Ozzy Osbourne
The Ultimate Sin


Tracks:

1. The Ultimate Sin
2. Secret Loser
3. Never Know Why
4. Thank God for the Bomb
5. Never
6. Lightning Strikes
7. Killer of Giants
8. Fool Like You
9. Shot in the Dark

Line up:

Ozzy Osbourne - Lead Vocals
Jake E. Lee - Guitar
Phil Soussan - Bass
Randy Castillo - Drums
Mike Moran - Keyboards

Additional info:

Bob Daisley co-wrote tracks 1-8 but did not played on this album.

Record Label / Year of Release:

Epic 1986

Notes:

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer-songwriter and occasional actor, whose career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, a band whose radically different, intentionally dark, doom sound spawned the heavy metal genre. In his subsequent solo career Osbourne achieved a multi-platinum status in addition to the one he had earned with Black Sabbath.

These things are what led Osbourne to become known as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal". It was during his Sabbath days that, due to their dark style of music, Osbourne became known as the "Prince of Darkness".

The Ultimate Sin is the fourth studio album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on 22 February 1986, and it was remastered and re-issued on 22 August 1995. This album features guitarist Jake E. Lee (formerly of Mickey Ratt, Rough Cutt and Dio). This is the only Osbourne album to feature bassist Phil Soussan - who wrote the album's U.S. hit single "Shot in the Dark" - and the first to feature the late drummer, Randy Castillo. Lyrics were largely written by long-time Osbourne bass player Bob Daisley, who was also present during the initial writing sessions. Daisley left after having a disagreement with Osbourne, which led to the hiring of Soussan. He was also not credited as a co-writer on the initial 1986 pressing of the album. This was corrected on subsequent pressings.

The original title for this album was Killer of Giants (after the song of the same name) but Osbourne opted to change the title at the last minute, thus Killer of Giants became The Ultimate Sin. Despite this, the cover art still depicts Osbourne as a monstrous giant.