Down to Earth is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 16 October 2001, it reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and number four on the US Billboard 200. "The Ozzfest was doing well", Osbourne explained. "I just wanted to be like the Grateful Dead and keep it going by touring, but the record company said they'd like a new Ozzy album." Down to Earth spawned just two singles, although both reached the top ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. Excluding his contributions to re-recordings of Ozzy's earlier material, Down to Earth is the only Osbourne studio album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo, who left to join Metallica in 2003. It was the first Osbourne album to feature drummer Mike Bordin, previously of Faith No More, though he had played live with Osbourne since 1996, as well as the last to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde until 2007's Black Rain. Though he plays on the album, Wylde did not contribute as a songwriter for the first time since joining Osbourne's band in 1988, because many of the songs were written before Wylde rejoined the band. Osbourne's previous guitarist Joe Holmes was involved in the writing and Osbourne chose to use outside songwriters such as producer Tim Palmer and Aerosmith collaborator Marti Frederiksen. "Working with Tim on this album reminded me of [late guitarist] Randy [Rhoads]", Ozzy remarked of Palmer. "If it hadn't been for him, there wouldn't have been an album ... He has incredible patience, just like Randy." Track listing Personnel Primary musicians Ozzy Osbourne – vocals Zakk Wylde – guitars Robert Trujillo – bass Mike Bordin – drums Additional musicians Tim Palmer – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, military drums, backing vocals, production, mixing Michael Railo – keyboards, string arrangements, backing vocals Danny Saber – additional guitars on "Alive" Production and artwork personnel Mark Dearnley – engineering, mixing Jamie Sickora – engineering assistance Alex Uychocde – mixing assistance John Porter – Pro Tools engineering Stephen Marcussen – mastering Stewart Whitmore – digital editing David Coleman – art direction Nitin Vadukul – photography Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Singles Certifications |+Certifications for Down to Earth by Ozzy Osbourne References External links Ozzy Osbourne albums 2001 albums Albums produced by Tim Palmer Epic Records albums