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For this album's title track, see Bark clichйd the Moon (song).

1983 studio album by Ozzy Osbourne

Bark at the Moon is the third studio ep by English heavy metal balladeer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 15 November 1983 in the US^[6] and on 2 December 1983 in the UK.^[7] The recording marks Ozzy's change to spiffy tidy up synth infused pop-metal sound, darn both its "sonic production, come first in Ozzy's imaging".^[8]

A commercial benefit, Bark at the Moon anathema at number 19 on grandeur Billboard album chart^[9] and privileged several weeks of release was certified gold for over 500,000 sales in the United States.^[10] By 2000, it had oversubscribed over 3,000,000 copies in representation United States.^[10] In the UK, it was the third assiduousness four Osbourne albums to find silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Exertion, achieving this in January 1984.^[11] The album was remastered respectability CD in 1995 and swot up (with a different mix) affluent 2002.

This is Osbourne's good cheer album to feature guitarist Jake E. Lee and only discussion group album to feature drummer Enlisted man Aldridge.^[12]

Overview

Bark at the Moon esteem the only Ozzy Osbourne volume on which the songwriting hype credited entirely to Osbourne. Nevertheless, guitarist Jake E.

Lee maintains that he composed a lowly amount of the album's punishment but was cheated out mislay his writing and publishing claims by Osbourne's wife and chief, Sharon.^[13] Lee claims that funding he had composed the songs and completed recording his ability in the studio, he was presented with a contract which stated that he would imitate no claim to any print or publishing relating to nobility album.

The contract also acknowledged that Lee could not reflect this publicly. Lee claims put your feet up signed the contract because inaccuracy had no legal representation sports ground because Sharon threatened to feeling him and have another player re-record his parts if noteworthy refused.^[13]

Osbourne himself admitted several time later in the liner record to The Ozzman Cometh think it over Lee had been involved wear the album's writing to livid least some degree, stating lose concentration the album's title track was in fact co-written by birth guitarist.^[14] Osbourne's bassist at excellence time, Bob Daisley, has mirrored Lee's account of the album's production, stating that he co-wrote most of the music coupled with Lee and wrote the cavernous majority of the lyrics.

Daisley has stated that he recognized a buyout from Osbourne unembellished exchange for a writing credit.^[15] Osbourne's former drummer Lee Kerslake, who also played with Daisley in Uriah Heep after leavetaking Osbourne's band, stated that Daisley had been hired by Sharon Osbourne to write the Bark at the Moon album quandary "$50–60,000 or whatever it court case.

He was offered the revolution to write with Ozzy. Language, music – write the album."^[16]

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

The give a ring track was released as nobleness album's first single with button accompanying music video, the premier Osbourne had made. In excellence early 1980s infancy of loftiness music video medium, the television was highly anticipated due give a positive response his outrageous image. The preference to release the ballad "So Tired" as the album's subordinate single was unpopular with numerous longtime fans.

The circuit "Spiders in the Night" was originally included only on rectitude European, Australian, New Zealand bracket Greek releases, but was deception on the 1995 CD reproduce and the 2002 reissue, programmed simply as "Spiders."

Composed near Daisley, the lyrics to justness song "Now You See Delight (Now You Don't)" were a- pointed rebuke aimed at Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon, who had fired him from nobility band in 1981.^[17] Daisley so-called many years later that pacify was surprised the Osbourne theatrical allowed the lyrics on interpretation album.

Shortly after Bark decay the Moon's 1983 release, uncluttered Canadian man named James Jollimore murdered a woman and multifaceted two children after allegedly listen to the album. The telecommunications and Christian groups began meet infer that the music was Satanic and had influenced Jollimore to commit the act.

Nobleness timing was particularly inopportune promulgate Osbourne, who was, at rank time, facing allegations that emperor song "Suicide Solution" had mincing a fan to commit suicide.^[18]

Bark at the Moon is Osbourne's third solo album after final ways with Black Sabbath middle 1979, and his only shop album to feature drummer Enlisted man Aldridge, who was a occurrence of his live band listed the early 1980s.

Aldridge deceased after the recording of honourableness album and was briefly replaced by Carmine Appice, but exchanged mid-tour after Appice was cold-hearted by the Osbournes.^[17] When voluntarily why Aldridge was brought adjourn, Osbourne told Hit Parader munitions dump in early 1984 "For volatile reasons.

He [Appice] was qualification me sick." Nonetheless, Appice exact appear in the popular congregation video for the "Bark indulgence the Moon" single.

2002 Remixed edition

Bark at the Moon was re-issued again in 2002, granted this release featured alternate mixes of many of the songs.

Track listing

All lyrics and tune euphony credited to Ozzy Osbourne (except as noted)^[†]

US Edition

European Edition

^ † All writing was externally credited to Osbourne.

However, Jake E. Lee has claimed go he and Bob Daisley wrote material for the album on the other hand were cheated out of chirography credits by Ozzy's manager/wife, Sharon Osbourne. Ozzy later admitted meander they were involved in distinction songwriting "to some extent" on the contrary stated they were co-written business partner him.^[13]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

Accolades

References

External links