''Just Say Ozzy'' is a live EP by

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

. It was released on March 17, 1990 and was

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on August 22, 1995.

Overview

The sleeve states that ''Just Say Ozzy'' was recorded at London's

Brixton Academy Brixton Academy (originally known as the Astoria Variety Cinema, previously known as Carling Academy Brixton, currently named O2 Academy Brixton as part of a sponsorship deal with the O2 brand) is a mid-sized concert venue located in South Wes ...

in November 1989. However, no known dates correspond ( the tour ended in August 1989 in Moscow), and the music appears to have been re-recorded and mixed at

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in New York with engineer Adam Yellin with the audience noise and some tracks kept from the original live recording. ''Just Say Ozzy'' was remastered in 1995 along with the rest of the singer's catalog. However, the EP —along with ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Live & Loud'' —has since been deleted from Ozzy's catalog and was not

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ed and reissued with the rest of Ozzy's catalog in 2002. This is mainly due to a continuing legal struggle with bassist/songwriter

Phil Soussan Philip Raphael “Phil” Soussan (born 23 June 1961, London, England) is a British bass guitarist, songwriter and producer who has gained notoriety as a member of a host of famed rock and roll bands, including some who have been fronted by suc ...

over the song "Shot in the Dark". ''Just Say Ozzy'' peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was

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on July 21, 1993. The tracks "

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" and "

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" were composed and originally recorded by

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, the group Osbourne fronted in the 1970s.

Track listing

Personnel

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

Zakk Wylde Zachary Phillip Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt; January 14, 1967) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and as the founder, lead guitarist, lead singer, songwriter and producer of the heavy meta ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

Geezer Butler Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell ...

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* Randy Castillo -

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* John Sinclair- keyboards ;Production *

Andy Johns Jeremy Andrew "Andy" Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, including the Rolling Stones' '' Exile on Main St.'' (1972), Television's '' Marquee Moon'' ...

- producer, engineer, mixing *Adam Yellin - recording engineer, mixing *Sally Browder - assistant engineer *

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- mastering *Brian Lee and

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- 1995 remastering

References

{{Authority control 1990 EPs Ozzy Osbourne live albums Albums produced by Andy Johns Epic Records live albums Albums recorded at the Brixton Academy