Headless Cross is the fourteenth studio album by Black Sabbath. It was recorded at The Soundmill in West Yorkshire, England, and at Woodcray Studios
in Berkshire, England, and released on April 24, 1989. It's the second album to feature singer Tony Martin and the first of three to feature the late drummer Cozy Powell, along with Tyr and Forbidden.
Tracklist[]
All songs credited to Tony Iommi, Cozy Powell, and Tony Martin, except where noted.
| Side One | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The Gates of Hell" (Instrumental) | Iommi, Martin, Powell, Nicholls | 1:06 |
| 2. | "Headless Cross" | Iommi, Martin, Powell, Nicholls | 6:29 |
| 3. | "Devil & Daughter" | 4:44 | |
| 4. | "When Death Calls" | Iommi, Martin, Powell, Nicholls, Cottle, May | 6:55 |
| Side Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Kill in the Spirit World" | 5:11 | |
| 6. | "Call of the Wild" | 5:18 | |
| 7. | "Black Moon" | Iommi, Martin, Powell, Ray Gillen | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Nightwing" | 6:35 | |
Total length: |
40:24 | ||
| Picture Disc bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "Cloak and Dagger" | 4:37 |
Personnel[]
- Tony Martin: Vocals
- Tony Iommi: Guitar
- Cozy Powell: Drums, Percussion
- Geoff Nicholls: Keyboards
Additional Peformers[]
- Laurence Cottle: Bass
- Brian May: Guitar Solo "When Death Calls"
Procution[]
- Sean Lynch: Engineer, Mixing
- Jeremy Lewis: Post-Production, Equalisation, and Re-Mixing on "Nightwing"
References[]
| Black Sabbath studio albums | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Sabbath • Paranoid • Master of Reality • Vol. 4 • Sabbath Bloody Sabbath • Sabotage • Technical Ecstasy • Never Say Die! • Heaven and Hell • Mob Rules • Born Again • Seventh Star • The Eternal Idol • Headless Cross • Tyr • Dehumanizer • Cross Purposes • Forbidden • 13 | |||