Just Say Ozzy

Just Say Ozzy is a live EP by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released in March 1990, and was remastered on August 22, 1995. It entered the UK charts on 17 March and reached number 69.[2]

Just Say Ozzy
EP (Live) by
Ozzy Osbourne
ReleasedMarch 1990
RecordedNovember 1989
VenueBrixton Academy (London)
GenreHeavy metal
Length30:05
LabelEpic/CBS
ProducerAndy Johns
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
No Rest for the Wicked
(1988)		 Just Say Ozzy
(1990)		 No More Tears
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Overview

The sleeve states that Just Say Ozzy was recorded at London's Brixton Academy in November 1989. However, no known dates correspond (the tour ended in August 1989 in Moscow), and the music appears to have been re-recorded and mixed at Electric Lady Studios in New York with engineer Adam Yellin with the audience noise and some tracks kept from the original live recording.

Just Say Ozzy was remastered in 1995 along with the rest of the singer's catalog. However, the EP —along with Speak Of The Devil, The Ultimate Sin and Live & Loud —has since been deleted from Ozzy's catalog and was not remastered and reissued with the rest of Ozzy's catalog in 2002. This is mainly due to a continuing legal struggle with bassist/songwriter Phil Soussan over the song "Shot in the Dark".

Just Say Ozzy peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200[3] and was certified Gold on July 21, 1993.[4]

The tracks "Sweet Leaf" and "War Pigs" were composed and originally recorded by Black Sabbath, the group Osbourne fronted in the 1970s.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Miracle Man"Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Bob Daisley4:01
2."Bloodbath in Paradise"Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Randy Castillo, John Sinclair5:00
3."Shot in the Dark"Osbourne, Phil Soussan5:33
4."Tattooed Dancer"Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley3:47
5."Sweet Leaf"Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward3:22
6."War Pigs"Osbourne, Iommi, Butler, Ward8:24

Personnel
Production
  • Andy Johns - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Adam Yellin - recording engineer, mixing
  • Sally Browder - assistant engineer
  • Vlado Meller - mastering
  • Brian Lee and Bob Ludwig - 1995 remastering

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[6] 18
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 69
US Billboard 200[8] 58

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Huey, Steve. "Ozzy Osbourne - Just Say Ozzy review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  2. "Ozzy Osbourne official charts".
  3. "Just Say Ozzy Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  4. "RIAA Searchable Database-Search: Ozzy Osbourne". Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. "Zakk Wylde Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. "Ozzy Osbourne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  9. "American album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Just Say Ozzy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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