As drummer Bill Ward explains: "We didn't have enough songs for the album, and Tony just played the "Paranoid" guitar lick and that was it. The album's eponymous single "Paranoid" was written in the studio at the last minute. The album was recorded at Regent Sound Studios and Island Studios in London, England. * As of January 2009, the album is # 60 on Rate Your Music's Top Albums of All Time list and #2 on their Best Albums of 1970 ranking.Īfter the release of their eponymous debut album in February 1970, Black Sabbath returned to the studio in June that year, again with producer Rodger Bain, to record their second album. * In 2006, the album was ranked number 6 on Guitar World magazine's list of The Greatest 100 Guitar Albums of All Time. * In 2003, the album was ranked number 130 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. * In 1999, Vibe (12/99, p.162) included it on their list of 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century. * In 1999, Q Magazine (12/99, p.170) included it in their list of The Best Gothic Albums Of All Time, writing that, " stamped their bombastic and doom-laden imprint on British rock forever." An example is Allmusic's Steve Huey, who cites "Paranoid" as "one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums of all time", which "defined the sound and style of metal, more than any other record in history". However, modern-day music critics are much more favourable towards the album than those of the time. The album was again panned by music critics of the era. This spawned the release of the album's second single "Iron Man", and although it failed to reach the top 40, "Iron Man" remains one of Black Sabbath's most popular songs. The chart success of "Paranoid" in the US allowed the band to tour there for the first time in December 1970. The album broke into the top ten in the US in March 1971, and would go on to sell four million copies in the US alone, with virtually no radio airplay. The US release was held until January 1971, as the Black Sabbath album was still on the charts at the time of Paranoid's UK release. Pushed by its success, the album hit number one in the UK, and is the only Black Sabbath album to have done so. The "Paranoid" single, released before the album, reached number four in the UK. It has been certified quadruple platinum with over four million copies in the US alone, making it Black Sabbath's best-selling album. The album is regarded as a classic, and one of the most influential of the heavy metal genre. The album consists of some of the band's most readily identifiable work including "Iron Man", "War Pigs", and "Paranoid". "Paranoid" is the second album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in September 1970 through Vertigo Records.
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