] <small>(reissue)</small>
*Phil Alexander – [[liner notes]] {{small|(reissue)}}
{{col-end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Chart (1995-1996)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|50|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=Ozzmosis|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="UK"/>
|align="center"|22
|-
|-
{{album chart|Canada|7|chartid=2806|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|Australian Albums Chart ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="AUS"/>
|align="center"|50
|-
|-
{{album chart|Finland|9|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=Ozzmosis |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|Finnish Albums Chart ([[The Official Finnish Charts|IFPI]])<ref name="FIN"/>
|align="center"|9
|-
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|30|id=2207|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=Ozzmosis |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|German Albums Chart ([[GfK Entertainment|GfK]])<ref name="GER"/>
|align="center"|30
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 |publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]] |location=Roppongi, Tokyo |year=2006 |isbn=4-87131-077-9 |language=ja}}</ref>
!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums Chart ([[Official New Zealand Music Chart|RMNZ]])<ref name="NZ"/>
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|7
|-
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|26|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=Ozzmosis |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|Norwegian Albums Chart ([[VG-lista]])<ref name="NOR"/>
|align="center"|24
|-
|-
{{album chart|Norway|24|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=Ozzmosis |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|Swedish Albums Chart ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref name="SWE"/>
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|40|date=19951029|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|Swiss Albums Chart ([[Swiss Hitparade|Hitparade]])<ref name="SWI"/>
|align="center"|37
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|4|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=Ozzmosis |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="US"/>
|align="center"|4
|}

==Certifications==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|37|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=Ozzmosis |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Certification
!scope="col"|[[List of music recording certifications|Sales/shipments]]
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK2|22|date=19951029|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|Canada ([[Music Canada|MC]])<ref name="MC"/>
|Platinum
|80,000<sup>^</sup>
|-
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|2|date=19951029|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
!scope="row"|United States ([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])<ref name="RIAA"/>
|2× Platinum
|2,000,000<sup>^</sup>
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size:90%"|<sup>^</sup>shipments figures based on certification alone
|}
|}

==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=Ozzmosis|award=Platinum|certyear=1995|relyear=1995|access-date=16 June 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=Ozzmossis|award=Gold|certyear=1995|relyear=1995|certmonth=11|access-date=16 June 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=Ozzmosis|award=Platinum|certyear=1995|relyear=1995|number=2|access-date=16 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|41183}}
* {{Discogs master|41183}}


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[[Category:1995 albums]]
[[Category:1995 albums]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 25 October 2024

This article is about the album. For the chemical process, see osmosis.

Ozzmosis
Studio album by
Ozzy Osbourne
Released24 October 1995 (1995-10-24)[1]
Recorded1994–1995
Studio
Genre
Length56:45
LabelEpic
ProducerMichael Beinhorn
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Live & Loud
(1993) 		Ozzmosis
(1995) 		Down to Earth
(2001)
Singles from Ozzmosis
  1. "Perry Mason"
    Released: September 1995
  2. "See You on the Other Side"
    Released: 9 January 1996
  3. "I Just Want You"
    Released: June 1996

Ozzmosis is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Recorded in Paris and New York with producer Michael Beinhorn, it was released on 23 October 1995 by Epic Records. The album reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200. "Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side" and "I Just Want You" were released as singles.

After the release of his sixth album No More Tears in 1991, Osbourne announced that he would retire from music. However, he returned with Ozzmosis in 1995, which featured long-time guitarist Zakk Wylde as well as former Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Deen Castronovo. Producer Michael Beinhorn played most of the keyboards on the album, while Rick Wakeman played the Mellotron on the songs "Perry Mason" and "I Just Want You". Osbourne later appeared as a guest vocalist on Wakeman's 1999 album Return to the Centre of the Earth.

Ozzmosis received mixed reviews from critics. It was one of many Osbourne albums remastered and reissued in 2002. The reissue featured bonus tracks "Whole World's Fallin' Down" and "Aimee", originally released as B-sides to "Perry Mason" and "See You on the Other Side", respectively. The album has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold over 3 million copies.

Recording and production

[edit]

Recording took place at Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris, France, Right Track Recording and Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York.[2] Production was led by Michael Beinhorn, with Paul Northfield engineering and David Bianco mixing.[2] Writing credits on the album – alongside Osbourne, guitarist Zakk Wylde and bassist Geezer Butler – were shared by John Purdell, Jim Vallance, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas, Lemmy Kilmister, Duane Baron and Steve Vai.[2]

Ozzmosis was Ozzy's first and only album to feature Butler, drummer Deen Castronovo and keyboardist Rick Wakeman.[3] Guitars were by his long-time band member Wylde, although Steve Vai was originally slated to perform on the album after writing songs with Osbourne in 1994 (of which only "My Little Man" remained).[4] Vai reportedly left the project due to a "falling out" with Osbourne,[4] although Wylde maintains they are still friends.[5]

