Paranoid (album)
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Paranoid is the breakthrough second album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970; it soon topped the British music charts. Widely regarded as one of the pioneering recordings in heavy metal, the album established some of the conventions of the genre. The album was originally titled "War Pigs" but the record company changed it to "Paranoid" because of sensitivity about the Vietnam War. However, the band's interpretation of a "War Pig" was still featured on the cover (the man with the spandex and tin foil sword). The song "Iron Man" also received #1 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.
Paranoid peaked at #12 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America), and #1 in the UK album charts. The singles "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" peaked at #61 and #52, respectively, on the Pop singles chart. "Paranoid" as a single went to #4 in the UK. In 2003, the album was ranked number 130 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Track listing
- "War Pigs/Luke's Wall" – 7:57
- "Paranoid" – 2:50
- "Planet Caravan" – 4:35
- "Iron Man" – 5:57
- "Electric Funeral" – 4:52
- "Hand of Doom" – 7:09
- "Rat Salad" – 2:30
- "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" – 6:16
Credits
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals, harmonica
- Tony Iommi – guitar
- Geezer Butler – bass guitar
- Bill Ward – drums, vocals
- Keef – design, photography, cover design
- Tom (Colonel) Allom – engineer
- Tony Allom – engineer
- Brian Humphries – engineer
External links
- [Lyrics]
| 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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