Down to Earth (Ozzy Osbourne album)
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Down to Earth is the eighth studio album by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 16 October 2001, it reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200. "The Ozzfest was doing well", Osbourne explained. "I just wanted to be like the Grateful Dead and keep it going by touring, but the record company said they'd like a new Ozzy album." Down to Earth spawned just two singles, although both reached the top ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and the top 40 of the Canadian Singles Chart, and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. Excluding his contributions to re-recordings of Ozzy's earlier material, Down to Earth is the only Osbourne studio album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo, who left to join Metallica in 2003, until Patient Number 9 in 2022. It was the first Osbourne album to feature drummer Mike Bordin, previously of Faith No More, though he had played live with Osbourne since 1996, as well as the last to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde until 2007's Black Rain. Though he plays on the album, Wylde did not contribute as a songwriter for the first time since joining Osbourne's band in 1988, because many of the songs were written before Wylde rejoined the band. Osbourne's previous guitarist Joe Holmes was involved in the writing and Osbourne chose to use outside songwriters such as producer Tim Palmer and Aerosmith collaborator Marti Frederiksen. "Working with Tim on this album reminded me of [late guitarist] Randy [Rhoads]", Ozzy remarked of Palmer. "If it hadn't been for him, there wouldn't have been an album ... He has incredible patience, just like Randy." Allegedly, the Weezer song "Hash Pipe" was slated for this album. Ozzy approached Weezer vocalist Rivers Cuomo for song ideas, and "Hash Pipe" was one of them, however, Osbourne did not use the song, and Weezer included it on their Green Album instead.
Infobox
Released
16 October 2001
Recorded
(2000-04-00) (2001-08-00)April 2000 – August 2001
Studio
Henson, Hollywood
Genre
Heavy metal
Length
48:34
Label
Epic
Producer
Tim Palmer
Tables
Professional ratings
Source
Source
Review scores
Source
Review scores
Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
Review scores
AllMusic
Review scores
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Review scores
Entertainment Weekly
Review scores
B+
Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound
Review scores
Drowned in Sound
Review scores
9/10
Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Review scores
Rock Sound
Review scores
Q
Q
Review scores
Q
Review scores
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Review scores
Rolling Stone
Review scores
Spin
Spin
Review scores
Spin
Review scores
6/10
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 |
| Rock Sound | |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 6/10 |
Weekly chart performance for Down to Earth · Charts › Weekly charts
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Chart (2001–2002)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Peakposition
46
Canadian Albums (Billboard)
Canadian Albums (Billboard)
Chart (2001–2002)
Canadian Albums (Billboard)
Peakposition
2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
Chart (2001–2002)
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
Peakposition
30
European Albums Chart
European Albums Chart
Chart (2001–2002)
European Albums Chart
Peakposition
20
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)
Chart (2001–2002)
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)
Peakposition
9
French Albums (SNEP)
French Albums (SNEP)
Chart (2001–2002)
French Albums (SNEP)
Peakposition
104
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Chart (2001–2002)
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
Peakposition
15
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)
Chart (2001–2002)
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)
Peakposition
37
Italian Albums (FIMI)
Italian Albums (FIMI)
Chart (2001–2002)
Italian Albums (FIMI)
Peakposition
22
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Chart (2001–2002)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Peakposition
8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
Chart (2001–2002)
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
Peakposition
41
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Chart (2001–2002)
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)
Peakposition
12
Polish Album (OLiS)
Polish Album (OLiS)
Chart (2001–2002)
Polish Album (OLiS)
Peakposition
32
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Chart (2001–2002)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
Chart (2001–2002)
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
Peakposition
1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Chart (2001–2002)
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
Peakposition
47
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (2001–2002)
UK Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)
Chart (2001–2002)
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)
Peakposition
2
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (2001–2002)
US Billboard 200
Peakposition
4
| Chart (2001–2002) | Peakposition |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 46 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 2 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 30 |
| European Albums Chart | 20 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 9 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 104 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 15 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 37 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 22 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 41 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 12 |
| Polish Album (OLiS) | 32 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 20 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 47 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 19 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 | 4 |
2001 year-end chart performance for Down to Earth · Charts › Year-end charts
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
Chart (2001)
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
Peakposition
123
| Chart (2001) | Peakposition |
| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 123 |
2002 year-end chart performance for Down to Earth · Charts › Year-end charts
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
Chart (2002)
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
Position
33
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (2002)
US Billboard 200
Position
149
| Chart (2002) | Position |
| Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 33 |
| US Billboard 200 | 149 |
Certifications for Down to Earth by Ozzy Osbourne · Certifications
Canada (Music Canada)
Canada (Music Canada)
Region
Canada (Music Canada)
Certification
Platinum
Certified units/sales
100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)
Region
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)
Certification
Gold
Certified units/sales
10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)
United Kingdom (BPI)
Region
United Kingdom (BPI)
Certification
Silver
Certified units/sales
60,000^
United States (RIAA)
United States (RIAA)
Region
United States (RIAA)
Certification
Platinum
Certified units/sales
1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Region
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- Entertainment Weeklyhttp://www.ew.com/article/2001/10/19/down-earth
- Drowned in Soundhttps://drownedinsound.com/releases/2740/reviews/2369-ozzy-osbourne-down-to-earth
- Rock Sound
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- "British album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Down To Earth"https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/1930-3418-2
- "American album certifications – Ozzy Osbourne – Down To Earth"https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Ozzy+Osbourne&ti=Down+To+Earth&format=Album&type=#search_section