Paranoid is the breakthrough album by British
heavy metal band
Black Sabbath, released in January of
1971 (see
1971 in music); it soon topped the British music charts. Widely regarded as one of the pioneering recordings in heavy metal, the album established some of the conventions of the genre.
Paranoid peaked at #12 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America). The singles "Paranoid" and "Iron Man" peaked at #61 and #52, respectively, on the Pop singles chart.
- "War Pigs/Luke's Wall" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 7:55
- "Paranoid" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 2:50
- "Planet Caravan" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 4:30
- "Iron Man" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 6:00
- "Electric Funeral" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 4:50
- "Hand of Doom" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 7:10
- "Rat Salad" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 2:30
- "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward) - 6:15
- Ozzy Osbourne - Harmonica, Vocals
- Tom (Colonel) Allom - Engineer
- Rodger Bain - Producer
- Geezer Butler - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
- Brian Humphries - Engineer
- Tony Iommi - Guitar
- Bill Ward - Drums, Vocals
- Keef - Design, Photography, Cover Design
- Tony Allom - Engineer
- Billy Ward - Drums
