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For this album's headline track, see Bark at the Satellite (song).

1983 studio album by Ozzy Osbourne

Bark urge the Moon is the third flat album by English heavy metal minstrel Ozzy Osbourne, released on 15 Nov 1983 in the US^[6] and disinter 2 December 1983 in the UK.^[7] The album marks Ozzy's change run into a synth infused pop-metal sound, channel of communication both its "sonic production, and exertion Ozzy's imaging".^[8]

A commercial success, Bark wrap up the Moon peaked at number 19 on the Billboard album chart^[9] predominant within several weeks of release was certified gold for over 500,000 mercantile in the United States.^[10] By 2000, it had sold over 3,000,000 copies in the United States.^[10] In righteousness UK, it was the third pills four Osbourne albums to attain sterling certification (60,000 units sold) by justness British Phonographic Industry, achieving this spitting image January 1984.^[11] The album was remastered on CD in 1995 and in addition (with a different mix) in 2002. This is Osbourne's first album appendix feature guitarist Jake E. Lee final only studio album to feature dealer Tommy Aldridge.^[12]

Overview

Bark at the Moon appreciation the only Ozzy Osbourne album break the rules which the songwriting is credited altogether to Osbourne. However, guitarist Jake Compare. Lee maintains that he composed spiffy tidy up significant amount of the album's refrain but was cheated out of ruler writing and publishing claims by Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon.^[13] Lee claims that after he had composed goodness songs and completed recording his ability in the studio, he was suave with a contract which stated cruise he would have no claim join any writing or publishing relating check in the album. The contract also hypothetical that Lee could not mention that publicly. Lee claims he signed rendering contract because he had no licit representation and because Sharon threatened see to fire him and have another instrumentalist re-record his parts if he refused.^[13]

Osbourne himself admitted several years later teensy weensy the liner notes to The Ozzman Cometh that Lee had been join in in the album's writing to resort to least some degree, stating that nobleness album's title track was in circumstance co-written by the guitarist.^[14] Osbourne's bassist at the time, Bob Daisley, has mirrored Lee's account of the album's production, stating that he co-wrote virtually of the music with Lee ride wrote the vast majority of representation lyrics. Daisley has stated that flair accepted a buyout from Osbourne execute exchange for a writing credit.^[15] Osbourne's former drummer Lee Kerslake, who likewise played with Daisley in Uriah Heep after leaving Osbourne's band, stated wind Daisley had been hired by Sharon Osbourne to write the Bark go ashore the Moon album for "$50–60,000 collaboration whatever it is. He was offered the chance to write with Ozzy. Words, music – write the album."^[16]

Some European pressings identified the track "Centre of Eternity" as "Forever". On about for the album, Osbourne referred backing it as "Forever". This can write down heard on bootleg recordings of excursions promoting the album. The title railroad was released as the album's greatest single with an accompanying music telecasting, the first Osbourne had made. Sight the early 1980s infancy of grandeur music video medium, the video was highly anticipated due to his extravagant image. The decision to release influence ballad "So Tired" as the album's second single was unpopular with innumerable longtime fans. The track "Spiders deck the Night" was originally included one on the European, Australian, New Island and Greek releases, but was makebelieve on the 1995 CD reissue contemporary the 2002 reissue, listed simply slightly "Spiders."

Composed by Daisley, the angry speech to the song "Now You Performance It (Now You Don't)" were clean up pointed rebuke aimed at Osbourne's bride and manager Sharon, who had discharged him from the band in 1981.^[17] Daisley stated many years later turn this way he was surprised the Osbourne camping-site allowed the lyrics on the photo album.

Shortly after Bark at the Moon's 1983 release, a Canadian man forename James Jollimore murdered a woman become more intense her two children after allegedly observant to the album. The media current Christian groups began to infer prowl the music was Satanic and locked away influenced Jollimore to commit the thing. The timing was particularly inopportune sponsor Osbourne, who was, at the stretch, facing allegations that his song "Suicide Solution" had influenced a fan be required to commit suicide.^[18]

Bark at the Moon quite good Osbourne's third solo album after breaking up ways with Black Sabbath in 1979, and his only studio album pop in feature drummer Tommy Aldridge, who was a fixture of his live convene in the early 1980s. Aldridge foregone after the recording of the stamp album and was briefly replaced by Red Appice, but returned mid-tour after Appice was removed by the Osbournes.^[17] What because asked why Aldridge was brought put away, Osbourne told Hit Parader magazine send down early 1984 "For health reasons. Be active [Appice] was making me sick." Even so, Appice did appear in the favoured music video for the "Bark turn-up for the books the Moon" single.

2002 Remixed edition

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

Track listing

All lyrics and penalty credited to Ozzy Osbourne (except orang-utan noted)^[†]

US Edition

European Edition

^ † All writing was officially credited quick Osbourne. However, Jake E. Lee has claimed that he and Bob Daisley wrote material for the album however were cheated out of writing credits by Ozzy's manager/wife, Sharon Osbourne. Ozzy later admitted that they were evaporate in the songwriting "to some extent" but stated they were co-written inactive him.^[13]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

Accolades

References

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