Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)

Down to Earth is the eighth 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."[4]

Down to Earth
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	16 October 2001
Recorded	April 2000 - August 2001
Studio	Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	48:34
Label	Epic
Producer	Tim Palmer
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Ozzmosis (1995) Down to Earth (2001) Under Cover (2005)
Singles from Down to Earth
"Gets Me Through" Released: October 2001 "Dreamer" Released: January 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

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. Though he plays on the album, guitarist Zakk 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."[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gets Me Through"	Ozzy Osbourne, Tim Palmer	5:04
2.	"Facing Hell"	Osbourne, Palmer, Scott Humphrey, Geoff Nicholls	4:25
3.	"Dreamer"	Osbourne, Marti Frederiksen, Mick Jones	4:44
4.	"No Easy Way Out"	Osbourne, Palmer	5:06
5.	"That I Never Had"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Joe Holmes, Robert Trujillo	4:23
6.	"You Know...(Part 1)"	Osbourne, Palmer	1:06
7.	"Junkie"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Holmes, Trujillo	4:28
8.	"Running Out of Time"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Jones	5:05
9.	"Black Illusion"	Osbourne, Palmer, Nicholls, Andy Sturmer	4:21
10.	"Alive"	Osbourne, Danny Saber	4:54
11.	"Can You Hear Them?"	Osbourne, Frederiksen, Holmes, Trujillo	4:58
Total length:			48:34

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"No Place for Angels"	Osbourne, Palmer, Nicholls	3:23
Total length:			51:57

Personnel

Primary musicians

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
• Zakk Wylde – guitars
• Robert Trujillo – bass
• Mike Bordin – drums

Additional musicians

• Tim Palmer – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, military drums, backing vocals, production, mixing
• Michael Railo – keyboards, string arrangements, backing vocals
• Danny Saber – additional guitars on "Alive"

Production and artwork personnel

• 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

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 2001 Swedish Albums Chart[6] 1 Top Canadian Albums[7] 2 Billboard 200 (USA)[7] 4 Finnish Albums Chart[8] 9 Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 12 German Albums Chart[10] 15 UK Albums Chart[11] 19 Italian Albums Chart[12] 22 Danish Albums Chart[13] 30 Polish Album Chart[14] 32 New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 41 Australian Albums Chart[16] 46 Swiss Albums Top 100[17] 47 French Albums Chart[18] 104 2002 Austrian Top 40 Albums[19] 25

Singles Year Single Chart Position 2001 "Gets Me Through" Mainstream Rock (USA)[20] 2 Swedish Singles Chart[21] 27 German Singles Chart[22] 89 "Dreamer" Mainstream Rock (USA)[20] 10 2002 German Singles Chart[23] 2 Austrian Top 40 Singles[24] 2 Danish Singles Chart[25] 3 Swiss Singles Top 100[26] 10 UK Singles Chart[11] 18 2003 Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[27] 6 Finnish Singles Chart[28] 13 Dutch MegaCharts[29] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[30]	Platinum	100,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[31]	Gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32]	Silver	60,000^^
United States (RIAA)[33]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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