The Essential Ozzy Osbourne is a compilation album by Ozzy Osbourne, released in 2003. It reached #81 on US charts and #21 in the UK. Tracks featured here from the first two albums are the re-recorded versions from recent reissues (see Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman) as well as the remixed Bark At The Moon tracks.

Track listing:

Disc One
1. "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley) - 4:50
* From Blizzard of Ozz
2. "Mr. Crowley" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley) - 4:55
* From Blizzard of Ozz
3. "I Don't Know (Live)" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley) - 5:00
* From Tribute
4. "Suicide Solution" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley) - 4:16
* From Blizzard of Ozz
5. "Goodbye to Romance" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley) - 5:32
* From Blizzard of Ozz
6. "Over the Mountain" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee Kerslake) - 4:31
* From Diary of a Madman
7. "Flying High Again" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Kerslake) - 4:38
* From Diary of a Madman
8. "Diary of a Madman" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Kerslake) - 6:12
* From Diary of a Madman
9. "Paranoid (Live)" (Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward) - 2:52
* From Tribute
10. "Bark at the Moon" (Osbourne) - 4:15
* From Bark at the Moon
11. "You're No Different" (Osbourne) - 5:49
* From Bark at the Moon
12. "Rock 'n' Roll Rebel" (Osbourne) - 5:22
* From Bark at the Moon
13. "Crazy Babies" (Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Daisley) - 4:14
* From No Rest for the Wicked
14. "Miracle Man" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Randy Castillo, John Sinclair) - 3:44
* From No Rest for the Wicked
15. "Fire in the Sky" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo, Sinclair) - 6:24
* From No Rest for the Wicked
16. "Breakin' All The Rules" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo) - 5:13
* From No Rest for the Wicked

Disc Two
1. "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (Osbourne, Wylde, Lemmy) - 4:11
* From No More Tears
2. "Desire" (Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Lemmy) - 5:45
* From No More Tears
3. "No More Tears" (Osbourne, Wylde, Mike Inez, Castillo, John Purdell) - 7:22
* From No More Tears
4. "Time After Time" (Osbourne, Wylde) - 4:20
* From No More Tears
5. "Road to Nowhere" (Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo) - 5:09
* From No More Tears
6. "I Don't Want to Change the World" (Live) (Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Lemmy) - 4:05
* From Live and Loud
7. "Perry Mason" (Osbourne, Wylde, Purdell) - 5:53
* From Ozzmosis
8. "I Just Want You" (Osbourne, Jim Vallance) - 4:56
* From Ozzmosis
9. "Thunder Underground" (Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo) - 6:28
* From Ozzmosis
10. "See You on the Other Side" (Osbourne, Wylde, Lemmy) - 6:09
* From Ozzmosis
11. "Gets Me Through" (Osbourne, Tim Palmer) - 5:04
* From Down to Earth
12. "Dreamer" (Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick Jones) - 4:44
* From Down to Earth
13. "No Easy Way Out" (Osbourne, Palmer) - 5:06
* From Down to Earth

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THE BAND: Ozzy Osbourne's (vocals, harmonica) solo career started in 1980 and has had several line-up changes since... the main players being Randy Rhodes (guitar), Jake E. Lee (guitar), Zakk Wylde (guitar), Bob Daisley (bass), Rudy Sarzo (bass), Phil Soussan (bass), Geezer Butler (bass), Robert Trujillo (bass), Don Airey (keyboards), Rick Wakeman (keyboards), Lee Kerslake (drums), Randy Castillo (drums), Deen Castronovo (drums), Mike Bordin (drums), Tommy Aldridge (drums).

Created in 2003 this has some of Ozzy's most essential cuts up to that point of his career. Ozzy has been dubbed "the Father of Metal", this is ample testament to that. Many of us remember him from Black Sabbath & might still consider that the pinnacle of his career. Ozzy has influenced many in the heavy metal genre, almost every metal group claims his influence on their choice of music. Whether you love him or hate him, he has proven himself to be a survivor in more ways than one.

If you're looking for a solid collection of the bulk of Ozzy's hits, the "Essential Ozzy Osbourne" album is the way to go. If you want anything else, check out the individual albums and come to the realization that a lot of stuff went down before Kelly and Jack became household names.

THE BEST OZZY ALBUM EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a great starter album to understand what metal music really is.
Huge selection of classic ozzy songs

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