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Black Sabbath
Studio album by Black Sabbath
Released	13 February 1970 (1970-02-13)
Recorded	20 July 1969 – 8 January 1970
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	40:16
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Rodger Bain
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C-) link
Black Sabbath chronology
Black Sabbath (1970) Paranoid (1970)

Black Sabbath is the self-titled debut album of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in the UK on Friday, 13 February 1970. The album was recorded in three days.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 238 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

It was also ranked 13th on IGN Music's "Top 25 Metal Albums" list. It was the second Black Sabbath album on that list, after Paranoid, which was ranked 2nd, after Metallica's Master of Puppets.

Contents 1 Artwork 2 Track listing 2.1 1970 Vertigo LP release 2.2 1970 Warner Bros. LP release 2.3 Warner Bros. CD release 2.4 2004 Sanctuary remastered release 2.5 2004 Rhino/Warner Bros. "Black Box" remastered release 3 Trivia 4 Personnel 5 Release history 6 References

The album cover features a depiction of Mapledurham Watermill.

The original release had a gatefold sleeve and generic Vertigo 'swirl' inner bag. The inside of the sleeve featured the words "Black Sabbath" on the left side (spilling over slightly onto the right side) and on the right side, an inverted cross with a poem written inside of it. Vertigo was allegedly responsible for adding the cross; the band was upset when they found out about this, as it fed into many allegations hurled at the group regarding elements of the occult and Satanism.

All songs were written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward except where noted.

1. "Black Sabbath" – 6:16
2. "The Wizard" – 4:24
3. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" – 3:38
4. "N.I.B." – 6:06
5. "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Game With Me)" (Dave Wagner, Dick Weigand, Larry Weigand) – 3:25
6. "Sleeping Village" – 3:46
7. "Warning"(live) (Aynsley Dunbar, John Moorshead, Alex Dmochowski, Victor Hickling) – 10:32

All songs were written by Tony Iommi, John Osbourne, Terence Butler and William Ward.

1. "Black Sabbath" – 6:20
2. "The Wizard" – 4:22
3. "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B." – 9:44
4. "Wicked World" – 4:30
5. "A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning" – 14:32

1. "Black Sabbath" – 6:16
2. "The Wizard" – 4:18
3. "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B." – 10:40
4. "Wicked World" – 4:42
5. "A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning" ("Warning" written by Dunbar "Brox", Moreshead, Hickling, Dmochowski) – 14:20

1. "Black Sabbath" – 6:21
2. "The Wizard" – 4:24
3. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" – 3:37
4. "N.I.B." – 6:07
5. "Evil Woman" (Wagner, D. Weigand, L. Weigand) – 3:25
6. "Sleeping Village" – 3:46
7. "Warning" (Dunbar, Moorshead, Dmochowski, Hickling) – 10:32
8. "Wicked World" – 4:43

1. "Black Sabbath" – 6:19
2. "The Wizard" – 4:23
3. "Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B." – 9:44
4. "Wicked World" – 4:47
5. "A Bit of Finger/Sleeping Village/Warning" – 14:16
6. "Evil Woman" (Wagner, D. Weigand, L. Weigand) – 3:23

Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

• The original US and Canadian releases of the album had "Wicked World" in place of "Evil Woman" due to conflicts over publishing rights, while subsequent remasters of the album outside of the US and Canada featured both.
• "Behind the Wall of Sleep" is a reference to the H. P. Lovecraft story Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Indeed, on several ROIO from the Reunion era Ozzy introduces the song as 'Beyond...'
• The name of the song N.I.B. does not mean "Nativity in Black". Tony Iommi said in several interviews that it is merely a reference to Bill Ward's goatee at the time, which was shaped as a pen nib.
• Early versions of this album have Ozzy's name misspelled as "Ossie Osborne."
• The mysterious woman can be seen as a caricature on Green Day's "Dookie" album cover, in the manner of a Where's Waldo? joke.
• Acid Mothers Temple released Starless and Bible Black Sabbath as a tribute album (to both Black Sabbath and King Crimson), which features a similar cover, except Kawabata Makoto is on the cover.
• "Warning" is a cover song done by Black Sabbath; the original version was written and performed by Aynsley Dunbar.
• "Evil Woman (Don't You Play Your Games With Me)" is a cover song done by Black Sabbath; the original version was written and performed by Crow (band).

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals, harmonica on "The Wizard"
• Tony Iommi – guitar
• Geezer Butler – bass guitar
• Bill Ward – drums
• Tom Allom – engineer
• Barry Sheffield – engineer
• Rodger Bain – producer

Region	Date	Label
United Kingdom	13 February 1970	Vertigo Records
United States	1 June 1970	Warner Bros. Records
Canada	???	Warner Bros. Records
Australia	???	Fontana Records
New Zealand	???	Fontana Records
United Kingdom	1996	Castle Communications
United Kingdom	2004	Sanctuary Records

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Ozzy Osbourne · Tony Iommi · Geezer Butler · Bill Ward Ronnie James Dio · Vinny Appice · Ian Gillan · Glenn Hughes · Tony Martin · Cozy Powell · Geoff Nicholls · Bev Bevan · Neil Murray · David Donato · Dave Spitz · Eric Singer · Ray Gillen · Bob Daisley · Jo Burt · Terry Chimes · Laurence Cottle · Mike Bordin · Dave Walker
Studio albums	Black Sabbath · Paranoid · Master of Reality · Black Sabbath, Vol 4 · Sabbath Bloody Sabbath · Sabotage · Technical Ecstasy · Never Say Die! · Heaven and Hell · Mob Rules · Born Again · Seventh Star · The Eternal Idol · Headless Cross · Tyr · Dehumanizer · Cross Purposes · Forbidden
Live albums	Live Evil · Cross Purposes Live · Reunion · Past Lives · Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Compilations	We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll · The Sabbath Stones · Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 · Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970–1978) · Greatest Hits 1970–1978 · The Dio Years
Related articles	Discography · Members · Heaven and Hell