Vol. 4 is the fourth studio album by Black Sabbath released on September 25, 1972 in both the US and UK
It was the first album by Black Sabbath not produced by Rodger Bain; guitarist Tony Iommi assumed production duties. Patrick Meehan, the band's then-manager, was listed as co-producer, though his actual involvement in the album's production was minimal.
Composition[]
"Snowblind" was the album's working title, but Vertigo Records executives were reluctant to release an album with such an obvious drug reference.
Track Listing[]
All songs were written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
| Side One | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Wheels of Confusion" | 8:02 |
| 2. | "Tomorrow's Dream" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Changes" | 4:45 |
| 4. | "FX" (Instrumental) | 1:44 |
| 5. | "Supernaut" | 4:50 |
| Side Two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "Snowblind" | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Cornucopia" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Laguna Sunrise" (Instrumental) | 2:56 |
| 8. | "St. Vitus's Dance" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Under the Sun" | 5:53 |
Total length: |
42:18 | |
Note: In Some North American pressings of the album includes names for the intros and outros for some tracks. One is The Straightener which is the outro for "Wheels of Confusion" and Every Day Comes and Goes which is the bridge of "Under the Sun".
Personnel[]
- Ozzy Osbourne: Vocals
- Tony Iommi: Guitar, Piano, Metrollon
- Geezer Butler: Bass, Mellotron
- Bill Ward: Drums, Percussion
Additional Personnel[]
- Colin Caldwell, Vic Smith: engineers
- Patrick Meehan: co-production
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 | |||