Black Sabbath Albums

The list below is not intended to provide full information about each Black Sabbath release, but intended to demonstrate the amount of material produced by Tony Iommi during his career and his crucial role in it.

Black Sabbath

Vertigo Records 1970, charts position 8;

Black Sabbath - The Wizard - Behind the Wall of Sleep - N.I.B. - Evil Woman* - Sleeping Village - Warning**

All tracks written by Iommi / Butler / Ward / Osbourne, except
track* by Crow, track** by Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation.

Tony Iommi – Guitar, Keyboards
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums
Produced by Roger Bain (for Tony Hall Enterprises)
Engineered by Tom Allom and Barry Sheffield

Black Sabbath DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with instrumental tracks and outtakes.

Paranoid

Vertigo Records 1970, charts position 1;

War Pigs - Paranoid - Planet Caravan - Iron Man - Electric Funeral - Hand of Doom - Rat Salad - Fairies Wear Boots

All tracks written by Iommi / Ward / Butler / Osbourne.

Tony Iommi – Guitar, Keyboards
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums
Produced by Roger Bain (for Tony Hall Enterprises)
Engineered by Tony Allom and Brian Humphries
Recorded at Regent Sound and Island Studios.

Paranoid DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with instrumental tracks and outtakes.

Master Of Reality

Vertigo Records 1971, charts position 5;

Sweet Leaf - After Forever - Embryo* - Children of the Grave - Orchid* - Lord of this World - Solitude - Into the Void

All tracks written by Iommi / Ward / Butler / Osbourne, except
tracks* by Iommi.

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums
Produced by Rodger Bain for Tony Hall Enterprises
Engineered by Colin Caldwell and Vic Smith
Recorded at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles California USA.

Master Of Reality DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains additional CD with instrumental tracks, outtakes and track Weevil Woman by Iommi / Butler / Ward / Osbourne.

Volume 4

Vertigo Records 1972, charts position 8;

Wheels of Confusion - Tomorrow’s Dream - Changes - FX - Supernaut - Snowblind - Cornucopia - Laguna Sunrise - St. Vitus’ Dance - Under the Sun

All tracks written by Iommi / Ward / Butler / Osbourne.

Tony Iommi – Guitar, Keyboards
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums
Produced by Patrick Meehan and Black Sabbath
Engineered by Colin Caldwell and Vic Smith
Recorded at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles California USA.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Vertigo Records 1973, charts position 4;

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - A National Acrobat - Fluff - Sabbra Cadabra - Killing Yourself to Live - Who are You - Looking for Today - Spiral Architect

All tracks written and arranged by Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi – Electric, Acoustic and Steel Guitars, Piano, Harpsichord, Synthesiser, Flute, Organ, Bagpipes
Geezer Butler – Bass, Mellotron
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums, Percussions
Rick Wakeman – Piano and Synthesiser
Fiddlers arranged by Will Malone
Produced by Black Sabbath
Engineered by Mike Butcher.

Sabotage

NEMS 1975, charts position 7;

Hole in the Sky - Don’t Start (Too Late) - Symptom of the Universe - Megalomania - Thrill of it All - Supertzar - Am I Going Insane (Radio) - The Writ

All tracks written and arranged by Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums
Produced by Black Sabbath and Mike Butcher
Engineered by Mike Butcher and Robin Black
Recorded at Morgan Studios London and Brussels.

We Sold Our Soul For Rock’n’Roll

NEMS 1975, charts position 35;
(Compilation Album)

Technical Ecstasy

Vertigo Records 1976, charts position 13;

Back Street Kids - You Won’t Change Me - It’s Alright - Gypsy - All Moving Parts (Stand Still) - Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor - She’s Gone - Dirty Women

All tracks written and arranged by Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums, Vocals
Gerald “Jezz” Woodruffe – Keyboards
Strings arranged and conducted by Mike Lewis
Produced by Black Sabbath
Engineered by Robin Black and Spoke Wall
Mixed by Tony Iommi and Robin Black
Mastered by Tony Iommi and Bob Hata
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami Florida USA and at Sounds Interchange Studios, Toronto Canada.

Never Say Die!

Vertigo Records 1978, charts position 12;

Never Say Die - Johnny Blade - Junior’s Eyes - A Hard Road - Shock Wave - Air Dance - Over To You - Breakout - Swinging the Chain

All tracks written and arranged by Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums
Don Airey – Keyboards
John Elstar – Harmonica
Will Malone – Brass Arrangements
Produced by Black Sabbath
Engineered by Dave Harris and Spoke Wall
Recorded at Sounds Interchange Studios, Toronto Canada.

Heaven And Hell

Vertigo Records 1980, charts position 9;

Neon Knights - Children of the Sea - Lady Evil - Heaven and Hell - Wishing Well - Die Young - Walk Away - Lonely is the Word

All tracks written and arranged by Iommi / Dio / Butler / Ward.

