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Ward One: Along the Way is the debut studio album by former Black Sabbath and English heavy metal drummer Bill Ward. Originally released January 10, 1990, it features a wide array of guest musicians, including then-former Black Sabbath band member Ozzy Osbourne .
- Heavy Metal
Bill has shelved his plans to re-release his first album, “Ward One: Along the Way”. At this point, the only way to obtain it would be on Ebay, or at a used CD store. The last track on the album has a 2 second sound byte from “Paranoid”. Ozzy Osbourne sings on two tracks (#3 & #7).
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1990 CD release of "Ward One : Along The Way" on Discogs.
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- CD, Album
- US
- Chameleon Music Group-D2-74816
- Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne - "Close My Eyes Forever" (1988) Taken from Ford's 1988 album Lita, "Close My Eyes Forever" spent 25 weeks on the Billboard chart, peaking at No. 8 in June 1989.
- Gary Moore featuring Ozzy Osbourne - "Led Clones" (1989) Osbourne lends his vocal talent to this not-so-subtle take-down of so-called Led Zeppelin wannabes from the late '80's.
- Ozzy Osbourne, Frank Bruno and Billy Connolly with Mike Batt and the London Philharmonic Orchestra - "The War Song of the Urpneys" (1990) Definitely one of the most eclectic songs Osbourne's name is stamped on, "The War Song of the Urpneys" was originally found on the soundtrack to the animated British TV show The Dreamstone.
- Bill Ward - "Bombers (Can Open Bomb Bays)" and "Jack's Land" (1990) At the outset of 1990, Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward released his debut solo album, Ward One: Along the Way, on which Osbourne contributed two vocal tracks.
William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948 [1]) is an English musician. He was a co-founder and the original drummer for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Ward helped found Black Sabbath in 1968 alongside bandmates Ozzy Osbourne (lead singer), Tony Iommi (guitarist) and Geezer Butler (bass). Biography. Early years and Black Sabbath.
Now this is a rare LP, featuring legendary Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward as a solo artist, though he wasn't alone. In fact, a myriad of well-known names accompany good ol' Bill on this "Ward One: Along the Way", from 1989, namely Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Bruce, Zakk Wylde, Eric Singer, Marco Mendoza, Bob Daisley and more.
Ward One: Along the Way is a rather obscure release but thirty years later, it remains a refreshing look at Bill Ward’s secret creativity. As fun as it would be to expect an album full of “It’s Alright” and “Swinging the Chains” type tracks, the style is closer to Pink Floyd than anything that Sabbath had ever done.
