Bark at the Moon

Bark at the Moon
Bark at the Moon
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released December 10, 1983
Recorded 1983
Genre Heavy metal
Length 42:59
Label Epic
CBS
Producer Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley, Max Norman
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Diary of a Madman
(1981)
Bark at the Moon
(1983)
The Ultimate Sin
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Bark at the Moon is the third studio album by Ozzy Osbourne, originally released on December 10, 1983. It is the first of Osbourne's solo albums to not feature guitarist Randy Rhoads who had died a year earlier. This album features former Mickey Ratt, Rough Cutt, and Dio guitarist Jake E. Lee.

This is the only Ozzy Osbourne album where the songs are credited to Osbourne alone. However, he states in the liner notes to The Ozzman Cometh that the title track was co-written with guitarist Jake E. Lee. Osbourne's former bassist Bob Daisley has stated that he co-wrote most of the music with Lee and wrote the vast majority of the lyrics. Due to legal issues, neither Lee nor Daisley's names were listed in the songwriting credits. Daisley has stated, however, that he accepted a buyout from Osbourne in exchange for writing credit.

Bark at the Moon was remastered and released on CD in 1995. It was reissued again in 2002, although this version was actually a remix of the album. Many fans were displeased with the remix, noting that some elements found in the original mix are not present in the remix, namely several lead guitar parts.

Some European pressings named the track "Centre of Eternity" as "Forever". On tours for the album, Osbourne referred to it as "Forever". This can be heard on bootleg recordings of tours promoting the album.

The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard album chart and within several weeks of release was certified Gold for over 500,000 sales in the United States alone. To date, it has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the U.S. alone.[2]

In the U.K., it was the third of four Osbourne albums to attain Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1984.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ozzy Osbourne

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Bark at the Moon"   Ozzy Osbourne 4:17
2. "You're No Different"   Osbourne 5:49
3. "Now You See It (Now You Don't)"   Osbourne 5:10
4. "Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"   Osbourne 5:23
5. "Centre of Eternity"   Osbourne 5:15
6. "So Tired"   Osbourne 4:00
7. "Slow Down"   Osbourne 4:21
8. "Waiting for Darkness"   Osbourne 5:14
Total length:
42:59

1995 reissue bonus track

No. Title Writer(s) Length
9. "Spiders in the Night"   Osbourne 4:31

2002 reissue bonus track

No. Title Writer(s) Length
9. "Spiders"   Osbourne 4:31
10. "One Up the 'B' Side"   Osbourne 3:25

Original UK edition

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Rock 'n' Roll Rebel"   Ozzy Osbourne 5:23
2. "Bark at the Moon"   Osbourne 4:17
3. "You're No Different"   Osbourne 5:49
4. "Now You See It (Now You Don't)"   Osbourne 5:10
5. "Forever"   Osbourne 5:15
6. "So Tired"   Osbourne 4:00
7. "Waiting for Darkness"   Osbourne 5:14
8. "Spiders"   Osbourne 4:20

Credits

Production

Sales accomplishments

RIAA certification[3] (United States)

Date Designation Total Sales
January 23,
1984
Gold 500,000
April 14,
1986
Platinum 1,000,000
August 11,
1992
Double Platinum 2,000,000
July 26,
2000
Triple Platinum 3,000,000

BPI certification[4] (United Kingdom)

Date Designation Total Sales
January 5,
1984
Silver 60,000

CRIA certification[5] (Canada)

Date Designation Total Sales
April 1,
1984
Gold 50,000
April 1,
1984
Platinum 100,000

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