{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox album | name = The Ozzman Cometh | type = compilation | artist = [[Ozzy Osbourne]] | cover = Ozzy Osbourne - The Ozzman Cometh.jpg | alt = | released = 11 November 1997 | recorded = {{hlist|1970|1980–1997}} | venue = | studio = | genre = * [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<ref name="genre" >[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ozzman-cometh-greatest-hits-mw0000596384 Allmusic: The Ozzman Cometh]</ref> * [[hard rock]]<ref name="genre" /> | length = 77:00 | label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] | producer = * [[Roy Thomas Baker]] * Duane Baron * [[Michael Beinhorn]] * [[Ron Nevison]] * [[Max Norman]] * [[Keith Olsen]] * Ozzy Osbourne * [[John Purdell]] * [[Randy Rhoads]] | prev_title = [[Ozzmosis]] | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = [[Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Down to Earth]] | next_year = 2001 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Ozzman Cometh | type = compilation | single1 = Back on Earth | single1date = 1997 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ozzman-cometh-greatest-hits-bonus-cd-mw0000596384 |title=Ozzy Osbourne - The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits review |last=Weber |first=Barry |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=22 November 2015 }}</ref> | noprose = yes }}
'''''The Ozzman Cometh''''' is a [[compilation album]] by British [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer [[Ozzy Osbourne]] released in 1997. It is his third greatest hits collection. Its initial, limited-edition 2-CD pressing contained five previously unreleased songs. Versions released in 2002 later have only one disc, and the song "[[Shot in the Dark (Ozzy Osbourne song)|Shot in the Dark]]" is replaced by "Miracle Man". This was due to a legal action brought about by the song's co-writer, [[Phil Soussan]], for unpaid royalties. This is also the first album to be released after Osbourne rejoined [[Black Sabbath]] after his firing from the band in 1979.
The CD version is digitally labeled as ''The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits''. The tracks "[[Black Sabbath (song)|Black Sabbath]]", "[[War Pigs]]", "[[Fairies Wear Boots]]", and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" are performed by Osbourne's previous band [[Black Sabbath]] during a 26 April 1970 performance on the [[BBC Radio 1]] show "John Peel's Sunday Show", conducted by British DJ [[John Peel]]. "Fairies Wear Boots" and "War Pigs" are early versions of tracks that would be recorded and released on the band's second album ''[[Paranoid (album)|Paranoid]]'' with new lyrics.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Disc one | extra_column = Originally from | title1 = [[Black Sabbath (song)|Black Sabbath]] | note1 = previously unreleased, featuring extra verse not on album ''[[Black Sabbath (album)|Black Sabbath]]'' (1970) | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Ozzy Osbourne]]|[[Tony Iommi]]|[[Geezer Butler]]|[[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]]}} | extra1 = "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | length1 = 9:25 | title2 = [[War Pigs (song)|War Pigs]] | note2 = previously unreleased, early version titled "Walpurgis" with different lyrics | writer2 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Iommi|Butler|Ward}} | extra2 = "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | length2 = 8:15 | title3 = Goodbye to Romance | writer3 = {{hlist|Osbourne|[[Randy Rhoads]]|[[Bob Daisley]]}} | extra3 = ''[[Blizzard of Ozz]]'' (1980) | length3 = 5:35 | title4 = [[Crazy Train]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Rhoads|Daisley}} | extra4 = ''Blizzard of Ozz'' | length4 = 4:51 | title5 = [[Mr. Crowley]] | writer5 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Rhoads|Daisley}} | extra5 = ''Blizzard of Ozz'' | length5 = 4:56 | title6 = [[Over the Mountain]] | writer6 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Rhoads|Daisley|[[Lee Kerslake]]}} | extra6 = ''[[Diary of a Madman (album)|Diary of a Madman]]'' (1981) | length6 = 4:32 | title7 = [[Paranoid (Black Sabbath song)|Paranoid]] | note7 = live | writer7 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Iommi|Butler|Ward}} | extra7 = ''[[Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Tribute]]'' (1987) | length7 = 2:53 | title8 = [[Bark at the Moon (song)|Bark at the Moon]] | writer8 = {{hlist|Osbourne|[[Jake E. Lee]]|Daisley}} | extra8 = ''[[Bark at the Moon]]'' (1983) | length8 = 4:17 | title9 = Shot in the Dark" (original release)<br>"Miracle Man | note9 = 2002 reissue | writer9 = {{hlist|Osbourne|[[Phil Soussan]]<br>Osbourne|Wylde|Daisley}} | extra9 = ''[[The Ultimate Sin]]'' (1986)<br>''[[No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)|No Rest for the Wicked]]'' (1988) | length9 = 4:17<br>3:44 | title10 = Crazy Babies | writer10 = {{hlist|Osbourne|[[Zakk Wylde]]|Daisley|[[Randy Castillo]]}} | extra10 = ''No Rest for the Wicked'' | length10 = 4:14 | title11 = [[No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne song)|No More Tears]] | note11 = [[radio edit]] | writer11 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Wylde|[[Mike Inez]]|Castillo|[[John Purdell]]}} | extra11 = ''[[No More Tears]]'' (1991) | length11 = 5:54 | title12 = [[Mama, I'm Coming Home]] | writer12 