Patient Number 9 is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. It was released on September 9, 2022 through Epic Records and was produced by Andrew Watt.
Patient Number 9 received favourable reviews from music critics and won Best Rock Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
Four days after the release of Ordinary Man, Osbourne announced that he had started working on its follow-up, with Andrew Watt returning as producer. On June 24, 2022, the lead single and title track, “Patient Number 9″ featuring Jeff Beck, was released along with an accompanying music video.
The music video was directed by Todd McFarlane and M. Wartella. The clip is the first-ever video to incorporate Osbourne‘s hand-drawn artwork.
“My demons were animated and can be seen during the Jeff Beck guitar solo in the song,” wrote Osbourne on Twitter.
The track subsequently debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, while concurrently achieving debuts of Nos. 17 and 22 on Billboard‘s Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, respectively. At the same time, Osbourne announced the album, cover, track listing and release date.
The second single “Degradation Rules”, featuring Osbourne‘s former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi, was unveiled on July 22. Four days before the album release, on September 5, the third single “Nothing Feels Right” featuring Zakk Wylde was published. Osbourne performed during the halftime show at the Los Angeles Rams‘ NFL season opener against the Buffalo Bills on September 8, in support of the album.
Side A
- Patient Number 9 (featuring Jeff Beck)
- Immortal (featuring Mike McCready)
- Parasite (featuring Zakk Wylde)
Side B
- No Escape from Now (featuring Tony Iommi)
- One of Those Days (featuring Eric Clapton)
- A Thousand Shades (featuring Jeff Beck)
Side C
- Mr. Darkness (featuring Zakk Wylde)
- Nothing Feels Right (featuring Zakk Wylde)
- Evil Shuffle (featuring Zakk Wylde)
Side D
- Degradation Rules (featuring Tony Iommi)
- Dead and Gone
- God Only Knows
- Darkside Blues
Credits
Ozzy Osbourne: lead vocals, harmonica (tracks 10, 13)
Additional musicians
Andrew Watt: guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, backing vocals, production
Zakk Wylde: guitars, keyboards, organ
Jeff Beck: guitars
Tony Iommi: guitars
Mike McCready: guitars
Eric Clapton: guitars
Josh Homme: guitars
Robert Trujillo: bass
Duff McKagan: bass
Chris Chaney: bass
Chad Smith: drums, percussion
Taylor Hawkins: drums, percussion
James Poyser: organ
David Campbell: strings arrangement
Charlie Bisharat: violin
Roberto Cani: violin
Mario DeLeon: violin
Nina Evtuhov: violin
Songa Lee: violin
Natalie Leggett: violin
Philipp Levy: violin
Alyssa Park: violin
Michele Richards: violin
Neil Samples: violin
Jennifer Takamatsu: violin
Kerenza Peackock: violin
Sara Parkins: violin
Andrew Duckles: viola
Zachary Dellinger: viola
David Walther: viola
Jacob Braun: cello
Paula Hochhalter: cello
Ross Gasworth: cello
Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022)
