Black Sabbath Discography

The 1970’s

Black Sabbath

Track Listing

  1. Black Sabbath
  2. The Wizard
  3. Behind the Wall of Sleep
  4. N.I.B.
  5. Evil Woman
  6. Sleeping Village
  7. Warning

Personnel

  • Tony Iommi – Lead Guitar & Keyboards
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals (Spelled Ossie Osbourne on the original print)
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Roger Bain – Producer (for Tony Hall Enterprises)
  • Tom Allom & Barry Sheffield – Engineers

Originally released Feb 13, 1970 (UK)
Originally released Jun 30, 1970 (US)

Paranoid

Track Listing

  1. Luke’s Wall / War Pigs
  2. Paranoid
  3. Planet Caravan
  4. Iron Man
  5. Electric Funeral
  6. Hand of Doom
  7. Rat Salad
  8. Fairies Wear Boots / Jack the Stripper

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar, Keyboards
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Produced by Roger Bain (for Tony Hall Enterprises)
  • Engineered by Tony Allom & Brian Humphries
  • Recorded at Regent Sound & Island Studios
  • Original design & photography by “Keef”

Originally released Sep 18, 1970 (UK)
Originally released Jan 7, 1971 (US)

Master of Reality

Track Listing

  1. Sweet Leaf
  2. After Forever / The Elegy
  3. Embryo
  4. Children of the Grave / The Haunting
  5. Orchid
  6. Lord of this World
  7. Solitude
  8. Into the Void / Deathmask

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Produced by Rodger Bain for Tony Hall Enterprises
  • Engineered by Colin Caldwell & Vic Smith
  • Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles CA USA
  • Art Direction: Mike Stanford
  • Design by Bloomsbury Group

Originally released July 21, 1971

Volume 4

Track Listing

  1. Wheels of Confusion / The Straightener
  2. Tomorrow’s Dream
  3. Changes
  4. FX
  5. Supernaut
  6. Snowblind
  7. Cornucopia
  8. Laguna Sunrise
  9. St. Vitus’ Dance
  10. Under the Sun / Every Day Comes & Goes

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar, Keyboards
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Produced by Patrick Meehan & Black Sabbath
  • Engineered by Colin Caldwell & Vic Smith
  • Recorded at Record Plant – Los Angeles, CA
  • Original Cover Design by Bloombury Group

Originally released September 25, 1972

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Track Listing

  1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  2. A National Acrobat
  3. Fluff
  4. Sabbra Cadabra
  5. Killing Yourself to Live
  6. Who are You?
  7. Looking for Today
  8. Spiral Architect

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Rick Wakeman – Piano & Synthesiser
  • Produced by Black Sabbath
  • Engineered by Mike Butcher
  • Album Concept & Design Pacific Eye and Ear
  • Illustrations: Drew Struzan

Originally Released November, 1973

Sabotage

Track Listing

  1. Hole in the Sky
  2. Don’t Start (Too Late)
  3. Symptom of the Universe
  4. Megalomania
  5. The Thrill of it All
  6. Supertzar
  7. Am I Going Insane (Radio)
  8. The Writ
  9. Blow on a Jug (Some versions)

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Produced by Black Sabbath with Mike Butcher
  • Engineered by Mike Butcher/Robin Black
  • Tape Operator and saboteur: David Harris
  • Recorded at Morgan Studios London and Brussels
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound New York
  • English Chamber Choir arranged by Will Malone

Originally released July 28, 1975

We Sold Our Soul…

Track Listing (Original Vinyl)

Side 1

  1. Black Sabbath
  2. The Wizard
    Warning

Side 2

  1. Paranoid
  2. War Pigs
  3. Iron Man
  4. Wicked World

Side 3

  1. Tomorrow’s Dream
  2. Fairies Wear Boots
  3. Changes
  4. Sweet Leaf
  5. Children of the Grave

Side 4

  1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  2. Am I Going Insane (Radio)
  3. Laguna Sunrise
  4. Snowblind
  5. N.I.B.