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Wylde|[[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]]}} | extra12 = ''No More Tears'' | length12 = 4:11 | title13 = I Don't Want to Change the World | note13 = live | writer13 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Wylde|Castillo|Kilmister}} | extra13 = ''[[Live & Loud]]'' (1993) | length13 = 4:00 | title14 = I Just Want You | writer14 = {{hlist|Osbourne|[[Jim Vallance]]}} | extra14 = ''[[Ozzmosis]]'' (1995) | length14 = 4:57 | title15 = Back on Earth | note15 = previously unreleased | writer15 = {{hlist|[[Richard Supa]]|[[Taylor Rhodes]]}} | extra15 = ''Ozzmosis'' sessions | length15 = 5:00 }} {{Track listing | headline = Disc two | extra_column = Originally from | title1 = [[Fairies Wear Boots]] | note1 = previously unreleased | writer1 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Iommi|Butler|Ward}} | extra1 = "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | length1 = 6:53 | title2 = Behind the Wall of Sleep | note2 = previously unreleased | writer2 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Iommi|Butler|Ward}} | extra2 = "The John Peel Sessions" of 26 April 1970 | length2 = 5:09 | title3 = Walk on Water | note3 = Japanese edition bonus track | writer3 = {{hlist|Osbourne|Vallance}} | extra3 = ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'' soundtrack (1996) | length3 = 4:19 | title4 = [[Pictures of Matchstick Men]] | note4 = [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] cover, recorded with [[Type O Negative]], Japanese edition bonus track | writer4 = [[Francis Rossi]] | extra4 = ''[[Howard Stern videography and discography#Private Parts: The Album|Private Parts: The Album]]'' (1997) | length4 = 6:05 | title5 = Interview with Ozzy 1988 | length5 = 17:45 }}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}}
===Album=== {| class="wikitable" width="330px" !align="center"|Year !align="center"|Chart !align="center"|Position |- |align="center" rowspan="5"|1997 |align="center"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=210}}</ref> |align="center"|62 |- |align="center"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="album" >{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ozzman-cometh-greatest-hits-mw0000596384/awards |title=The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits Billboard Albums |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=22 November 2015 }}</ref> |align="center"|7 |- |align="center"|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne&titel=The+Ozzman+Cometh&cat=a |title=Ozzy Osbourne – The Ozzman Cometh (Album) |work=Swedishcharts.com |publisher=[[Media Control Charts]] |accessdate=22 November 2015 }}</ref> |align="center"|21 |- |align="center"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19970/ozzy-osbourne/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne Official Charts |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=25 October 2015 }}</ref> |align="center"|68 |- |align="center"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="album" /> |align="center"|13 |- |align="center"|1998 |align="center"|New Zealand Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url= https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne&titel=The+Ozzman+Cometh&cat=a | title=Ozzy Osbourne – The Ozzman Cometh (Album) |work=charts.nz |publisher=[[Media Control Charts]] |accessdate=22 November 2015 }}</ref> |align="center"|12 |- |align="center"|2002 |align="center"|[[The Official Finnish Charts|Finnish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ozzy+Osbourne&titel=The+Ozzman+Cometh&cat=a | title=Ozzy Osbourne – The Ozzman Cometh (Album) |work=Finnishcharts.com |publisher=[[Media Control Charts]] |accessdate=22 November 2015 }}</ref> |align="center"|7 |} {{col-break}}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Single !Chart !Position |- |align="center"|1997 |align="center"|"Back on Earth" |align="center"| [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] (USA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ozzman-cometh-greatest-hits-mw0000596384/awards |title=The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits Billboard Singles |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |accessdate=22 November 2015 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|3 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications and sales== {{certification Table Top}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=The Ozzman Cometh|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|accessdate=19 June 2019}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Czech Republic|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=The Ozzman Cometh|nocert=true|salesamount=28,000|relyear=1997|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Q4EAAAAMBAJ&q=czech+gold+25%2C000++billboard&pg=PA59|title=Global Music Pulse - Czech Republic|publisher=Billboard|page=59|first=Michelle|last=Legge|date=21 March 1998|accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref>}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Finland|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=The Ozzman Cometh|award=Gold|salesamount=31,901|relyear=1997|certyear=2001|accessdate=19 June 2019}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=The Ozzman Cometh|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1997|certyear=2001|accessdate=19 June 2019}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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