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
Black Box (2004) Greatest Hits 1970–1978 (2006) Black Sabbath: The Dio Years (2007)

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"	Black Sabbath, Vol. 4, 1972	4:43
10.	"Snowblind"	Black Sabbath, Vol. 4	5:27
11.	"Supernaut"	Black Sabbath, Vol. 4	4:41
12.	"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1974	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

• Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
• Tony Iommi - guitar
• Geezer Butler - bass
• Bill Ward - drums

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

See also

References

1. Allmusic review
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. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
4. "Black Sabbath chart history". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 August 2009.