Scream is the eleventh studio album by Ozzy Osbourne, released in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2010. The album was recorded at Osbourne‘s home studio “The Bunker” in Los Angeles, California and produced by himself and Kevin Churko, who had previously worked on Black Rain in 2007.
The album was considered commercially disappointing in comparison to Osbourne‘s earlier work, though it was a moderate success by reaching 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and number 12 on the UK Albums Chart.
The album was originally to have been titled Soul Sucka, but this was changed before release to Scream after fans voiced their objections. It is Osbourne‘s only album to feature guitarist Gus G, who replaced long-term guitarist Zakk Wylde.
The drums on the album were recorded by Kevin Churko, though Tommy Clufetos was credited, as he was touring with Osbourne‘s band at the time. Scream is also the first release to feature keyboardist Adam Wakeman, who had worked with Osbourne as a touring musician since 2004. The lead single released from the album was “Let Me Hear You Scream”, which peaked at number 6 on the American Rock Songs chart. It is Osbourne‘s first album since 1986’s The Ultimate Sin to use his classic logo on the cover art.
A 2-CD, “Tour Edition” version of the album was released in the U.S. on October 5, 2010. This package contains the original album on disc 1 and a second CD with seven bonus songs: “One More Time” (originally an iTunes pre-order exclusive), “Jump the Moon” (originally a bonus track on the Japanese release), and “Hand of the Enemy” (previously unreleased) from the Scream sessions, and four additional live tracks recorded during the UK leg of the Scream tour: “Bark at the Moon”, “Let Me Hear You Scream”, “No More Tears” and a live recording of Black Sabbath‘s “Fairies Wear Boots”. A four-sided vinyl edition, containing the aforementioned studio tracks along with the live version of “Let Me Hear You Scream” and the single version of “Life Won’t Wait”, is also available.
Scream was also Osbourne‘s last album for a decade until the release of Ordinary Man in 2020.
Tracklist:
- Let It Die (Ozzy Osbourne, Kevin Churko, Adam Wakeman)
- Let Me Hear You Scream (Osbourne, Churko)
- Soul Sucker (Osbourne, Churko)
- Life Won’t Wait (Osbourne, Churko)
- Diggin’ Me Down (Osbourne, Churko, Wakeman)
- Crucify (Osbourne, Churko, Kane Churko)
- Fearless (Osbourne, Churko, Wakeman)
- Time (Osbourne, Churko)
- I Want It More (Osbourne, Churko, Wakeman)
- Latimer’s Mercy (Osbourne, Churko)
- I Love You All (Osbourne, Churko, Wakeman)
Musicians
Ozzy Osbourne: vocals, production
Gus G: guitars
Rob “Blasko” Nicholson: bass
Adam Wakeman: keyboards
Tommy Clufetos: drums (credit only)
Additional personnel
Kevin Churko: drums, percussion, production, engineering, mixing
Kane Churko: Pro Tools engineering
Bob Ludwig: mastering
Meghan Foley: art direction, graphic design
Jennifer Tzar: art direction, photography
Josh Cheuse, Jeff Gilligan: graphic design
