"Over the Mountain" is the opening track of heavy metal musician

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's album '' Diary of a Madman''. The song debuted at number 42 on the ''Billboard'' Top Tracks chart and reached number 38. The song was written by Osbourne,

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Lee Kerslake Lee Gary Kerslake (16 April 1947– 19 September 2020) was an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Uriah Heep and for his work with Ozzy Osbourne in the early 1980s. Biography Early life a ...

and

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. The song was later included on the Ozzy Osbourne compilation albums, ''

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'' on 11 November 1997, ''

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'' on 11 February 2003 and '' Prince of Darkness'' on 22 March 2005.

Personnel

- vocals *

- guitar *

- bass *

- drums Songwriting * Osbourne, Rhoads, Daisley and Kerslake

Charts

Cover versions

* The song was covered by

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with

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on vocals and guitar on their debut album, ''

,'' on 24 October 2000. In his review of the album, Steve Huey of

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felt the cover had a "...tendency to go a little too far over the top..." * The song was covered on

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's album ''

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'' on 15 February 2011. In his review of the album, Mark Allen of ''Hardrock Haven'' felt the cover version was a misstep and that "there are far better Ozzy offerings than "Over the Mountain."" But Morgan Y. Evans of MetalRiot thought the cover version was "...well suited to the signature soaring Stryper vocals you love or hate)." * The song was covered by

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for the compilation album ''

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'' on 25 January 2011 and then later included on their deluxe edition of '' Deceiver'' on 7 June 2011. In his review of the album, Matthew Kurtiz of ''Metal Delirium'' liked "the screams behind the main vocals." * The song was covered by

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as a secret track on their 1994 album ''Exit Paradise''. * A cover of the song was released by Two Minutes to Late Night on their YouTube channel on October 12, 2020. The cover was the 25th in their "bedroom cover" series. The cover featured artists:

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( Darkest Hour),

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(

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), Marvin Nygaard (

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(

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), and Jordan Olds in his Gwarsenio Hall persona.

References

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