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No Rest for the Wicked
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	October 22, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	42:51
Label	Epic, CBS Associated (US/Canada)
Producer	Keith Olsen and Roy Thomas Baker (original recording); Bruce Dickinson (2002 remastered edition)
Professional reviews
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Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Tribute (1987) No Rest for the Wicked (1988) Best of Ozz (1989)

No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth studio album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on October 22, 1988 and was re-issued / remastered on August 22, 1995 and again on June 25, 2002. The album was certified gold in December 1989 and has since gone double platinum.^[1] No Rest for the Wicked is the first album to feature Zakk Wylde on guitar. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Bob Daisley, Randy Castillo and John Sinclair except where noted

1. "Miracle Man" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley) - 3:43
2. "Devil's Daughter (Holy War)" - 5:14
3. "Crazy Babies" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo) - 4:14
4. "Breakin' All the Rules" - 5:14
5. "Bloodbath in Paradise" - 5:02
6. "Fire in the Sky" - 6:24
7. "Tattooed Dancer" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley) - 3:23
8. "Demon Alcohol" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Castillo) - 4:27
9. "Hero" - 4:45

in the original edition an unlisted hidden bonus track; in the 2002 reissue it was listed as a regular track

Bonus Tracks (2002 Remastered)

10. "The Liar" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley, Sinclair) - 4:29
11. "Miracle Man (live)" (Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley) - 3:47

Subject Matter

• "Miracle Man" is about the Reverend Jimmy Swaggart's 1988 prostitution scandal and the general hypocrisy, in Osbourne's eyes, of "televangelists". In the video for the song Zakk Wylde wears a mask with the likeness of Swaggart and Osbourne cavorts with swine, his pants around his ankles, carrying around a large staff decorated with a dollar sign.
• "Bloodbath in Paradise" is about the Tate/LeBianca murders by The Manson Family. Although it is stated by Phil Alexander, Editor-In-Chief of Kerrang! Magazine, that it is about the Vietnam war in the 2002 remaster booklet, the song clearly refers to the Manson Family with lyrics like "You're comin' home - there's blood on the wall and Charlie / and the Family made house calls." This could be seen to conflate the two themes, as 'Charlie' was a nickname used by U.S. servicemen for the Viet Cong. However, mentions of "Helter Skelter", both a Beatles song and Manson's name for his predicted apocalyptic war, are frequent within the song further deepening the references towards Manson.
• "Demon Alcohol" is about the dangers of alcohol, much like "Suicide Solution" from Blizzard of Ozz.

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
• Zakk Wylde - guitar
• Bob Daisley - bass
• Randy Castillo - drums

Additional personnel

• John Sinclair - keyboards

Production

• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
• Produced by Keith Olsen & Roy Thomas Baker (except "Miracle Man" & Devils Daughter", which were produced by Keith Olsen)
• 2002 Reissue produced by Bruce Dickinson

Sales accomplishments

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "RIAA Gold & Platinum database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=no%20rest%20for%20the%20wicked&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved February 16, 2009.  
2. ^ "Billboard album chart history-Ozzy Osbourne". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5355&model.vnuAlbumId=942077. Retrieved February 16, 2009.  
3. ^ "CRIA certified awards". http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25ozzy+osbourne%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=22&csearch=20&nextprev=1. Retrieved February 16, 2009.  

External links

• Official Ozzy Osbourne website
• Official Zakk Wylde website
• Official Bob Daisley website
• Official Randy Castillo website
• Official John Sinclair website