Released: November 27, 1982
Re-issue: August 22, 1995
Label: Sony/Epic #EPC 481679 2

Speak of the Devil is an album by Ozzy Osbourne, featuring only Black Sabbath covers. It was released on November 27, 1982. This release was named Talk of the Devil in the UK, that being the more commonly expressed idiom there.

The album sleeve states that it was recorded at The Ritz in New York on the 26th and 27th of September 1982. No ROIO of either show exist, which is unusual given the number of Osbourne*s early shows that do exist in that form. Osbourne*s vocals appear to be double-tracked, which is a technique he uses in the studio, and there has been speculation that the album is not as *live* as it purports to be. Furthermore, in a June 2007 interview with producer/engineer Max Norman posted at KNAC.COM, he states that the album features 3 songs that were recorded during the rehearsal for the show rather than the show itself. The songs were then completed with additional tracks of crowd noise. Norman did not identify specifically the songs.

This is the only official Osbourne recording to feature Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis, who had stepped in for the recently deceased Randy Rhoads, following Bernie Torme*s brief stint.

Ozzy has publicly disowned the album, saying it was only recorded due to pressures from the record label. In April 2002, this album was deleted from the Ozzy catalogue and is no longer being made. But it is still available for legal download from sites like iTunes.

The song “Sweet Leaf” was omitted on initial Compact Disc releases of the album, due to *timing restrictions*. It was restored, however, when the album was remastered in 1995.

1. “Symptom of the Universe” – 5:41
2. “Snowblind” – 4:56
3. “Black Sabbath” – 6:04
4. “Fairies Wear Boots” – 6:33
5. “War Pigs” – 8:35
6. “The Wizard” – 4:43
7. “N.I.B.” – 5:35
8. “Sweet Leaf” – 5:55
9. “Never Say Die” – 4:18
10. “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” – 5:34
11. “Iron Man”/”Children of the Grave” – 9:12
12. “Paranoid” – 3:10

Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Brad Gillis - guitar
Rudy Sarzo - bass
Tommy Aldridge - drums

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