Never Say Die!
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Never Say Die! is an album by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Never Say Die!, the band's eighth album, was released in October 1978 (see 1978 in music). This was the last Black Sabbath album with Ozzy Osbourne.
This album was even less dark in musical approach than its predecessor, and it was particularly adventurous for the group. Songs like "Air Dance" and "Breakout" utilized musical arrangements previously unseen from the legendary metal act such as jazzy piano interludes and horn sections.
Before this album was recorded, Ozzy Osbourne quit the band and was to be replaced by former Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac member Dave Walker. Some songs were written with Walker but, after deciding not to leave the band, Osbourne refused to do any of the songs and rewrote several of them, including "Junior's Eyes" (rewritten to be about the then-recent death of Ozzy's father). It is rumored that "Breakout" and "Swinging The Chain" were written when Walker was in the band, which is why Ozzy sings on neither of them (the former is an instrumental track and the latter is sung by drummer Bill Ward). All four band members sang on "A Hard Road".
Track listing
- "Never Say Die" – 3:49
- "Johnny Blade" – 6:28
- "Junior's Eyes" – 6:43
- "A Hard Road" – 6:06
- "Shock Wave" – 5:16
- "Air Dance" – 5:18
- "Over to You" – 5:24
- "Breakout" – 2:35
- "Swinging the Chain" – 4:05
Credits
- Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
- Tony Iommi - guitar, backing vocals on A Hard Road
- Geezer Butler - bass guitar, backing vocals on A Hard Road
- Bill Ward - drums, lead vocals on Swinging the Chain and backing vocals on A Hard Road
- Don Airey - keyboards
| Black Sabbath |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Tony Iommi | Geezer Butler | Bill Ward |
| Dave Walker | Ronnie James Dio | Vinny Appice | Ian Gillan | Bev Bevan | David Donato | Glenn Hughes | Dave Spitz | Eric Singer | Ray Gillen | Tony Martin | Bob Daisley | Jo Burt | Terry Chimes | Laurence Cottle | Cozy Powell | Neil Murray | Bobby Rondinelli | Mike Bordin | Geoff Nicholls |
| Discography |
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| 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 |
| Compilations: We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | Under Wheels of Confusion | The Sabbath Stones | ' | ' | Greatest Hits 1970-1978 |
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