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar, Keyboards on “Changes”
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Production credits vary by album, see original notes

Originally Released December 1, 1975 (UK)
Originally Released February 3, 1976 (US)
Formal name: “We Sold Our Soul For Rock ‘N’ Roll”

Technical Ecstasy

Track Listing

  1. Back Street Kids
  2. You Won’t Change Me
  3. It’s Alright
  4. Gypsy
  5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
  6. Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor
  7. She’s Gone
  8. Dirty Women

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Gerald “Jezz” Woodruffe – Keyboards
  • Mike Lewis – Strings on “She’s Gone”
  • Produced by Robin Black
  • Engineered by Rock Black & Spock Wall
  • Recorded & Mixed at Criteria Studios (Miami, FL) by Tony Iommi & Robin Black
  • Also Recorded at Sounds Interchange, Toronto Canada

Originally Released September 25, 1976 (US)
Originally Released October 8, 1976 (UK)

Never Say Die!

Track Listing

  1. Never Say Die
  2. Johnny Blade
  3. Junior’s Eyes
  4. A Hard Road
  5. Shock Wave
  6. Air Dance
  7. Over To You
  8. Breakout
  9. Swinging the Chain

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Don Airey – Keyboards
  • John Elstar – Harmonica
  • Will Malone – Brass Arrangements
  • Produced by Black Sabbath
  • Engineered by Dave Harris
  • Special Assistant – Spock Wall
  • Recorded at Sounds Interchange, Toronto Canada
  • Original Sleeve Design by Hipignosis

Originally Released September 28, 1978 (US)
Originally Released October 1, 1978 (UK)

The 1980’s

Heaven and Hell

Track Listing

  1. Neon Knights
  2. Children of the Sea
  3. Lady Evil
  4. Heaven & Hell
  5. Wishing Well
  6. Die Young
  7. Walk Away
  8. Lonely is the Word

Personnel

  • Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Produced & Engineered by Martin Birch
  • Asst Engineer: Joe “C” Foglia
  • Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami FL
  • Addtl Recording at Studio Ferber, Paris France
  • Cover at by Lynn Curlee (titled “Smoking Angels”)
  • Back Cover Illustration by Harry Carmean
  • Original Art Direction by Richard Seireeni

Originally released April 25, 1980

Mob Rules

Track Listing

  1. Turn Up the Night
  2. Voodoo
  3. The Sign of the Southern Cross
  4. E5150
  5. The Mob Rules
  6. Country Girl
  7. Slipping Away
  8. Falling off the Edge of the World
  9. Over & Over

Personnel

  • Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Vinny Appice – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Produced & Engineered by Martin Birch
  • Asst Engineers: Eddie DeLena & Angelo Arcuri
  • Recorded at the Record Plant, Los Angeles
  • Cover art by Greg Hildebrandt

Originally released November 4, 1981

Live Evil

Track Listing

  1. E5150
  2. Neon Knights
  3. N.I.B.
  4. Children of the Sea
  5. Voodoo
  6. Black Sabbath
  7. War Pigs
  8. Iron Man
  9. The Mob Rules
  10. Heaven & Hell
  11. The Sign of the Southern Cross/Heaven & Hell (Continued)
  12. Paranoid
  13. Children of the Grave
  14. Fluff

Personnel

  • Ronnie James Dio – Vocals (as Ronnie Dio on the original)
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Vinny Appice – Drums (misspelled as Vinnie on original)
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Produced by Tony Iommi & Geezer Butler
  • Recorded live in Seattle, San Antonio, & Dallas
  • Recorded with The Record Plant Mobile, L.A.
  • Engineered by Lee De Carlo & Bill Freesh
  • Mobile Crew: Bill Hutcheson, Jim Scott, Scott Stogel
  • Mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles
  • Original CD mix by Lee De Carlo & Bill Freesh

Originally released January 18, 1983 (UK)
Originally released December 1982 (US)

Born Again

Track Listing

  1. Trashed
  2. Stonehenge
  3. Disturbing the Priest
  4. The Dark
  5. Zero the Hero
  6. Digital Bitch
  7. Born Again
  8. Hot Line
  9. Keep it Warm

