Album · Compilation
We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll
We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll is a Black Sabbath compilation, issued by Vertigo in the UK in January 1976. It gathers the English band's heavy metal and blues rock sound into a single collection. It arrived after Sabotage, their sixth studio album, and before Technical Ecstasy, which followed later in 1976.
We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll: tracklist, credits and charts
17 tracks · 1:31:05Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Black SabbathButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward6:20
- 2The WizardButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:23
- 3WarningBrox, Dmochowski, Dunbar, Moorshead10:39
- 4ParanoidButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward2:49
- 5War PigsButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward7:57
- 6Iron ManButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward5:56
- 7Wicked WorldButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:48
- Disc 2
- 1Tomorrow’s DreamButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward3:10
- 2Fairies Wear BootsButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward6:14
- 3ChangesButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:44
- 4Sweet LeafButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward5:04
- 5Children of the GraveButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward5:17
- 6Sabbath Bloody SabbathButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward5:45
- 7Am I Going Insane (Radio)Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:18
- 8Laguna SunriseButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward2:52
- 9SnowblindButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward5:27
- 10N.I.B.Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward5:22
- Produced by
- Rodger Bain, Black Sabbath, Patrick Meehan, Black Sabbath, Mike Butcher
- Recorded at
- Regent Sound Studios, Basing Street Studios, The Record Plant, Morgan Studios
- Recorded
- 1969–1975
- Engineered by
- Tom Allom, Barry Sheffield, Brian Humphries, Colin Caldwell, Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven, Mike Butcher, Robin Black
- Label
- Vertigo
- Length
- 1:31:05
Line-up
- Geezer Butler · electric bass guitar, bass guitar
- Tony Iommi · electric guitar, guitar, acoustic guitar
- Bill Ward · percussion, drums (drum set), bongos
- Ozzy Osbourne · lead vocals, harmonica
- Black Sabbath · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1976 | 35 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1976 | 48 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1998–1999 | 15 |
| Swedish Albums · 1976 | 21 |
| UK Independent Albums · 1998–1999 | 33 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1976 | 40 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2020 | Gold |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1975, 1976)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1976 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | January 1976 | |
| Wikidata | 1 December 1975 |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GB | NEMS | other | |
| — | GB | NEMS | other | |
| — | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992730228 | other |
| 1976 | DE | Vertigo | original | |
| 1987 | US | Creative Sounds, Inc. | 8712177003358 | other |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 0208314046232 | other |
| 1988 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 075992730228 | other |
| 1990 | GB | Castle Communications | 5017615924923 | other |
| 1993 | DE | Castle Communications | 4010946801322 | other |
| 26 January 1998 | GB | Essential! Records | 5017615860528 | other |
| 2004 | GB | Sanctuary Records | 5050749207821 | other |
| 23 October 2007 | JP | Strange Days Records | 4988005490858 | other |
| 2014 | CA | Rhino | 603497905799 | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 2000x2000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2000×2000 | native: native 2000x2000 |
| itunes | 2400×2400 | native |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |