Iommi (album)

In an interview with Cosmik Conversations, Iommi said that they "actually wrote a few tracks with Billy [Idol]...three with Phil Anselmo...and two tracks with Billy Corgan, but you know, we could only use one of each."{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=DJ|title=TONY IOMMI (of Black Sabbath)|url=http://www.cosmik.com/aa-june01/cosmik_conversations_6.html|work=A 6th Year of Cosmik Conversations|publisher=Cosmik Conversations|accessdate=22 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708193425/http://cosmik.com/aa-june01/cosmik_conversations_6.html|archivedate=8 July 2011}} There is also a track entitled "Something Wicked This Way Comes" written and recorded with Scooter Ward of the band Cold that was not included on the album. The bulk of the music for that track was used for Peter Steele's song, "Just Say No to Love". The track has been available through various filesharing networks. One of the unreleased tracks with Phil Anselmo is a faster-paced song entitled "Inversion of the Saviours".{{cite web|title=Interview: Philip Anselmo Talks Down, Dime and Lost Iommi Tracks|date=23 October 2013 |url=http://news.radio.com/2013/10/23/interview-philip-anselmo-talks-down-dime-and-lost-iommi-tracks/}} It has also been available through various file sharing networks.

Tony Iommi's career is closely linked to his time in Black Sabbath, a band he led from its formation in 1968 to its retirement in 2017. Iommi also formed the band Heaven & Hell, a group featuring a collection of former Black Sabbath band members that had performed together under the Black Sabbath name in the past.

A number of musicians associated with Black Sabbath appear on Iommi. Track 9 features Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne (1968–1978, 1978–1979, 1996–2006, 2011–2017) and drummer Bill Ward (1968–1980, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1997–2006, 2011–2012). The track also features bassist Laurence Cottle, who was a session musician on Black Sabbath's studio album Headless Cross.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2011/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=AllMusic Headless Cross credits|accessdate=24 January 2009}} Cottle also plays bass on tracks 3–5 and 7–9 on Iommi. Tracks 3 and 7 feature guitarist Brian May, of Queen, who had previously contributed a guitar solo to the Headless Cross album and performed with Black Sabbath on their 1989 tour. He also played alongside Iommi at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r503037|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

| rev2 = Rock Hard

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Rensen|first=Michael|title=Rock Hard|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=11217|work=issue 162|accessdate=22 May 2013}}

| rev3 = The Village Voice

| rev3score = {{rating-Christgau|dud}}{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=2000-12-05 |title=Getting Bizzy |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1100-00.php |magazine=The Village Voice}}

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In 2005, Iommi was ranked number 451 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=Rock Hard|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=27}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Guest musicians

| total_length = 51:08

| title1 = Laughing Man (In the Devil Mask)

| writer1 = Iommi, Marlette, Rollins

| extra1 = {{bulleted list |Henry Rollins – vocals|Terry Phillips – bass|Jimmy Copley – drums}}

| length1 = 3:42

| title2 = Meat

| writer2 = Iommi, Marlette, Skin

| extra2 = {{bulleted list |Skin – vocals|Martin "Ace" Kent – additional guitars|Bob Marlette – bass|John Tempesta – drums}}

| length2 = 4:55

| title3 = Goodbye Lament

| writer3 = Iommi, Marlette, Grohl

| extra3 = {{bulleted list |Dave Grohl – vocals, drums|Brian May – additional guitars|Laurence Cottle – bass}}

| length3 = 4:52

| title4 = Time Is Mine

| writer4 = Iommi, Marlette, Anselmo

| extra4 = {{bulleted list |Philip Anselmo – vocals|Laurence Cottle – bass|Matt Cameron – drums}}

| length4 = 4:58

| title5 = Patterns

| writer5 = Iommi, Marlette, Tankian

| extra5 = {{bulleted list |Serj Tankian – vocals|Laurence Cottle – bass|Jimmy Copley – drums}}

| length5 = 4:22

| title6 = Black Oblivion

| writer6 = Iommi, Corgan

| extra6 = {{bulleted list |Billy Corgan – vocals, bass, additional guitars|Kenny Aronoff – drums}}

| length6 = 8:22

| title7 = Flame On

| writer7 = Iommi, Marlette, Astbury

| extra7 = {{bulleted list |Ian Astbury – vocals|Brian May – additional guitars|Laurence Cottle – bass|Matt Cameron – drums}}

| length7 = 4:31

| title8 = Just Say No to Love

| writer8 = Iommi, Marlette, Steele

| extra8 = {{bulleted list |Peter Steele – vocals, bass|Laurence Cottle – bass|Matt Cameron – drums}}

| length8 = 4:29

| title9 = Who's Fooling Who

| writer9 = Iommi, Marlette, Osbourne

| extra9 = {{bulleted list |Ozzy Osbourne – vocals|Laurence Cottle – bass|Bill Ward – drums}}

| length9 = 6:12

| title10 = Into the Night

| writer10 = Iommi, Marlette, Idol

| extra10 = {{bulleted list |Billy Idol – vocals|Ben Shepherd – bass|Matt Cameron – drums}}

| length10 = 5:06

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Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

• Tony Iommi – guitars

• Bob Marlette – keyboard, programming

• Ralph Baker – executive production
• Bob Marlette – production, engineering, mixing

• Art Shoji – art direction
• Maggie Magarian – art direction, design
• William Hames – photography
• Ross Halfin – photography
• Mike Clement – photography
• Gene Kirkland – photography
• JMO Design – logo

• A&M Studios – recording
• Chipping Norton – recording
• Long View Farm – recording
• Sunset Marquis Hotel – recording
• Olympic Studios – recording

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