The Essential Ozzy Osbourne - CD

Album beschikbaar op CD in 1 uitgave. The Essential Ozzy Osbourne is a compilation album by Ozzy Osbourne , released in 2003. The album covers Osbourne's entire career, from his time in Black Sabbath to his solo material. It was released in two editions: a single-disc and a two-disc set. The single-disc edition contains 18 tracks, while the double-disc edition contains 30 tracks. The album received mixed reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, stating that "The Essential Ozzy Osbourne is a reasonable, if not essential, overview of Ozzy Osbourne's long and strange career". Robert Christgau gave the album a grade of "B-" and stated that "there is enough good stuff here to make you wish he had put more on the album". The album was a commercial success, placing at number two on the UK album chart and number four on the US Billboard 200. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded it a platinum record for one million copies sold. Album valt binnen het genre Rock, Hard Rock en Zwaar metaal.