Paranoid (album)

Paranoid is the breakthrough album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in January of 1971 (see 1971 in music); it soon topped the British music charts. Widely regarded as one of the pioneering recordings in heavy metal, the album established some of the conventions of the genre.

Paranoid peaked at #12 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America). The singles "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" peaked at #61 and #52, respectively, on the Pop singles chart.

Tracks

1. "War Pigs/Luke's Wall" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 7:55
2. "Paranoid" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 2:50
3. "Planet Caravan" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 4:30
4. "Iron Man" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 6:00
5. "Electric Funeral" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 4:50
6. "Hand of Doom" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 7:10
7. "Rat Salad" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 2:30
8. "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 6:15

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne - Harmonica, Vocals
• Tom (Colonel) Allom - Engineer
• Rodger Bain - Producer
• Geezer Butler - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
• Brian Humphries - Engineer
• Tony Iommi - Guitar
• Bill Ward - Drums, Vocals
• Keef - Design, Photography, Cover Design
• Tony Allom - Engineer
• Billy Ward - Drums