Personnel

  • Ian Gillan – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar, Flute
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Produced by Robin Black & Black Sabbath
  • Engineered by Robin Black & Steve Chase
  • Recorded at the Manor Studio, Shipton on Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
  • Original CD Mastering by Hans Brethouwer

Originally released August 7, 1983

The 1990’s

Cross Purposes

Track Listing

  1. I Witness
  2. Cross of Thorns
  3. Psychophobia
  4. Virtual Death
  5. Immaculate Deception
  6. Dying for Love
  7. Back to Eden
  8. The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
  9. Cardinal Sin
  10. Evil Eye
  11. What’s the Use (Japanese CD only)

Personnel

  • Tony Martin – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bobby Rondinelli – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Produced by Leif Masses & Black Sabbath
  • Engeineered by Leif Mases, Darren Galer, & Dave Somers
  • Mixed by Leif Mases at The Wool Hall, Somerset
  • Recorded at Monnow Vallye Studios, Wales
  • Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Mastering, London

Originally released January 31, 1994 (UK)
Originally released February 8, 1994 (US)

Cross Purposes Live

Track Listing

  1. Time Machine
  2. Children of the Grave
  3. I Witness
  4. Mob Rules *
  5. Into the Void
  6. Anno Mundi *
  7. Black Sabbath
  8. Neon Knights *
  9. Psychophobia
  10. The Wizard
  11. Cross of Thorns
  12. Symptom of the Universe
  13. Headless Cross
  14. Paranoid
  15. Iron Man
  16. Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath

Tracks with a star did not appear on the CD, and only on the companion VHS tape.

Personnel

  • Tony Martin – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bobby Rondinelli – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Filmed Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London
  • Video directed by Duncan Smith
  • Video produced by Martin R. Smith
  • Audio produced by Will Ashurst

Originally released March 13, 1995 (UK/Europe)
Originally released April 4, 1995 (US)

Reunion

Track Listing

Disc 1

  1. War Pigs
  2. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
  3. N.I.B.
  4. Fairies Wear Boots
  5. Electric Funeral
  6. Sweet Leaf
  7. Spiral Architect
  8. Into The Void
  9. Snowblind

Disc 2

  1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  2. Orchid/Lord Of This World
  3. Dirty Women
  4. Black Sabbath
  5. Iron Man
  6. Children Of The Grave
  7. Paranoid
  8. Psycho Man (new studio song)
  9. Selling My Soul (new studio song)

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Black Sabbath
  • Bill Ward – Drums (except for Disc 2 Track 9)
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards (Live tracks only)
  • Recorded Live December 5, 1997 – NEC, Birmingham, England
  • Produced, Engineered, & Recorded by Thom Panunzio
  • Mixed by Bob Marlette
  • Mastered by David Collins
  • Studio Tracks recorded Apr/May 2008
  • Studio tracks Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Bob Marlette

Originally released October 20, 1998

The 2000’s

Past Lives

Track Listing

Disc 1 – “Live at Last”

  1. Tomorrow’s Dream
  2. Sweet Leaf
  3. Killing Yourself
  4. Cornucopia
  5. Snowblind
  6. Children of the Grave
  7. War Pigs
  8. Wicked World
  9. Paranoid

Disc 2

  1. Hand of Doom
  2. Hole in the Sky
  3. Symptom of the Universe
  4. Megalomania
  5. Iron Man
  6. Black Sabbath
  7. NIB
  8. Behind the Wall of Sleep
  9. Fairies Wear Boots

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums
  • 2002 Art Direction – M. Magarian Schmidt
  • 2002 Booklet Notes – Bruce Pilato

Originally released August 20, 2002.
Disc 1 was previously available as the “Live at Last” album.

