Editing No More Tears

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{{Infobox album
| name       = No More Tears
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
| cover      = Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears.JPG
| alt        =
| caption    = Cover photography by [[Matt Mahurin]]
| released   = {{Start date|1991|9|17|df=y}} (US)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Ozzy+Osbourne&ti=No+More+Tears|title=RIAA}}</ref><br>{{Start date|1991|10|07|df=y}} (UK)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=16|date=5 October 1991}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1990–1991
| venue      =
| studio     = [[A&M Studios|A&M]] and Devonshire, Los Angeles
| genre      = {{flatlist|
* [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
* [[hard rock]]
}}
| length     = {{Duration|m=57|s=2}}
| label      = [[Epic Records|Epic Associated]]
| producer   =
* Duane Baron
* [[John Purdell]]
| prev_title = [[Just Say Ozzy]]
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[Live & Loud]]
| next_year  = 1993
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = No More Tears
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne song)|No More Tears]]
 | single1date = 16 September 1991<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/610/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=610 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles |publisher=Canongate Press }}</ref>
 | single4     = [[Mama, I'm Coming Home]]
 | single4date = 18 November 1991
}}
}}

'''''No More Tears''''' is the sixth studio album by English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. Released on 17 September 1991, the album charted at number 17 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="GB" >{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19970/ozzy-osbourne/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne Official Charts |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=25 October 2015 }}</ref> and number seven on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart.<ref name="album">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-more-tears-mw0000675043/awards |title=No More Tears Billboard Albums |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=16 November 2015 }}</ref> ''No More Tears'' spawned four singles which reached the top ten of the US [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, including the number two "[[Mama, I'm Coming Home]]",<ref name="singles">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-more-tears-mw0000675043/awards |title=No More Tears Billboard Singles |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=16 November 2015 }}</ref> and the [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy-winning]] track "I Don't Want to Change the World".<ref name="award">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-more-tears-mw0000675043/awards |title=No More Tears Grammy Award |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=16 November 2015 }}</ref> Along with 1980's ''[[Blizzard of Ozz]]'' it is one of Osbourne's two best-selling solo albums in North America, having been certified [[RIAA certification|quadruple platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php |title=RIAA Searchable Database-Search: Ozzy Osbourne |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=22 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626174049/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php |archive-date=26 June 2007 }}</ref> and [[Music Canada|double platinum]] by [[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]].<ref name="CRIA" >{{cite web |url= https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=ozzy%20osbourne |title=Gold Platinum Search for Ozzy Osbourne |publisher=[[Music Canada]] |access-date=25 October 2015 }}</ref> It was Osbourne's final album to feature drummer [[Randy Castillo]] and longtime bassist and songwriter [[Bob Daisley]].

== Background ==
Guitarist [[Zakk Wylde]] contributed songwriting to the album, while [[Motörhead]] bassist/vocalist [[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]] wrote the lyrics for six songs; however, only four were used on the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zakk Wylde Interview|date= 22 September 2010|url= http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/zakk-wylde-interview/|publisher=Music Legends|access-date=28 May 2013}}</ref> Although [[Mike Inez]] appeared in the album's [[Music video|videos]] and promotional tours, long-time Osbourne collaborator [[Bob Daisley]] plays bass on the entire album. Inez is credited as a writer for the title track; although he does not perform on the actual recording, the intro bass riff was composed by him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/interviews02/Bob+Daisley+Interview.htm |title=Bob Daisley - The Interview |last=Wright |first=Jeb |publisher=Classic Rock Revisited.com |date=April 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516075317/http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/interviews02/Bob%2BDaisley%2BInterview.htm |archive-date=16 May 2007 |access-date=16 November 2015 }}</ref>

The 2002 reissue of ''No More Tears'' featured two additional tracks entitled "Don't Blame Me" and "Party with the Animals". Both tracks had originally been released in 1991 as B-sides. The version of "Don't Blame Me" on the 2002 reissue contains a different set of lyrics than the original b-side. The original b-side version can be found on the single and the original Japanese pressing of the CD.