Prior to Beinhorn's involvement, Ozzmosis was to be produced by Michael Wagener, who had mixed the preceding No More Tears.[6] Songs were recorded with Wagener, and a different lineup including bassist Mike Inez and drummer Randy Castillo, with the intention of making the album sound similar to No More Tears. Pre Production with that lineup happened at Granny's House Recording Studio in Reno, NV in early 1994 after the "No More Tours" Tour. However, with seven songs completed, Epic Records allegedly requested a change in production style and replaced Wagener with Beinhorn.[6] Of Wagener's produced material, "Perry Mason", "See You on the Other Side", "Tomorrow" and "Old LA Tonight" were rerecorded with Beinhorn, "Aimee" and "Living with the Enemy" were released as B-sides, and "Slow Burn" remained unreleased. Wagener's version of "See You on the Other Side" was later released on 2005 box set Prince of Darkness and his demo of "Perry Mason" was released in 2005.[6]

"After doing Ozzmosis with Michael Beinhorn producing," Ozzy remarked in 2001, "I didn't care if I never made another album again. There'd be these fucking mind games. He'd have me singing all day, and then I'd get three-quarters through and he'd go, 'Your voice sounds tired. Let's pick it up tomorrow.' And I knew that the next day he'd go, 'Your voice has changed. Let's start again.'"[7]

Promotion and release

[edit]

Three singles were released from Ozzmosis. The first was "Perry Mason" in November 1995, which reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart and number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.[8][9] "See You on the Other Side", released on 9 January 1996,[10] charted in the US at number five on the Mainstream Rock chart and in Sweden at number 59.[9][11] The third and final single, "I Just Want You", charted in the UK at number 43 and in the US at number 24 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[8][9]

In support of the album, Osbourne and his band completed the Retirement Sucks! Tour, named in reference to Osbourne's previous tour, the No More Tours Tour, which was originally slated to be his last before his retirement from music.[3] The tour started in Monterrey and Mexico City on 26–28 August.[12] Speaking about his return to touring, Osbourne joked that "If you stayed at home, day in and day out, for 3 years with your wife and a house full of screaming kids, you'd want to get back out on the road too!"[13] The tour continued through 1996.[10]

Reception

[edit]

Commercial

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Ozzmosis charted at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart, five places lower than its predecessor No More Tears and three places lower than its successor Down to Earth.[8] It was more successful in the United States, reaching number four on the Billboard 200, the highest position achieved by Osbourne on the chart at the time.[14] The album also reached the top ten in Finland and Sweden,[11][15] the top 30 in Germany, New Zealand and Norway,[16][17][18] the top 40 in Switzerland,[19] and the top 50 in Australia.[20]

By the end of 1995, Ozzmosis was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating US sales of over 1 million units; in April 1999, the RIAA certified the album double platinum.[21] The album was also certified platinum by Music Canada, indicating sales in the country of over 80,000 units.[22] According to Billboard magazine, Ozzmosis has sold in excess of 3 million copies in total.[23] As of the 2010 release of Scream, Ozzmosis is the latest Osbourne studio album to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.[21]

Critical

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[24]
Entertainment WeeklyC[25]

Ozzmosis received mostly mixed reviews from critics. Writing for music website AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine criticised the album for its lack of evolution from previous releases No Rest for the Wicked and No More Tears.[24] Despite praising the "still impressive" skills of guitarist Zakk Wylde, Erlewine condemned the "modern-rock conscious" production style of producer Michael Beinhorn, which he claimed was the cause of the album's main problem – that "on the surface, the music is hard and loud, but it actually sounds smooth and processed".[24] Entertainment Weekly critic Chuck Eddy claimed that due to the long running lengths of tracks on the album, Ozzmosis "feels like a parody of the most overinflated opera".[25]

Retrospectively, writers for both Blabbermouth.net and PopMatters have criticised Ozzmosis in reviews of later Ozzy Osbourne albums.[26][27] Nick DeRiso of Ultimate Classic Rock ranked Ozzmosis as the eighth best Osbourne album, ahead of only Down to Earth, Under Cover and Scream, criticising the production style of the album.[28] Writing for Loudwire on the 20th anniversary of the album, Jon Wiederhorn described Ozzmosis as "a more sonically pristine, but natural extension of the type of melodic hard rock/metal songwriting" on Osbourne's previous two albums, noting the presence of "raging rockers ... fist-raising anthems ... and teary ballads".[3]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Perry Mason"Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, John Purdell5:53
2."I Just Want You"Osbourne, Jim Vallance4:53
3."Ghost Behind My Eyes"Osbourne, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas5:11
4."Thunder Underground"Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Wylde6:30
5."See You on the Other Side"Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister, Wylde6:10
6."Tomorrow"Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell, Duane Baron6:37
7."Denial"Osbourne, Hudson, Dudas5:12
8."My Little Man"Osbourne, Steve Vai4:52
9."My Jekyll Doesn't Hide"Osbourne, Butler, Wylde6:34
10."Old L.A. Tonight"Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell4:50
Total length:56:45
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Whole World's Fallin' Down"Osbourne, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades5:06
12."Aimee"Osbourne, Wylde4:45
Total length:66:36

Personnel

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Production staff

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Charts

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Chart (1995-1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 50
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[30] 7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[33] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 26
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[35] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[36] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[39] 22
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[40] 2
US Billboard 200[41] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Platinum 100,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[43] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[44] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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