The Wizard (Black Sabbath song)
original song written, composed, and performed by Black Sabbath
"The Wizard" is a 1970 song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. The song is on their first studio album Black Sabbath. On music charts, it went to number 4 in the United Kingdom and number 61 in the United States.
| "The Wizard" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Black Sabbath | ||||
| from the album Black Sabbath | ||||
| Released | 24 March 1970 (France)[1] | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal[2][3] | |||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rodger Bain | |||
| Black Sabbath singles chronology | ||||
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References
change- ↑ "Black Sabbath singles".
- ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Black Sabbath | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
Flush with eventual [heavy metal] genre classics like 'The Wizard,' 'N.I.B.,' and the aforementioned title cut, Black Sabbath was initially dismissed by critics
- ↑ Wilson, Scott A. (2015). Music at the Extremes: Essays on Sounds Outside the Mainstream. McFarland. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-47662-006-0.