According to professional wrestler and [[Fozzy]] lead vocalist [[Chris Jericho]], when asked about the title of the song "A.V.H.", Osbourne told him it stands for "[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] Highway", a homage to the football team he and his [[Black Sabbath]] bandmates followed as young men growing up in [[Birmingham]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jericho |first1=Chris |author-link=Chris Jericho |last2=Fornatale |first2=Peter Thomas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hq2nAwAAQBAJ&q=chris+jericho+the+best+in+the+world+at+what+i+have+no+idea+Aston+Villa+Highway&pg=PT135 |title=The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea |location=London, UK |publisher=Gotham Books |date=14 October 2014 |isbn=978-1592407521 |access-date=16 November 2015 }}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-more-tears-mw0000675043 |title=Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears review |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |access-date=16 November 2015 }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315596,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518133418/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,315596,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2007|title=No More Tears Review|last=Garza|first=Janiss|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=20 September 1991|access-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3score = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ozzy-osbourne-no-more-tears/ |title=Ozzy Osbourne: No More Tears Album Review |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=30 September 2021 |last=Sanders |first=Brad}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
''No More Tears'' received positive reviews from critics, and is considered to be one of Osbourne's best albums. ''[[Loudwire]]'' ranked the album #22 on their list of "Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the '90s".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/top-hard-rock-metal-albums-1990s/|title=Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the '90s|website=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref> ''[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]'' included ''No More Tears'' on their list "Top 100 '90s Rock Albums".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/90s-rock-albums/|title=Top 100 '90s Rock Albums}}</ref> They also considered it to be Osbourne's third best album, only behind his first two albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-albums-ranked/|title=Ozzy Osbourne Albums Ranked Worst to Best}}</ref> ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' also considered it to be Osbourne's third best album.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/ozzy-osbourne-solo-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best | title=Ozzy Osbourne solo albums ranked from worst to best | first=Paul | last=Elliott | publisher=Classic Rock | date=14 November 2016 | access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline      = Standard Edition
| all_writing   = 
| title1        = Mr. Tinkertrain
| writer1       = 
| length1       = 5:55
| title2        = [[I Don't Want to Change the World]]
| writer2       = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, [[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]]
| length2       = 4:06
| title3        = [[Mama, I'm Coming Home]]
| writer3       = Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister
| length3       = 4:11
| title4        = Desire
| writer4       = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Kilmister
| length4       = 5:46
| title5        = [[No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne song)|No More Tears]]
| writer5       = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, [[Mike Inez]], [[John Purdell]]
| length5       = 7:24
| title6        = S.I.N.
| note6         = also known as "Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)"
| writer6       = 
| length6       = 4:47
| title7        = [[Hellraiser (Ozzy Osbourne and Motörhead song)|Hellraiser]]
| writer7       = Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister
| length7       = 4:52
| title8        = Time After Time
| writer8       = Osbourne, Wylde
| length8       = 4:20
| title9        = Zombie Stomp
| writer9       = 
| length9       = 6:14
| title10       = A.V.H.
| writer10      = 
| length10      = 4:13
| title11       = Road to Nowhere
| writer11      = 
| length11      = 5:10
| total_length  = 57:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline      = 2002 reissue bonus tracks
| title12       = Don't Blame Me
| length12      = 5:06
| title13       = Party with the Animals
| length13      = 4:17
| total_length  = 66:25
}}

'''30th Anniversary Expanded Edition'''

