The Song Remains Not the Same

The Song Remains Not the Same
Compilation album by Black Label Society
Released	May 10, 2011
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	41:12
Label	eOne Music
Producer	John DeServio Zakk Wylde
Black Label Society chronology
Order of the Black (2010) The Song Remains Not the Same (2011) Unblackened (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

The Song Remains Not the Same is a studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society, released May 10, 2011.^[2] It features new cover songs, acoustic versions of songs originally released on Order of the Black, and compiles bonus tracks from various releases of that album. The Song Remains Not the Same reached No. 41 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.^[3] Some also consider the album as a compilation album rather than a studio one mainly because most of its songs are rearranged songs from the Order of the Black album.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Zakk Wylde except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Overlord"		5:06
2.	"Parade of the Dead"		3:55
3.	"Riders of the Damned"		3:46
4.	"Darkest Days"		4:05
5.	"Junior's Eyes" (Black Sabbath cover)	Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward	5:26
6.	"Helpless" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover)	Neil Young	4:36
7.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel cover)	Paul Simon	3:42
8.	"Can't Find My Way Home" (Blind Faith cover)	Steve Winwood	3:38
9.	"Darkest Days" (John Rich album version)		4:04
10.	"The First Noel"		2:54
Total length:			41:12

Personnel

• Zakk Wylde – vocals, guitars, piano
• John DeServio – bass, backing vocals
• Will Hunt – drums

• John Rich – guest vocals on track 9

Production

• Produced by Zakk Wylde
• Associate producer – John DeServio
• Engineered by Adam Klumpp
• Mixed by Zakk Wylde, John DeServio, Adam Klumpp
• Mastered by George Marino

• Management – Bob Ringe (Survival Management)
• Publicity – Carise Yatter (Hired Gun Media), Darren Edwards
• Marketing, Internet – Jim Baltutis (Concepts in Concert), Denner Vieira, Angela McGill
• Artwork, layout, and design – John Irwin (John Irwin Design), Zakk Wylde

References

1. "allmusic ((( The Song Remains Not the Same > Review )))".
2. Monger, James Christopher, "The Song Remains Not the Same", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved September 21, 2011
3. "The Song Remains Not the Same: Charts & Awards", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved September 21, 2011