No More Tears

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is about the Ozzy Osbourne album. For other uses, see No More Tears (disambiguation).

No More Tears
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Cover photography by Matt Mahurin
Studio album by
Ozzy Osbourne
Released17 September 1991 (1991-09-17) (US)[1]
7 October 1991 (1991-10-07) (UK)[2]
Recorded1990–1991
StudioA&M and Devonshire, Los Angeles
GenreHeavy metal
Length57:02
LabelEpic Associated
Producer
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Just Say Ozzy
(1990) 		No More Tears
(1991) 		Live & Loud
(1993)
Singles from No More Tears
  1. "No More Tears"
    Released: 16 September 1991[3]
  2. "Mama, I'm Coming Home"
    Released: 18 November 1991

No More Tears is the sixth studio album by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 17 September 1991, the album charted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart[4] and number seven on the US Billboard 200 albums chart.[5] No More Tears spawned four singles which reached the top ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including the number two "Mama, I'm Coming Home",[6] and the Grammy-winning track "I Don't Want to Change the World".[7] Along with 1980's Blizzard of Ozz it is one of Osbourne's two best-selling solo albums in North America, having been certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA[8] and double platinum by CRIA.[9] It was Osbourne's final album to feature drummer Randy Castillo and longtime bassist and songwriter Bob Daisley.

Background

[edit | edit source]

Guitarist Zakk Wylde contributed songwriting to the album, while Motörhead bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister wrote the lyrics for six songs; however, only four were used on the album.[10] Although Mike Inez appeared in the album's videos and promotional tours, long-time Osbourne collaborator Bob Daisley plays bass on the entire album. Inez is credited as a writer for the title track; although he does not perform on the actual recording, the intro bass riff was composed by him.[11]

The 2002 reissue of No More Tears featured two additional tracks entitled "Don't Blame Me" and "Party with the Animals". Both tracks had originally been released in 1991 as B-sides. The version of "Don't Blame Me" on the 2002 reissue contains a different set of lyrics than the original b-side. The original b-side version can be found on the single and the original Japanese pressing of the CD.

According to professional wrestler and Fozzy lead singer Chris Jericho, when asked about the title of the song "A.V.H.", Osbourne told him it stands for "Aston Villa Highway", a homage to the football team he and his Black Sabbath bandmates followed as young men growing up in Birmingham.[12]

Reception

[edit | edit source]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[13]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[14]
Pitchfork8.1/10[15]

No More Tears received positive reviews from critics, and is considered to be one of Osbourne's best albums. Loudwire ranked the album No. 22 on their list of "Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the '90s".[16] Ultimate Classic Rock included No More Tears on their list "Top 100 '90s Rock Albums".[17] They also considered it to be Osbourne's third best album, only behind his first two solo albums Blizzard of Ozz (1980) and Diary of a Madman (1981).[18] Classic Rock also considered it to be Osbourne's third best album.[19]

Track listing

[edit | edit source]

All tracks are written by Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde and Randy Castillo, except where noted.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr. Tinkertrain" 5:55
2."I Don't Want to Change the World"
4:06
3."Mama, I'm Coming Home"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Kilmister
4:11
4."Desire"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Kilmister
5:46
5."No More Tears"
7:24
6."S.I.N." (also known as "Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)") 4:47
7."Hellraiser"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Kilmister
4:52
8."Time After Time"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
4:20
9."Zombie Stomp" 6:14
10."A.V.H." 4:13
11."Road to Nowhere" 5:10
Total length:57:02
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Don't Blame Me"5:06
13."Party with the Animals"4:17
Total length:66:25
30th Anniversary expanded edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mr. Tinkertrain" 5:56
2."I Don't Want to Change the World"
4:05
3."Mama, I'm Coming Home"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Kilmister
4:11
4."Desire"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Kilmister
5:45
5."No More Tears"
7:25
6."Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)" 4:47
7."Hellraiser"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Kilmister
4:52
8."Time After Time"
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
4:20
9."Zombie Stomp" 6:13
10."A.V.H." 4:13
11."Road to Nowhere" 5:10
12."Don't Blame Me" 5:00
13."Party with the Animals" 4:18
14."I Don't Want to Change the World" (demo) 3:56
15."Mama, I'm Coming Home" (demo)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Kilmister
4:08
16."Desire" (demo)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Kilmister
5:00
17."Time After Time" (demo)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
4:07
18."Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)" (demo) 4:59
19."Mrs J." (demo) 2:39
20."I Don't Want to Change the World" (live at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, June 1992)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Kilmister
4:09
21."Road to Nowhere" (live at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, June 1992) 5:23
22."No More Tears" (live at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, June 1992)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Inez
  • Purdell
7:04
23."Desire" (live at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, June 1992)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Castillo
  • Kilmister
5:33
24."Mama, I'm Coming Home" (live on MTV, 1992)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Kilmister
4:23
25."Hellraiser" (30th Anniversary edition)
  • Osbourne
  • Wylde
  • Kilmister
4:55
Total length:122:31
  • The "30th Anniversary edition" of "Hellraiser" features a mashup of vocals by Osbourne and Kilmister, the latter sourced from the Motörhead version of the song.[20]

Personnel

[edit | edit source]
  • Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
  • Zakk Wylde – guitars
  • Bob Daisley – bass
  • John Sinclair – keyboards
  • Randy Castillo – drums
  • Michael Inez – bass (credited, but does not play on album), inspiration/musical direction. Bass on live tracks 20–24 30th Anniversary edition
  • Terry Nails – bass (tracks 14–18 30th Anniversary edition) [21]

Production

2002 reissue information

  • Bruce Dickinson – reissue executive producer
  • Chris Athens – mastering at Sterling Sound

Charts

[edit | edit source]
Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 49
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23] 53
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[24] 17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 67
European Albums Chart[26] 26
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[27] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 24
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[29] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[30] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[31] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 17
US Billboard 200[35] 7
Chart (2021–2025) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[36] 158
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[37] 116
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[38] 39
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[39] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 25
Greek Albums (IFPI)[40] 11
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[41] 40
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[42] 40
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[43] 63
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[44] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[45] 38
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[46] 41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[47] 11
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[48] 9
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[49] 16

Certifications

[edit | edit source]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[51] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[52] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53] Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[54]
2002 Release 		Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[55] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  22. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1683". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  26. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  27. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  28. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  29. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  30. ^ "Charts.nz – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  31. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  32. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  33. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  34. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  35. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  36. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  37. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  38. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  39. ^ "Ozzy-Osbourne: No More Tears" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  40. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  41. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  42. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  43. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  44. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 01.08.2025–07.08.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  45. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  46. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  47. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  48. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  49. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  50. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  51. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  52. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Select 1994年12月 on the drop-down menu
  53. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Type No More Tears in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  54. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  55. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=No_More_Tears&oldid=402468"