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The song "Miracle Man" by Ozzy Osbourne was released in 1988. It is the first single from his album No Rest for the Wicked, which was also released in 1988. The music video for "Miracle Man" was filmed in 1988 as well.
No Rest for the Wicked is the fifth solo studio album by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. It was released in 24 October 1988,[6] and was re-issued on 22 August 1995, and again on 25 June 2002. The album was certified gold in December 1988 and has since gone double platinum.[7] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[8] It was the first album to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde, keyboardist John Sinclair and the first to feature bassist Bob Daisley since Bark at the Moon.

No Rest for the Wicked

Cover photography by Bob Carlos Clarke
Studio album by Ozzy Osbourne
Released
24 October 1988[1]
Recorded
1988
Studio
Enterprise Studios (Los Angeles) and Goodnight L.A. Studios, Van Nuys, U.S.
Genre
Heavy metalhard rock
Length
43:08
Label
Epic/CBS
Producer
Roy Thomas BakerKeith Olsen
Ozzy Osbourne chronology
Tribute
(1987) No Rest for the Wicked
(1988) Just Say Ozzy
(1990)

Singles from No Rest for the Wicked
"Miracle Man"
Released: 24 October 1988[2]
"Crazy Babies"
Released: February 1989

Overview
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Osbourne wanted to work with producer Roy Thomas Baker after he was impressed by the drum sounds achieved on Slade's 1987 album You Boyz Make Big Noize, which Baker co-produced.[9]

No Rest for the Wicked is the recording debut of lead guitarist Zakk Wylde.[10] After firing lead guitarist Jake E. Lee in 1987, Osbourne received a demo tape from Wylde and later hired him after an audition.

Bassist/lyricist Bob Daisley made his return to Osbourne's band after the two had a falling out in 1985. Once the album's recording was complete, Daisley was once again out, replaced by Osbourne's former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler for subsequent promotional tours.

"Miracle Man", "Crazy Babies", and "Breaking All the Rules" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 CD and cassette releases. The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal.[11] The song "Bloodbath in Paradise" references Charles Manson and the Manson Family murders.

Creative Director John Carver was hired by Osbourne's management to conceptualize and direct the album sleeve for "No Rest For the Wicked". Carver's concept was to portray Osbourne as Jesus Christ, with photographer Bob Carlos Clarke taking the cover photo.

Track listing
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Standard Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Miracle Man" Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Bob Daisley 3:44
2. "Devil's Daughter (Holy War)" Osbourne, Wylde, John Sinclair, Randy Castillo, Daisley 5:15
3. "Crazy Babies" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Daisley 4:15
4. "Breaking All the Rules" Osbourne, Daisley, Wylde, Sinclair, Castillo 5:15
5. "Bloodbath in Paradise" Osbourne, Wylde, Sinclair, Castillo, Daisley 5:03
6. "Fire in the Sky" Osbourne, Wylde, Sinclair, Castillo, Daisley 6:24
7. "Tattooed Dancer" Osbourne, Wylde, Daisley 3:53
8. "Demon Alcohol" Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Daisley 4:30
9. "Hero" Osbourne, Daisley, Wylde, Sinclair, Castillo 4:49
Total length: 43:08
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
10. "The Liar" (originally on 1988 Japanese release only) Osbourne, Sinclair, Daisley 4:32
11. "Miracle Man" (recorded live at the Tower Theatre, Upper Darby Township, PA, 4 June 1989) 3:48

Total length: 51:28
Personnel
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Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
Zakk Wylde – guitar
Bob Daisley – bass
Randy Castillo – drums
John Sinclair – keyboards
Production
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Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Keith Olsen, except "Miracle Man" and "Devil's Daughter", which were produced by Keith Olsen
Recorded and engineered by Roy Thomas Baker, Gordon Fordyce and Gerry Napier
Mixed by Keith Olsen
2002 reissue produced by Bruce Dickinson
2002 remastering by Chris Athens