Diary of a Madman (album)

Ozzy Live
Ozzy Live
Live album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	21 April 2012
Recorded	1981
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	61:24
Label	Epic

Diary of a Madman
Diary of a Madman
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released	October 1981; 22 August 1995
Recorded	February – March 1981
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	43:19
Label	Jet
Producer	Ozzy Osbourne, Max Norman, Randy Rhoads
Ozzy Osbourne chronology

Diary of a Madman is the second studio album by Ozzy Osbourne. It was released in October 1981. It is the last Osbourne album with guitar player Randy Rhoads.

The songs "Flying High Again", "Over the Mountain", and “Tonight” were released as singles. "Flying High Again" peaked at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Charts.^[1]

The album was number 16 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[1]

Track listing

Original release

All songs by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Over the Mountain"		4:31
2.	"Flying High Again"		4:43
3.	"You Can't Kill Rock and Roll"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	6:58
4.	"Believer"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	5:17

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Dolls"	5:39
2.	"Tonight"	5:50
3.	"S.A.T.O."	4:06
4.	"Diary of a Madman"	6:15
Total length:		43:19

2002 Reissue Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"I Don't Know" (live)	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	4:56

Deluxe edition (2011)

All songs recorded live during the second leg of the Blizzard of Ozz Tour.

2011 'Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition' disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
1.	"I Don't Know"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley		4:50
2.	"Crazy Train"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley		5:26
3.	"Believer"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley		5:37
4.	"Mr Crowley"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley		6:32
5.	"Flying High Again"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley Kerslake	St. Denis Theatre, Montreal, Quebec, 28 July 1981	4:17
6.	"Revelation (Mother Earth)"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley		5:58
7.	"Steal Away (The Night)"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley		8:00
8.	"Suicide Solution"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	Palladium, New York City, New York, 2 May 1981	7:30
9.	"Iron Man"	Osbourne Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Bill Ward		4:09
10.	"Children of the Grave"	Osbourne Iommi Butler Ward		5:42
11.	"Paranoid"	Osbourne Iommi Butler Ward		3:23

'Ozzy Live' 180g vinyl

Disc 2 of the 2011 Legacy Edition of Diary of a Madman was also released as a limited edition standalone double-180g vinyl entitled "Ozzy Live". Sides one, two, and three contained the live material released on the Diary of a Madman Legacy Edition, while side four contained two bonus tracks that had been previously released on the 2011 reissue of Blizzard of Ozz. The vinyl was released exclusively for Record Store Day 2012, and also released as a 7" vinyl reissue of the song "Believer".

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Know"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	4:50
2.	"Crazy Train"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	5:26
3.	"Believer"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	5:37
4.	"Mr. Crowley"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	6:32

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Flying High Again"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley Kerslake	4:17
6.	"Revelation (Mother Earth)"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	5:58
7.	"Steal Away (The Night)"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	8:00

Side C
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Suicide Solution"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	7:30
9.	"Iron Man"	Butler Iommi Osbourne Ward	4:09
10.	"Children of the Grave"	Butler Iommi Osbourne Ward	5:42
11.	"Paranoid"	Butler Iommi Osbourne Ward	3:23

Side D
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Goodbye to Romance (2010 Guitar & Vocal Mix)"	Osbourne Rhoads Daisley	5:42
13.	"RR (Outtake from "Blizzard of Ozz" Sessions)"	Rhoads	1:13

References

1 2 "Ozzy Osbourne - Billboard 200 history". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-05-08.

[:0-1] 1 2 "Ozzy Osbourne - Billboard 200 history". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-05-08.

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