| Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 9 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1978 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 72:28 | |||
| Label | Universal/UMC | |||
| Producer | Black Sabbath, Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher | |||
| Black Sabbath compilations chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Greatest Hits is a compilation album from Black Sabbath, released by Universal in 2009.
This album features only the original line-up of Black Sabbath with most of the albums Ozzy Osbourne worked on presented. This compilation features songs from 1970's self-titled debut album to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, as well as one song from Never Say Die!.
Black Sabbath began work on their sixth album in February 1975, again in England at Morgan Studios in Willesden, London. The title Sabotage was chosen because the band were at the time being sued by their former management and felt they were being 'sabotaged all the way along the line and getting punched from all sides', according to Iommi. ( Ozzy - Vocal ) ( CD 1 ) 01 - Black Sabbath 02 - N.I.B. 03 - The Wizard 04 - Warning 05 - Evil Woman 06 - Paranoid 07 - Iron Man 08 - War Pigs 09 - Faires Wear Boots - Jack The Stripper.
Black Sabbath Paranoid Album List
Sabotage is Sabbath's #1 album for the Sabbath connoisseur in my opinion. Yes, the first five are amazing, but this one is just a little better. An average fan might prefer Paranoid, which has most of the 'hits', but Sabotage has the deeper, more progressive material. This release of “Paranoid” lives up to the promise of being a ‘Super Deluxe’ box set. The star of the show is the Quad in Stereo version. On a good surround sound system, it is nothing less than phenomenal. It’s so good that it’s like listening to the album for the first time. Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath) (9:25) 02. War Pigs (Black Sabbath) (8:16) 03. Goodbye To Romance (5:36) 04. Crazy Train (4:52) 05. Mr.Crowley (4:57) 06. Over The Mountain (4:32) 07. Paranoid (Live With Randy Rhoads) (2:53) 08. Bark At The Moon (4:17) 09. Shot In The Dark (4:17) 10. Crazy Babies (4:15) 11. No More Tears (Edit) (5:54) 12.
This compilations used the same masters from the Universal 2009 album remasters.
Black Sabbath Paranoid Review
A similar compilation of the same name was released outside North America by NEMS Records in 1977.[2]
The album was re-released in 2012 as Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath with identical track listing but different artwork.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Paranoid' | Paranoid, 1970 | 2:48 |
| 2. | 'Iron Man' | Paranoid | 5:55 |
| 3. | 'Changes' | Vol. 4, 1972 | 4:43 |
| 4. | 'Fairies Wear Boots' | Paranoid | 6:13 |
| 5. | 'War Pigs' | Paranoid | 7:54 |
| 6. | 'Never Say Die' | Never Say Die!, 1978 | 3:48 |
| 7. | 'Children of the Grave' | Master of Reality, 1971 | 5:15 |
| 8. | 'The Wizard' | Black Sabbath, 1970 | 4:20 |
| 9. | 'Snowblind' | Vol. 4 | 5:27 |
| 10. | 'Sweet Leaf' | Master of Reality | 5:03 |
| 11. | 'Evil Woman' | Black Sabbath | 3:22 |
| 12. | 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973 | 5:42 |
| 13. | 'Black Sabbath' | Black Sabbath | 6:16 |
| 14. | 'N.I.B.' | Black Sabbath | 5:22 |
Personnel[edit]
Black Sabbath Paranoid Released In
- Black Sabbath
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Tony Iommi - guitar
- Geezer Butler - bass
- Bill Ward - drums
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Release history[edit]
| Europe & Australasia | 9 June 2009 | Universal Music |
References[edit]
- ^Thom Jurek (2009-06-09). 'The Greatest Hits [Universal] - Black Sabbath | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^'Black Sabbath - Greatest Hits at Discogs'. Discogs.com. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^'British album certifications – Black Sabbath – Greatest Hits'. British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field.Select Gold in the Certification field.Type Greatest Hits in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
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