Ozzy Osbourne "Down To Earth (Japanese Edition)"

Down to Earth is the eighth solo studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 16 October 2001, it reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200. "The Ozzfest was doing well", Osbourne explained. "I just wanted to be like the Grateful Dead and keep it going by touring, but the record company said they'd like a new Ozzy album."

Down to Earth spawned just two singles, although both reached the top ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.

Excluding his contributions to re-recordings of Ozzy's earlier material, Down to Earth is the only Osbourne studio album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo, who left to join Metallica in 2003. It was the first Osbourne album to feature drummer Mike Bordin, previously of Faith No More, though he had played live with Osbourne since 1996, as well as the last to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde until 2007's Black Rain. Though he plays on the album, Wylde did not contribute as a songwriter for the first time since joining Osbourne's band in 1988, because many of the songs were written before Wylde rejoined the band. Osbourne's previous guitarist Joe Holmes was involved in the writing and Osbourne chose to use outside songwriters such as producer Tim Palmer and Aerosmith collaborator Marti Frederiksen.

"Working with Tim on this album reminded me of [late guitarist] Randy [Rhoads]", Ozzy remarked of Palmer. "If it hadn't been for him, there wouldn't have been an album ... He has incredible patience, just like Randy."

Tracklist:

1. Gets Me Through 05:04  
2. Facing Hell 04:26   
3. Dreamer 04:45   
4. No Easy Way Out 05:06   
5. That I Never Had 04:23
6. You Know... (Part 1) 01:07   
7. Junkie 04:28   
8. Running Out of Time 05:06
9. Black Illusion 04:21   
10. Alive 04:54  
11. Can You Hear Them? 04:59   
12. No Place for Angels 03:24   

Time:   52:03  

Includes a sticker.

Official music videos:

- Gets Me Through

- Dreamer

Recording information:

Recorded at Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood, California.

Mixed at Scream Studios in Studio City, California.

Mark Dearnley – engineering, mixing

Jamie Sickora – engineering assistance

Alex Uychocde – mixing assistance

John Porter – Pro Tools engineering

Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Stewart Whitmore – digital editing

David Coleman – art direction

Nitin Vadukul – photography