Album
No Rest for the Wicked
No Rest for the Wicked is Ozzy Osbourne's fifth solo studio album, released in September 1988 through CBS. It follows The Ultimate Sin from 1986 and sits before No More Tears in the run of his late-eighties and early-nineties records. It's a heavy metal and hard rock album, rooted in the traditional style that Osbourne had built his solo career on.
The record is worth hearing as a changing of the guard. It marks the first appearance of guitarist Zakk Wylde and keyboardist John Sinclair, and it brought bassist Bob Daisley back for the first time since Bark at the Moon. It reached number 13 on the Billboard 200, went gold in December 1988, and has since gone double platinum. For anyone tracing how Osbourne's sound moved into its next chapter, this is the place to start.
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No Rest for the Wicked: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 42:58Tracklist
- 1Miracle ManDaisley, Osbourne, Wylde3:43
- 2Devil’s DaughterCastillo, Daisley, Osbourne, Sinclair, Wylde5:14
- 3Crazy BabiesCastillo, Daisley, Osbourne, Wylde4:15
- 4Breaking All the RulesCastillo, Daisley, Osbourne, Sinclair, Wylde5:13
- 5Bloodbath in ParadiseCastillo, Daisley, Osbourne, Sinclair, Wylde5:02
- 6Fire in the SkyCastillo, Daisley, Osbourne, Sinclair, Wylde6:24
- 7Tattooed DancerDaisley, Osbourne, Wylde3:53
- 8Demon AlcoholCastillo, Daisley, Osbourne, Wylde4:27
- 9HeroCastillo, Daisley, Osbourne, Sinclair, Wylde4:47
- Produced by
- Keith Olsen, Roy Thomas Baker
- Recorded at
- Goodnight LA Studios, The Enterprise, Enterprise Studios (Los Angeles) and Goodnight L.A. Studios, Van Nuys, U.S.
- Recorded
- 1988
- Mixed by
- Keith Olsen
- Mixed at
- Goodnight LA Studios
- Engineered by
- Roy Thomas Baker, Gordon Fordyce, Gerry Napier
- Labels
- CBS, Epic/CBS
- Length
- 42:58
Line-up
- Randy Castillo · drums (drum set)
- Bob Daisley · bass guitar
- John Sinclair · keyboard
- Zakk Wylde · guitar
- Ozzy Osbourne · lead vocals
Singles
- “Miracle Man” · 24 October 1988
- “Crazy Babies” · February 1989
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1988 | 13 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1988 | 23 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1988 | 7 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1988 | 12 |
| Swedish Albums · 1988 | 18 |
| Swiss Albums · 1988 | 26 |
| German Albums · 1988 | 29 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1988 | 40 |
| European Albums Chart · 1988 | 47 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Platinum |
| United States · 1997 | 2× Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1988-09-28 vs 1988-10-15 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 15 October 1988 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 September 1988 | |
| Wikidata | 1988 | |
| US release | 1988 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1988 | earliest UK or European date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CA | CBS | 07464442452 | other |
| 1988 | AT | CBS | 5099746258122 | other |
| 1988 | US | Epic | 07464442452 | other |
| 1988 | US | CBS | 07464442454 | other |
| 1988 | JP | CBS | 4988009617558 | other |
| 1988 | US | CBS | 07464442452 | other |
| 1988 | XE | Epic | 5099746258115 | other |
| 15 October 1988 | JP | CBS/Sony | 4988009617657 | original |
| 1995 | US | Epic | 074646724125 | other |
| 1995 | XE | Epic | 5099748168122 | other |
| 1995 | XE | — | 5099748168122 | other |
| 17 November 1995 | AT | Epic | 5099748168122 | other |
| 2002 | AU | Epic | 9399700101652 | other |
| 2002 | XE | Epic | 5099750204627 | other |
| 25 June 2002 | — | Epic | deluxe | |
| 25 June 2002 | US | Epic | 696998542624 | other |
| 20 June 2007 | JP | Sony Music Japan International Inc. | 4547366030518 | other |
| 9 June 2011 | US | Epic | 886979175129 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 907×911 | upscaled |