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Geezer Butler – Bass
Bill Ward – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced and engineered by Martin Birch
Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami Florida USA and at Studio Ferber, Paris France.

Heaven And Hell DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with live recordings in Hartford CN USA 1980, 1989 and single versions.

Live At Last

NEMS 1980, charts position 5;
(Live Album)

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
Geezer Butler – bass
Bill Ward – drums
Recorded at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester and at the Rainbow Theatre in London.

Mob Rules

Mercury Records 1981, charts position 12;

Turn Up the Night - Voodoo - The Sign of the Southern Cross - E5150 - The Mob Rules - Country Girl - Slipping Away - Falling off the Edge of the World - Over and Over

All tracks written and arranged by Butler / Dio / Iommi.

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Geezer Butler – Bass
Vinny Appice – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced and engineered by Martin Birch
Recorded at the Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles California USA.

Mob Rules DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with live recordings at the Hammersmith Odeon 1981, 1982.

Live Evil

Vertigo Records 1982, charts position 13;
(Live Album)

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Geezer Butler – Bass
Vinnie Appice – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Recorded in Seattle, San Antonio and Dallas USA.

Born Again

Vertigo Records 1983, charts position 4;

Trashed - Stonehenge - Disturbing the Priest - The Dark - Zero the Hero - Digital Bitch - Born Again - Hot Line - Keep it Warm

All tracks written and arranged by Iommi / Gillan / Butler / Ward.

Tony Iommi – Guitar, Guitar Effects, Flute
Geezer Butler – Bass
Ian Gillan – Vocals
Bill Ward – Drums, Percussion
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced by Robin Black and Black Sabbath
Engineered by Robin Black and Steve Chase
Recorded at the Manor Studio, Shipton on Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England.

Born Again DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with track The Fallen by Iommi / Gillan / Butler / Ward, outtakes and live recordings at Reading Festival 1983.

Seventh Star – Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi

Vertigo Records 1986, charts position 27;

Album was originally supposed to be a Tony Iommi solo album. Record company pressure forced Iommi to call it a Black Sabbath album, since the official name became “Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi”.

In for the Kill - No Stranger to Love - Turn to Stone - Sphinx (The Guardian) - Seventh Star - Danger Zone - Heart Like a Wheel - Angry Heart - In Memory…

Music and lyrics by Anthony Frank Iommi
Additional lyrics by Geoff Nicholls, Glenn Hughes and Jeff Glixman.

Tony Iommi – all Guitars
Glenn Hughes – Vocals
Dave Spitz – Bass
Eric Singer – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Gordon Copley – Bass
Produced and engineered by Jeff Glixman
Recorded at Cheshire Sound Studios, Atlanta USA.

Seventh Star Featuring Tony Iommi DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with live recordings at Hammersmith Odeon, London 1986 (Ray Gillen – Vocals) and alternate version of No Stranger To Love.

The Eternal Idol

Vertigo Records 1987, charts position 66;

The Shining - Ancient Warrior - Hard Life to Love - Glory Ride - Born to Lose - Nightmare - Scarlet Pimpernel - Lost Forever - Eternal Idol

Music and lyrics by Anthony Frank Iommi.

Tony Iommi – Guitar
Tony Martin Harford – Vocals
Bob Daisley – Bass
Eric Singer – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Bev Bevan - Percussion
Produced by Jeff Glixman, Vic Coppersmith and Chris Tsangarides
Recorded at Air Studios, Montserrat and Battery Studios, London.

The Eternal Idol DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with single versions and Ray Gillen Session.

Headless Cross

IRS 1989, charts position 31;

The Gates of Hell - Headless Cross - Devil and Daughter - When Death Calls - Kill in the Spirit World - Call of the Wild - Black Moon - Nightwing

All tracks written by Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi - Guitar
Tony Martin Harford – Vocals, Bass
Laurence Cottle – Bass
Cozy Powell – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced by Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell
Recorded and mixed at Soundmill, Woodcray and Amazon Studios.
Engineered and mixed by Sean Lunch.

Tyr

IRS 1990, charts positions 24;

Anno Mundi (The Vision) - The Law Maker - Jerusalem - The Sabbath Stones - The Battle of Tyr - Odin’s Court - Valhalla - Feels Good to Me - Heaven in Black

All tracks written and arranged by Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi - Guitars
Tony Martin Harford – Vocals
Neil Murray – Bass
Cozy Powell – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced by Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell
Recorded and mixed at Rockfield and Woodcray Studios.

Dehumanizer

IRS 1992, charts position 28;

Computer God - After All (The Dead) - TV Crimes - Letters from Earth - Master of Insanity - Time Machine - Sins of the Father - Too Late - I - Buried Alive

All tracks by Iommi / Butler / Dio.

Tony Iommi - Guitars
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Geezer Butler – Bass
Vinny Appice – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced by Mack for Musicland GMBH
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales.

Dehumanizer DeLuxe Expanded Edition contains an additional CD with single versions, live recordings and Time Machine - Wayne’s World soundtrack version.

Cross Purposes

IRS 1994, charts position 41;

I Witness - Cross of Thorns - Psychophobia - Virtual Death - Immaculate Deception - Dying for Love - Back to Eden - The Hand that Rocks the Cradle - Cardinal Sin - Evil Eye

All songs by Iommi / Butler / Harford.

Tony Iommi - Guitars
Tony Martin Harford – Vocals
Geezer Butler – Bass
Bobby Rondinelli – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced by Leif Masses and Black Sabbath
Recorded at Monnow Valley Studios, Wales.

Cross Purposes Live

IRS 1994, no charts position;
(Live Album)

Recorded live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London.

Forbidden

IRS 1995, charts position 71;

The Illusion of Power - Get a Grip - Can’t Get Close Enough - Shaking off the Chains - I Won’t Cry For You - Guilty As Hell - Sick and Tired - Rusty Angels - Forbidden - Kiss of Death

All tracks by Black Sabbath.

Tony Iommi - Guitars
Tony Martin Harford – Vocals
Ice T – Vocals (The Illusion Of Power)
Neil Murray – Bass
Cozy Powell – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards
Produced and mixed by Ernie C
Engineered by Bobby Brooks, Andrea Wright and Phil Luff
Recorded at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool and Devonshire Studios LA.

Between Heaven And Hell: 1970-1983

Castle 1995.
(Compilation Album)

The Sabbath Stones

IRS 1996, no charts position;
(Compilation Album)

Reunion

Epic 1998, charts position 41;
(Live Album + 2 Studio tracks)

Recorded Live at NEC, Birmingham, England 1997.

Psycho Man - Selling My Soul

All tracks by Iommi / Butler / Osbourne / Ward.

Tony Iommi - Guitar
Ozzy Osbourne – Vocals
Geezer Butler – Bass
Bill Ward – Drums
Studio tracks produced, engineered, and mixed by Bob Marlette.

The Best Of Black Sabbath

Metal Is 2000, charts position 24;
(Compilation Album)

Past Lives

Sanctuary 2002, no charts position;
(Live Album)

Recorded live in various locations and dates, c.1970s.

Symptom Of The Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 (USA)

Rhino Records 2002, no charts position;
(Compilation Album)

Black Box: The Complete Black Sabbath 1970-1978 (USA)

Rhino Records 2004, no charts position;
(Compilation Box 8 CD + DVD)

Greatest Hits 1970-1978 (USA)

Rhino Records 2006, no charts position;
(Compilation Album)

The Dio Years

Rhino Records 2007, no charts position;
(Compilation Album + 3 studio tracks)

The Devil Cried - Shadow of the Wind - Ear in the Wall

All tracks written by Iommi / Dio / Butler.
Tony Iommi - Guitar
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Geezer Butler – Bass
Vinny Appice – Drums
Geoff Nicholls – Keyboards

Live At Hammersmith Odeon (USA)

Rhino Records 2007, no charts position;
(Live Album)

The Rules Of Hell Box (USA)

Rhino Records 2007, no charts position;
(Compilation Box 6 CD)

Greatest Hits

Universal 2009, no charts position;
(Compilation Album)

Iron Man: The Best Of Black Sabbath

Sanctuary 2012, no charts position.
(Compilation Album)

The Vinyl Collection 1970-1978

Universal 2012, no charts position
(Compilation Box 9 LP + single Evil Woman / Wicked World)

"13"

Vertigo/Republic 2013, charts position 1;

End of the Beginning - God Is Dead? - Loner - Zeitgeist - Age of Reason - Live Forever - Damaged Soul - Dear Father

Bonus tracks on Deluxe edition and special Best Buy edition: Methademic – Peace of Mind – Pariah – Naïveté in Black

All tracks by Iommi/Osbourne/Butler

Tony Iommi - Guitars
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals, Harmonica
Geezer Butler - Bass
Guest musician: Brad Wilk - Drums
Produced by Rick Rubin
Engineered by Greg Fidelman, Mike Exeter, Dana Nielsen; Mixed by Andrew Scheps; Mastered by Stephen Marcussen and Stewart Whitmore
Recorded at Tone Hall Studio in Lapworth Warwickshire England, and Shangri La Studios in Malibu CA

"The End" EP

Available on live shows only, exclusive Black Sabbath 2016;

Season of the Dead - Cry All Night - Take Me Home - Isolated Man

All tracks by Iommi/Osbourne/Butler

Tony Iommi - Guitars
Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
Geezer Butler - Bass
Guest musician: Brad Wilk - Drums
Produced by Rick Rubin
Engineered by Greg Fidelman, Mike Exeter, Dana Nielsen; Mixed by Andrew Scheps; Mastered by Stephen Marcussen and Stewart Whitmore
Recorded at Tone Hall Studio in Lapworth Warwickshire England, and Shangri La Studios in Malibu CA