Blizzard of Ozz

1980 studio album by Ozzy Osbourne

Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by Ozzy Osbourne, recorded in Surrey, UK and released on September 20, 1980 in the UK and on January 15, 1981 in the U.S..

Blizzard of Ozz
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1980 (UK)
January 15, 1981 (US)
August 22, 1995 (reissue)

2002 (re-issue)
RecordedMarch 22 to April 19, 1980
GenreHeavy metal
Length39:31
LabelJet/Epic
ProducerOzzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Mr. Crowley Live EP
(1980)
Blizzard of Ozz
(1980)
Diary of a Madman
(1981)

This is Ozzy's first solo album. The tracks "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" were released as singles. "Crazy Train" peaked at #9 on the Mainstream Rock Charts.

Blizzard of Ozz remains Osbourne's highest-selling album to date, selling over 4.1 million copies in the U.S. alone.

The album reached #21 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, and is on the list of the top 100 best-selling albums of the 1980s.

Track listing

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All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Bob Daisley except where noted.

Side one

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  1. "I Don't Know" – 5:16
  2. "Crazy Train" – 4:56
  3. "Goodbye to Romance" – 5:36
  4. "Dee" (Instrumental) (Rhoads) – 0:50
  5. "Suicide Solution" – 4:21

Side two

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  1. "Mr. Crowley" – 4:55
  2. "No Bone Movies" (Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley, Lee Kerslake) – 3:53
  3. "Revelation (Mother Earth)" – 6:09
  4. "Steal Away (The Night)" – 3:28

Japanese bonus track (later used as a bonus track for the 2011 reissue

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  1. "You Lookin' at Me Lookin' at You" – 4:16

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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Production

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