Under Cover
Under Cover is Ozzy Osbourne's ninth studio album, released on 1 November 2005 on Epic. It is made up entirely of cover songs, mostly rock from the 1960s and 1970s, and it remains the only record of its kind in his catalogue. Most of the tracks first appeared earlier the same year on the Prince of Darkness box set, with "Rocky Mountain Way", "Sunshine of Your Love", "Woman" and "Go Now" added here. "Mississippi Queen" was sent out as a promo single and reached number 10 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
It sits between Down to Earth and Black Rain, and it offers a glimpse of Osbourne's own tastes. The Beatles are his favourite band, and he wanted to tackle Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" but steered clear after Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society recorded it. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell and bassist Chris Wyse of Alice in Chains appear on no other Osbourne album. The DualDisc edition adds "Changes", sung with Kelly Osbourne, plus a documentary and a video.
Under Cover: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 59:18Tracklist
- 1Rocky Mountain WayGrace, Passarelli, Vitale, Walsh4:32
- 2In My LifeJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney3:30
- 3Mississippi QueenLaing, Pappalardi, Rea, West4:11
- 4Go NowLarry Banks and Milton Bennett3:42
- 5WomanJohn Lennon3:46
- 621st Century Schizoid ManFripp, Giles, Lake, McDonald, Sinfield3:53
- 7All the Young DudesDavid Bowie4:35
- 8For What It’s WorthStephen Stills3:21
- 9Good TimesBriggs, Burdon, Jenkins, McCulloch, Weider3:46
- 10Sunshine of Your LoveBrown, Bruce, Clapton5:11
- 11FireBrown, Crane, Finesilver, Ker4:09
- 12Working Class HeroJohn Lennon3:22
- 13Sympathy for the DevilMick Jagger and Keith Richards7:12
- 14ChangesButler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:07
- Produced by
- Mark Hudson
- Recorded at
- Cello Studios, Whatinthwhatthe?, The Music Machine, The Village Recorder, Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, Sony Music Studios, Avatar Studios, New York City, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Palm Beach, Peninsula Hotel, New York, Abbey Road Studios, Withfield Street Studios, London, UK
- Recorded
- 2003–05
- Mixed by
- Bruce Sugar
- Engineered by
- Kevin Churko, David Frangioni, Bruce Sugar
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 59:18
Line-up
- Mike Bordin · drums (drum set)
- Jerry Cantrell · guitar
- Chris Wyse · bass guitar
- Ozzy Osbourne · lead vocals
- Leslie West · guitar · guest
- Robert Randolph · guitar, pedal steel guitar · guest
- Ian Hunter · lead vocals · guest
- Kelly Osbourne · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2005 | 67 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2005 | 134 |
| Swedish Albums · 2005 | 50 |
| Scottish Albums · 2005 | 72 |
| Swiss Albums · 2005 | 95 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1 November 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1 November 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 1 November 2005 | |
| US release | 1 November 2005 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2005 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Epic | 886919851229 | other |
| 2005 | XE | Epic | 828767431420 | other |
| 2005 | XE | Epic | 828767431628 | other |
| 1 November 2005 | US | Epic | 827969775028 | original |
| 16 November 2005 | JP | Epic | 4547366021561 | 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 | 500×500 | upscaled |