Paranoid (album)
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| Studio album by Black Sabbath | ||
| Released | September 18, 1970 (UK) January 7, 1971 (US) |
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| Recorded | Regent Studios[1]. Paranoid written at Island Studios[2] | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 40:08 | |
| Label | Vertigo (UK) Warner Bros. (US) Castle (UK) 1996 Sanctuary (UK) 2004 |
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| Producer(s) | Rodger Bain | |
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| Black Sabbath chronology | ||
| Black Sabbath (1970) |
Paranoid (1970) |
Master of Reality (1971) |
Paranoid is the second album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was released in 1970. It soon topped the British music charts. The album was originally titled "War Pigs" but it is said that the record company changed it to "Paranoid" because of sensitivity about the Vietnam War.[3] The band's visual interpretation of a "War Pig" was still featured on the cover. The song "Iron Man" was voted number 1 on the TV music channel VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs.
The title-track, was written, mixed and added to the album last at Island studios which was an old church. The band sensed at the time, that the song was lighter, and a possible single.[4]
Paranoid peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America), and number 1 in the UK album charts. The singles "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" peaked at number 61 and number 52, respectively, on the Pop singles chart. "Paranoid" as a single went to number 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.
In 2006, the album was ranked number 6 on Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.[5]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "War Pigs/Luke's Wall" – 7:57
- "Paranoid" – 2:50
- "Planet Caravan" – 4:35
- "Iron Man" – 5:57
[edit] Side two
- "Electric Funeral" – 4:52
- "Hand of Doom" – 7:09
- "Rat Salad" – 2:30
- "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" – 6:16
All tracks by Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward.
[edit] Credits
- Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
- Tony Iommi – guitar
- Geezer Butler – bass guitar
- Bill Ward – drums
- Keef – design, photography, cover design
- Tom (Colonel) Allom – engineer
- Tony Allom – engineer
- Brian Humphries – engineer
[edit] Covers
"Paranoid" has been covered by Megadeth on the 'Nativity in Black' tribute album. The band has also performed this cover live.
"Planet Caravan" has been covered by Pantera on their 1994 album 'Far Beyond Driven'. The song was also released as import CD single, and can be found on the 2-CD hits package, "The Best Of Pantera: Far Beyond The Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!" released in 2003.
"War Pigs" has been covered by Faith No More on their 1989 album 'The Real Thing'.
