Album
Ordinary Man
Ordinary Man is Ozzy Osbourne's twelfth studio album, released on 21 February 2020 through Epic. It was produced by Andrew Watt and Louis Bell, his first work with either of them, and it ended the longest wait between Ozzy records, arriving almost ten years after Scream. Elton John sings on the title track, while Post Malone and Travis Scott also appear as guests.
The singles rolled out over several months, starting with "Under the Graveyard" and "Straight to Hell" in late 2019, then the title track in January and "It's a Raid" the day before release. Reviews were mostly warm, with many calling it his best in years and setting it beside both his early solo records and his Black Sabbath days. Watt came back to produce the follow-up, Patient Number 9, which arrived in 2022.
Ordinary Man: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 49:26Tracklist
- 1Straight to HellMcKagan, Osbourne, Smith, Watt3:46
- 2All My LifeMcKagan, Osbourne, Smith, Tamposi, Watt4:18
- 3GoodbyeMcKagan, Osbourne, Smith, Tamposi, Watt5:34
- 4Ordinary ManMcKagan, Osbourne, Smith, Walsh, Watt5:02
- 5Under the GraveyardOsbourne, Smith, Tamposi, Watt4:57
- 6Eat MeMcKagan, Osbourne, Smith, Tamposi, Watt4:19
- 7Today Is the EndOsbourne, Smith, Tamposi, Watt4:06
- 8Scary Little Green MenMcKagan, Osbourne, Smith, Tamposi, Watt4:21
- 9Holy for TonightMcKagan, Osbourne, Smith, Tamposi, Watt4:52
- 10It's a RaidBell, Osbourne, Malone, Smith, Tamposi, Watt4:21
- 11Take What You WantBell, Osbourne, Malone, Scott, Walsh, Watt3:50
- Produced by
- Andrew Watt, Happy Perez, Louis Bell
- Executive producer
- Andrew Watt
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios, Gold Tooth Music, Sarm East Studios, Electric Feel Studios
- Recorded
- 2019
- Mixed by
- Alan Moulder, Manny Marroquin
- Mixed at
- Assault & Battery 1, Larrabee Sound Studios
- Engineered by
- Paul LaMalfa, Andrew Dudman, Matthew Still, Louis Bell
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 49:26
Line-up
- Duff McKagan · bass
- Charlie Puth · keyboard
- Slash · guitar · guest
- Chad Smith · drums (drum set), percussion
- Andrew Watt · guitar, background vocals, keyboard, piano, bass, other vocals
- John Bowen · tenor vocals
- Hannah Cooke · alto vocals
- Sara Davey · soprano vocals
- Grace Davidson · soprano vocals
- Michael Dore · bass vocals
- Richard Eteson · tenor vocals
- John Evanson · bass vocals
- Sarah Eyden · soprano vocals
- Joanna Forbes L’Estrange · soprano vocals
- Nick Garrett · bass vocals
- Christopher Hann · tenor vocals
- London Voices · choir vocals
- Lucius · background vocals
- Amy Lyddon · alto vocals
- Jo Marshall · alto vocals
- Ozzy Osbourne · vocals, harmonica, other vocals
- Clara Sanabras · alto vocals
- Peter Snipp · bass vocals
- Gareth Treseder · tenor vocals
- Caesar Edmunds · bass synthesizer
- Lizzie Ball · violin · guest
- Mark Berrow · violin · guest
- John Bradbury · violin · guest
- Ian Burdge · cello · guest
- Nick Cooper · cello · guest
- Susan Dench · viola · guest
- Jacqueline Hartley · violin · guest
- Elton John · piano, vocals · guest
- Patrick Kiernan · violin · guest
- Julia Knight · viola · guest
- Boguslaw Kostecki · violin · guest
- Peter Lale · viola · guest
- Gabrielle Lester · violin · guest
- Dorina Markoff · violin · guest
- Vicky Matthews · cello · guest
- Perry Montague‐Mason · violin · guest
- Steve Morris · violin · guest
- Everton Nelson · violin · guest
- Andrew Parker · viola · guest
- Tom Pigott‐Smith · violin · guest
- Richard Pryce · double bass · guest
- Chris Tombling · violin · guest
- Stacey Watton · double bass · guest
- Debbie Widdup · violin · guest
- Chris Worsey · cello · guest
- Happy Perez · keyboard
- Kelly Osbourne · background vocals · guest
- Tom Morello · guitar · guest
- Charlie Schein · guitar · guest
- Ali Tamposi · other vocals · guest
- Louis Bell · keyboard · guest
- Post Malone · vocals · guest
- Travis Scott · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Under the Graveyard” · 8 November 2019
- “Straight to Hell” · 22 November 2019
- “Ordinary Man” · 10 January 2020
- “It's a Raid” · 20 February 2020
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2020 | 3 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2020 | 3 |
| Czech Albums · 2020 | 1 |
| Norwegian Vinyl Albums (VG-lista) · 2020 | 1 |
| Swedish Albums · 2020 | 1 |
| US Hard Rock · 2020 | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2020 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 2020 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2020 | 2 |
| Scottish Albums · 2020 | 2 |
All 29 charts
| Swiss Albums · 2020 | 2 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2020 | 3 |
| Finnish Albums · 2020 | 3 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2020 | 3 |
| Polish Albums · 2020 | 3 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2020 | 3 |
| Spanish Albums · 2020 | 3 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2020 | 4 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2020 | 5 |
| Italian Albums · 2020 | 6 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2020 | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2020 | 11 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2020 | 12 |
| Danish Albums · 2020 | 16 |
| Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40) · 2020 | 16 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2020 | 18 |
| Dutch Albums · 2020 | 18 |
| Ireland 3 · 2020 | 22 |
| French Albums · 2020 | 34 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 2020 | Gold |
| Poland · 2024 | Gold |
| United States · 2021 | Gold |
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Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
5.6k
ListenBrainz listeners
85k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
30k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 February 2020 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 February 2020 | |
| Wikidata | 21 February 2020 | |
| Deezer | 21 February 2020 | |
| US release | 21 February 2020 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 21 February 2020 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XE | Epic | 194397184624 | other |
| 21 February 2020 | XE | Epic | 194397418446 | original |
| 21 February 2020 | US | Epic | 194397184518 | original |
| 21 February 2020 | XE | Epic | 194397237511 | original |
| 21 February 2020 | JP | Epic | original | |
| 21 February 2020 | XE | Epic | 194397184624 | original |
| 21 February 2020 | AF | Epic | 886448148920 | original |
| 21 February 2020 | JP | Epic | 4547366445305 | original |
| 21 February 2020 | US | Epic | 194397184525 | original |
| 21 February 2020 | XE | Epic | 194397184525 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |