Greatest Hits 1970–1978

Greatest Hits 1970–1978
Greatest Hits 1970–1978
Greatest hits album by Black Sabbath
Released	14 March 2006
Recorded	1969–1978
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	74:28
Label	Rhino; Warner Bros.
Producer	Black Sabbath, Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher
Black Sabbath compilations chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	6.2/10.0 ^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Greatest Hits 1970–1978 is a compilation album from Black Sabbath, released in 2006.

This album features only the original line-up of Black Sabbath with all the albums Ozzy Osbourne worked on presented from 1970's self-titled debut album to 1978's Never Say Die!.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 1 April 2006 at number 96.^[4] It spent 10 weeks on the chart.^[4]

It was released to coincide with the band's induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward).

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Black Sabbath"	Black Sabbath, 1970	6:16
2.	"N.I.B."	Black Sabbath	5:22
3.	"The Wizard"	Black Sabbath	4:20
4.	"War Pigs"	Paranoid, 1970	7:54
5.	"Paranoid"	Paranoid	2:48
6.	"Iron Man" (Single version)	Paranoid	3:29
7.	"Sweet Leaf"	Master of Reality, 1971	5:03
8.	"Children of the Grave"	Master of Reality	5:15
9.	"Changes"	Vol. 4, 1972	4:43
10.	"Snowblind"	Vol. 4	5:27
11.	"Supernaut"	Vol. 4	4:41
12.	"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973	5:42
13.	"Hole in the Sky"	Sabotage, 1975	4:02
14.	"Rock 'n' Roll Doctor"	Technical Ecstasy, 1976	3:26
15.	"Never Say Die"	Never Say Die!, 1978	3:48
16.	"Dirty Women"	Technical Ecstasy	7:13

Personnel[]

Black Sabbath

Production[]

Sharon Osbourne – executive production
Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher – production
Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot – remastering

Release history[]

United Kingdom	14 March 2006	Rhino Records
United States	???	Warner Bros. Records
Canada	???	Warner Bros. Records

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ Raposa, David (2006-05-02). "Greatest Hits 1970-1978 - Black Sabbath". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ "Black Sabbath: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Black Sabbath chart history". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 August 2009.

[1] Allmusic review

[Pitchfork-2] Raposa, David (2006-05-02). "Greatest Hits 1970-1978 - Black Sabbath". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[3] "Black Sabbath: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-06-06.

[billboard-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Black Sabbath chart history". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 August 2009.

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