Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album)

Summary

Prince of Darkness is a box set of four CDs by Ozzy Osbourne released in 2005. The first two CDs are Osbourne's solo work containing various studio recordings, live tracks, b-sides, demos and outtakes, and the last two CDs are collaborations on disc three and cover songs on disc four. The cover versions were recorded for this box set compilation, but were released on a stand-alone album entitled Under Cover later in the year.

Prince of Darkness
Box set by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005
Recorded1980 - 2005
Genre
Length4:08:48
LabelEpic
ProducerMike Muir[2]
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
(2003)
Prince of Darkness
(2005)
Under Cover
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Notably, the album tracks from Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman included in the set are taken from the 2002 remasters of those albums, for which the original drum and bass tracks were replaced with new recordings by Osbourne's then-current bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin, as a management response to legal action by original bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake for unpaid royalty fees. Likewise, the tracks from Bark at the Moon are similarly taken from the 2002 remaster, for which they were remixed and altered.

Track listing edit

Disc One: 1981–1983
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."I Don't Know" (live)Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob DaisleyTribute (1987)5:02
2."Mr. Crowley"Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz (1980)4:56
3."Crazy Train"Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyBlizzard of Ozz (1980)4:49
4."Goodbye to Romance" (live)Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyTribute (1987)5:24
5."Suicide Solution" (live)Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyTribute (1987)7:58
6."Over the Mountain"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee KerslakeDiary of a Madman (1981)4:32
7."Flying High Again" (live)Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, KerslakeTribute (1987)4:26
8."You Can't Kill Rock and Roll"Osbourne, Rhoads, DaisleyDiary of a Madman (1981)6:43
9."Diary of a Madman"Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, KerslakeDiary of a Madman (1981)6:13
10."Bark at the Moon" (live)Osbourne, Jake E. Lee, Daisley"So Tired" B-side (1983)4:23
11."Spiders"Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyBark at the Moon (1983)4:28
12."Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyBark at the Moon (1983)5:22
13."You're No Different"Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyBark at the Moon (1983)5:49
Total length:70:05
Disc Two: 1986–2001
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Ultimate Sin" (live)Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyThe Ultimate Ozzy (1986)4:43
2."Never Know Why" (live)Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyThe Ultimate Ozzy (1986)4:43
3."Thank God for the Bomb" (live)Osbourne, Lee, DaisleyThe Ultimate Ozzy (1986)4:00
4."Crazy Babies"Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Daisley, Randy CastilloNo Rest for the Wicked (1988)4:15
5."Breakin' All the Rules"Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo, John SinclairNo Rest for the Wicked (1988)5:12
6."I Don't Want to Change the World" (demo)Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, LemmyPreviously unreleased3:56
7."Mama, I'm Coming Home" (demo)Osbourne, Wylde, LemmyPreviously unreleased4:08
8."Desire" (demo)Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, LemmyPreviously unreleased5:01
9."No More Tears"Osbourne, Wylde, Mike Inez, Castillo, John PurdellNo More Tears (1991)7:23
10."Won't Be Coming Home" (S.I.N. demo)Osbourne, Wylde, CastilloPreviously unreleased4:59
11."Perry Mason" (live)Osbourne, Wylde, PurdellOzzfest Live (1997)5:56
12."See You on the Other Side" (demo)Osbourne, Wylde, LemmyPreviously unreleased6:34
13."Walk on Water" (demo)Osbourne, Jim VallanceBeavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)4:41
14."Gets Me Through" (live)Osbourne, Tim PalmerLive at Budokan (2002)4:28
15."Bang Bang (You're Dead)" ("Facing Hell" demo)Osbourne, Palmer, Scott Humphrey, Geoff NichollsPreviously unreleased4:33
16."Dreamer"Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick JonesDown to Earth (2001)4:45
Total length:79:17
Disc Three: "With Friends"
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Iron Man" (Black Sabbath cover featuring Therapy?)Tony Iommi, Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill WardNativity in Black (1994)5:26
2."N.I.B." (Black Sabbath cover featuring Primus)Iommi, Butler, Ward, OsbourneNativity in Black II (2000)5:58
3."Purple Haze" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)Jimi HendrixStairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell (1989)4:22
4."Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Status Quo cover featuring Type O Negative)Francis RossiPrivate Parts: The Album (1997)6:02
5."Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed)" (featuring Was (Not Was))Don Was, David Was, Jarvis StroudBorn to Laugh at Tornadoes (1983)3:55
6."Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover featuring Miss Piggy)Mars BonfireKermit Unpigged (1994)3:29
7."Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)" (featuring The Crystal Method, DMX, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fuzzbubble)Osbourne, DMX, Jack Blades, John Eaton, Ken Jordan, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Rick Rubin, Scott KirklandChef Aid: The South Park Album (1998)4:44
8."Psycho Man" (featuring Black Sabbath)Osbourne, IommiReunion (1998)5:18
9."For Heaven's Sake 2000" (featuring Tony Iommi and Wu-Tang Clan)Osbourne, Iommi, Bob Marlette, Cappadonna, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck, RZALoud Rocks (2000)4:57
10."I Ain't No Nice Guy" (featuring Motörhead and Slash)LemmyMarch ör Die (1992)4:15
11."Therapy" (featuring Infectious Grooves)Mike Muir, Robert TrujilloThe Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves (1991)3:25
12."Stayin' Alive" (Bee Gees cover featuring Dweezil Zappa)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice GibbPreviously unreleased4:39
13."Dog the Bounty Hunter"Mark HudsonPreviously unreleased0:53
Total length:57:23

Charts edit

Album - Billboard (America)

Year Chart Position
2005 The Billboard 200 36[5]

Certifications and sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne - Prince of Darkness - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  2. ^ Muir, Mike. "Mike Muir - Credits". Allmusic.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ "Billboard album chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness". Music Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Prince of Darkness". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 June 2019.