Never Say Die!

by Black Sabbath

Never Say Die! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 September 1978
  • Label: Vertigo
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:33
  • Community rating: 2.81/5 from 11 ratings

Artists on this release: Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, John Elstar, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Don Airey

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as Ozzy Osbourne's final studio album with the original lineup, 'Never Say Die!' finds Black Sabbath stretching their monolithic doom sound into surprisingly eclectic, jazz-inflected hard rock territories. Despite profound internal turmoil, the record yields several fiercely energetic, heavily rhythmic anthems laced with their signature pessimistic darkness.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Never Say Die (3:47)
  2. Johnny Blade (6:27)
  3. Junior's Eyes (6:41)
  4. A Hard Road (6:02)
  5. Shock Wave (5:13)
  6. Air Dance (5:15)
  7. Over to You (5:21)
  8. Breakout (2:35)
  9. Swinging the Chain (4:07)

Credits

  • Black Sabbath - primary artist, producer, written-by
  • Wil Malone - arranged by [brass]
  • Mark Forster - coordinator
  • Graham Wright - crew
  • Les Martin - crew
  • Roy Lemon - crew
  • Dave Harris - engineer
  • Spock Wall - engineer [special assistance]
  • John Elstar - harmonica
  • Don Airey - keyboards
  • Bill Ward - performer, vocals
  • Geezer Butler - performer
  • Ozzy Osbourne - performer
  • Tony Iommi - performer
  • Hipgnosis - sleeve, design, design/illustration

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