Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)

Down to Earth
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released 16 October 2001
Recorded April - August 2001 (April - August 2001)
Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 48:34
Label Epic
Producer Tim Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
The Ozzman Cometh
(1997)		 Down to Earth
(2001)		 Live at Budokan
(2002)
Singles from Down to Earth
  1. "Gets Me Through"
    Released: October 2001
  2. "Dreamer"
    Released: January 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Down to Earth is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 16 October 2001, the album reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Down to Earth spawned just two singles, although both reached the top-ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was certified Platinum and has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide.

Down to Earth is Osbourne's only studio album that wasn't a re-recording of Ozzy's earlier material to feature bassist Robert Trujillo, who left the group to join Metallica in 2003. It was the first Osbourne album to feature drummer Mike Bordin, previously of Faith No More. Though he plays on the album, guitarist Zakk Wylde did not contribute as a songwriter for the first time since joining Osbourne's band in 1988 and this was due to many of the songs being written before Wylde rejoined the band. Osbourne's previous guitarist Joe Holmes was involved in the writing process and also Osbourne instead chose to utilise outside songwriters such as Tim Palmer and Marti Frederiksen.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Gets Me Through"  Ozzy Osbourne, Tim Palmer 5:04
2. "Facing Hell"  Osbourne, Palmer, Scott Humphrey, Geoff Nicholls 4:25
3. "Dreamer"  Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick Jones 4:44
4. "No Easy Way Out"  Osbourne, Palmer 5:06
5. "That I Never Had"  Osbourne, Frederiksen, Joe Holmes, Robert Trujillo 4:23
6. "You Know...(Part 1)"  Osbourne, Palmer 1:06
7. "Junkie"  Osbourne, Frederiksen, Joe Holmes, Trujillo 4:28
8. "Running Out of Time"  Osbourne, Frederiksen, Jones 5:05
9. "Black Illusion"  Osbourne, Palmer, Nicholls, Andy Sturmer 4:21
10. "Alive"  Osbourne, Danny Saber 4:54
11. "Can You Hear Them?"  Osbourne, Frederiksen, Joe Holmes, Trujillo 4:58
Total length:
 48:34
Japanese edition bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
12. "No Place for Angels"  Osbourne, Palmer, Nicholls 3:23
Total length:
 51:57

Personnel

Primary musicians
Additional musicians
Production and artwork personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2001 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 1
Top Canadian Albums[6] 2
Billboard 200 (USA)[6] 4
Finnish Albums Chart[7] 9
Norwegian Albums Chart[8] 12
German Albums Chart[9] 15
UK Albums Chart[10] 19
Italian Albums Chart[11] 22
Danish Albums Chart[12] 30
Polish Album Chart[13] 32
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 41
Australian Albums Chart[15] 46
Swiss Albums Top 100[16] 47
French Albums Chart[17] 104
2002 Austrian Top 40 Albums[18] 25

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Gets Me Through" Mainstream Rock (USA)[19] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[20] 27
German Singles Chart[21] 89
"Dreamer" Mainstream Rock (USA)[19] 10
2002 German Singles Chart[22] 2
Austrian Top 40 Singles[23] 2
Danish Singles Chart[24] 3
Swiss Singles Top 100[25] 10
UK Singles Chart[10] 18
2003 Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[26] 6
Finnish Singles Chart[27] 13
Dutch MegaCharts[28] 15

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 2003 Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[29]
Canada CRIA 2002 Platinum (+ 100,000)[30]
UK BPI 2013 Silver (+ 60,000)[31]

References

  1. ↑ Torreano, Bradley. "Ozzy Osbourne - Down to Earth review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Weingarten, Marc (19 October 2001). "Down to Earth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Fricke, David (8 November 2001). "Ozzy Osbourne - Down to Earth". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Zakk Wylde Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Down to Earth Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Album – Ozzy Osbourne, Down to Earth". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Ozzy Osbourne Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Italiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Danishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Australian-Charts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth (Album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Down to Earth". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Down to Earth Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Gets Me Through (Song)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Single – Ozzy Osbourne, Gets Me Through". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "Single – Ozzy Osbourne, Dreamer". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer (Song)". Danishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  25. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  26. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer (Song)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne – Dreamer". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  29. ↑ "RIAA Searchable Database-Search: Ozzy Osbourne". Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  30. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Ozzy Osbourne". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "Search for Artist Ozzy Osbourne". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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