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No Rest for the Wicked
Cover photography by Bob Carlos Clarke
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	28 September 1988
Recorded	1988
Studio	Enterprise Studios and Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	43:08
Label	Epic/CBS
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker Keith Olsen
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Tribute (1987) No Rest for the Wicked (1988) Just Say Ozzy (1990)
Singles from No Rest for the Wicked
"Miracle Man" / "Demon Alcohol" Released: 1988 "Crazy Babies" / "Demon Alcohol" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Martin Popoff
Rolling Stone

No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on 28 September 1988, and was re-issued / remastered on 22 August 1995, and again on 25 June 2002. The album was certified gold in December 1988 and has since gone double platinum. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200. It was the first album to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde, keyboardist John Sinclair and the first to feature bassist Bob Daisley since Bark at the Moon.

Overview

No Rest for the Wicked is the recording debut of lead guitarist Zakk Wylde. After firing lead guitarist Jake E. Lee in 1987, Osbourne received a demo tape from Wylde and later hired him after an audition.

Bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley made his return to Osbourne's band after the two had a falling out in 1985. Once the album's recording was complete, Daisley was once again out, replaced by Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler for subsequent promotional tours.

"Miracle Man", "Crazy Babies", and "Breakin' All the Rules" (former Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler played bass in this video, but not on the album) were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 CD and cassette releases. The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal.

Creative Director John Carver was hired by Sharon Osbourne to conceptualise and art direct the album sleeve for "No Rest For the Wicked". John's concept was to position and portray Ozzy as Jesus Christ. John commissioned legendary photographer Bob Carlos Clarke to photograph the sleeve. John's image of Ozzy has achieved legendary status and has appeared in various "best album sleeve..." books.

Track listing

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
• Zakk Wylde – guitar
• Bob Daisley – bass
• Randy Castillo – drums
• John Sinclair – keyboards

Production

• Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Keith Olsen, except "Miracle Man" and "Devil's Daughter", which were produced by Keith Olsen
• Recorded and engineered by Roy Thomas Baker, Gordon Fordyce and Gerry Napier
• Mixed by Keith Olsen
• Michael Sadler of Canadian band Saga did the background vocals shortly before recording was finished, which is why he has no official credits
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders
• 2002 reissue produced by Bruce Dickinson
• 2002 remastering by Chris Athens

Charts

Certifications

References

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2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
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8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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External links

• No Rest for the Wicked at Discogs (list of releases)
• Official Ozzy Osbourne website

• 1988 albums
• Ozzy Osbourne albums
• Albums produced by Keith Olsen
• Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
• Epic Records albums
• Columbia Records albums