The Dio Years

Track Listing

  1. Neon Knights
  2. Lady Evil
  3. Heaven And Hell
  4. Die Young
  5. Lonely Is The Word
  6. The Mob Rules
  7. Turn Up The Night
  8. Voodoo
  9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
  10. After All (The Dead)
  11. TV Crimes
  12. I
  13. Children Of The Sea – Live
  14. The Devil Cried – New Studio Track
  15. Shadow of the Wind – New Studio Track
  16. Ear in the Wall – New Studio Track
  17. The Devil Cried (Radio Edit – Digital DL Only)

Personnel

  • Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Bill Ward – Drums (Tracks 1-5)
  • Vinny Appice – Drums (Tracks 6-17)
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards (Tracks 1-13)
  • Remastered by Bill Inglot & Dan Hersch
  • Illustrations by Wes Benscoter
  • Supervising Producer – Mason Williams
  • Product Manager – Liz Erman

Originally released April 3, 2007 (US)
Originally released April 9, 2007 (UK/Europe)

Live at Hammersmith Odeon

Track Listing

  1. E5150
  2. Neon Knights
  3. N.I.B.
  4. Children Of The Sea
  5. Country Girl
  6. Black Sabbath
  7. War Pigs
  8. Slipping Away
  9. Iron Man
  10. The Mob Rules
  11. Heaven And Hell
  12. Paranoid
  13. Voodoo
  14. Children Of The Grave

Personnel

  • Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitar
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Vinny Appice – Drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
  • Mixed by Brian Kehew
  • Mastered by Dan Hersch
  • Produced by Mason Williams & Bill Inglot

Originally released May 1, 2007.  Was a limited edition run of 5,000 CD copies (later released similarly on vinyl)
Later re-released as Disc 2 of the Deluxe Edition of Mob Rules on April 5, 2010.

The 2010’s

13

Track Listing

Standard CD / Vinyl

  1. End of The Beginning
  2. God is Dead?
  3. Loner 
  4. Zeitgeist 
  5. Age of Reason
  6. Live Forever 
  7. Damaged Soul 
  8. Dear Father 

Deluxe 2CD / Digital Only

  1. Methademic 
  2. Peace of Mind 
  3. Pariah 

Best Buy Exclusive

  1. Naïveté in Black 

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals, Harmonica
  • Tony Iommi – Guitars
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Brad Wilk – Drums
  • Produced by Rick Rubin
  • Mixed by Andrew Scheps @ Punkerpad West, Van Nuys, CA
  • Recorded by Greg Fidelman
  • Additional Recording by Mike Exeter, Dana Nielson.  Assisted by Sara Lyn Killion, Seaon Oakley.
  • Recorded at Shangri La Studios, Malibu CA
  • Additional Recording at Tone Hall, Warwickshire, UK
  • Edited by Dana Nielson, Ryan Castle, Jason Gossman
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen & Stewart Whitmore at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood CA
  • Album Design & Art Direction: Zip
  • Wicker Sculpture: Spencer Jenkins
  • Cover Photography: Jonathan Knowles
  • Cover Location: With Thanks to the Carey family @ Burcott Lodge Farm.

Originally released June 7, 2013 (Australia)
Originally released June 10, 2013 (Everywhere else except…)
Originally released June 11, 2013 (US/North America)

The End

Track Listing

  1. Season of the Dead
  2. Cry All Night 
  3. Take Me Home 
  4. Isolated Man
  5. God is Dead? (Live)
  6. Under the Sun (Live)
  7. End of the Beginning (Live)
  8. Age of Reason (Live)

Personnel

  • Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
  • Tony Iommi – Guitars
  • Geezer Butler – Bass
  • Brad Wilk – Drums (Tracks 1-4)
  • Tommy Clufetos – Drums (Tracks 5-8)
  • Adam Wakeman – Guitar, Keyboards (Tracks 5-8)
  • Produced by Rick Rubin (Tracks 1-4)
  • Mixed by Greg Fielman (Tracks 1-4)
  • Recorded at Shangri La Studios, Malibu CA (Tracks 1-4)
  • Recorded & Engineered by: Greg Price (Tracks 5-8)
  • Asst Engineer: Trevor Robinson (Tracks 5-8)
  • Engineer: James Boblak (Tracks 5-8)
  • Mastered by Robert Vosgien (Tracks 5-8)
  • Cover Art by Shepard Fairey / Obey Giant

Originally released January 20, 2016.
NOTE: This was exclusively available as merchandise on the 2016 “The End” tour.