{{Track listing
| headline      = 
| all_writing   = 
| title1        = Mr. Tinkertrain
| writer1       = 
| length1       = 5:56
| title2        = [[I Don't Want to Change the World]]
| writer2       = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, [[Lemmy|Lemmy Kilmister]]
| length2       = 4:05
| title3        = [[Mama, I'm Coming Home]]
| writer3       = Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister
| length3       = 4:11
| title4        = Desire
| writer4       = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Kilmister
| length4       = 5:45
| title5        = [[No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne song)|No More Tears]]
| writer5       = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, [[Mike Inez]], [[John Purdell]]
| length5       = 7:25
| title6        = Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)
| writer6       = 
| length6       = 4:47
| title7        = [[Hellraiser (Ozzy Osbourne and Motörhead song)|Hellraiser]]
| writer7       = Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister
| length7       = 4:52
| title8        = Time After Time
| writer8       = Osbourne, Wylde
| length8       = 4:20
| title9        = Zombie Stomp
| writer9       = 
| length9       = 6:13
| title10       = A.V.H.
| writer10      = 
| length10      = 4:13
| title11       = Road to Nowhere
| writer11      = 
| length11      = 5:10
| title12       = Don't Blame Me
| length12      = 5:00
| title13       = Party with the Animals
| length13      = 4:18
| title14       = I Don't Want to Change the World
| note14        = demo
| length14      = 3:56
| title15       = Mama, I'm Coming Home
| note15        = demo
| writer15      = Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister
| length15      = 4:08
| title16       = Desire
| note16        = demo
| writer16      = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Kilmister
| length16      = 5:00
| title17       = Time After Time
| note17        = demo
| writer17      = Osbourne, Wylde
| length17      = 4:07
| title18       = Won't Be Coming Home (S.I.N.)
| note18        = demo
| length18      = 4:59
| title19       = Mrs  J.
| note19        = demo
| length19      = 2:39
| title20       = I Don't Want to Change the World
| note20        = live at the [[San Diego Sports Arena]] in San Diego, California, June 1992
| writer20      = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Kilmister
| length20      = 4:09
| title21       = Road to Nowhere
| note21        = live at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, June 1992
| length21      = 5:23
| title22       = No More Tears
| note22        = live at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, June 1992
| writer22      = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Inez, Purdell
| length22      = 7:04
| title23       = Desire
| note23        = live at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, June 1992
| writer23      = Osbourne, Wylde, Castillo, Kilmister
| length23      = 5:33
| title24       = Mama, I'm Coming Home
| note24        = live on [[MTV]], 1992
| writer24      = Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister
| length24      = 4:23
| title25       = Hellraiser
| note25        = 30th Anniversary Edition
| writer25      = Osbourne, Wylde, Kilmister
| length25      = 4:55
| total_length  = 122:31
}}
* The "30th Anniversary Edition" of "Hellraiser" features a [[Mashup (music)|mashup]] of vocals by Osbourne and Kilmister, the latter sourced from the [[Motörhead]] version of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/hear-a-new-30th-anniversary-version-of-ozzy-osbournes-hellraiser-featuring-lemmy|title=Hear a new 30th anniversary version of Hellraiser featuring Ozzy and Lemmy 'duet'|last=Carter|first=Emily|date=13 September 2021|website=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref>

== Personnel ==
* Ozzy Osbourne – vocals
* [[Zakk Wylde]] – guitars
* [[Bob Daisley]] – bass
* [[John Sinclair (musician)|John Sinclair]] – keyboards
* [[Randy Castillo]] – drums 
* [[Michael Inez]] – bass (credited, but does not play on album), inspiration/musical direction. Bass on live tracks 20-24 30th Anniversary Edition
* Terry Nails – bass (tracks 14-18 30th Anniversary Edition) 

'''Production'''

* Duane Baron – producer, [[Audio engineer|engineer]]
* [[John Purdell]] – producer, engineer
* Michael Bosley – engineer
* [[Michael Wagener]] – [[mixing engineer|mixing]]
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – [[Mastering engineer|mastering]]
*[[Matt Mahurin]] – cover photography

'''2002 reissue information'''

* Bruce Dickinson – reissue executive producer
* Chris Athens – mastering at Sterling Sound

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1991–1992)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|49|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|53|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Canada|17|chartid=1683|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|67|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | language= fi}}</ref>
| align="center"| 8
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|24|id=1322|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024m}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 |publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]] |location=Roppongi, Tokyo |year=2006 |isbn=4-87131-077-9 |language=ja}}</ref>
|align="center"|12
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|12|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|12|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|25|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|37|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|17|date=19911013|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2025)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|116|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html|title=Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 10/2025|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=March 12, 2025|lang=el|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312082132/https://www.ifpi.gr/charts_el.html|archive-date=March 12, 2025|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 11
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|38|date=20210924|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|41|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|album=No More Tears |rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|9|date=20210924|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHardRock|16|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|rowheader=true|access-date=June 30, 2024}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=No More Tears|award=Gold|certyear=2021|relyear=1992|access-date=30 April 2021}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=No More Tears|award=Platinum|certyear=1995|relyear=1992|number=2|access-date=16 June 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=No More Tears|award=Gold|certyear=1994|relyear=1991|certmonth=12|access-date=16 June 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=No More Tears|award=Silver|certyear=2022|relyear=2002|id=4604-1252-2|access-date=22 July 2022|note=2002 Release}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Ozzy Osbourne|title=No More Tears|award=Platinum|certyear=2024|relyear=1991|number=5|access-date=16 June 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|type=album|41173|name=No More Tears}}

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