Black Sabbath is the self-titled debut album of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath released in 1970. The record sleeve featured an inverted cross on the inside cover with an apocalyptic poem written inside. This was done without the bands input or permission and sealed their fate as agents of the Devil in the eyes of the media.

Many critics consider this album, especially the title track, to be definitive of the entire genre of heavy metal.

Track listing

1. "Black Sabbath" (Iommi, Ward, Butler, Osbourne) - 6:18
2. "The Wizard" (Iommi, Ward, Butler, Osbourne) - 4:21
3. "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (Iommi, Ward, Butler, Osbourne) - 3:37
4. "N.I.B." (Iommi, Ward, Butler, Osbourne) - 6:04
5. "Evil Woman" (Wiegland, Wiegland, Waggoner) - 3:22
6. "Sleeping Village" (Iommi, Ward, Butler, Osbourne) - 10:43
7. "Warning" (Dunbar, Moreshed, Dmochowski, Hickling) - 3:31
8. "Wicked World" - 4:43

The American version of the album had "Wicked World" in place of "Evil Woman", while the 1996 remaster of the album featured both. The NEMS ?? version was the same as the European version, but placed "The Wizard" as the last track of the album.

The intro to "Behind the Wall of Sleep" is called "Wasp", the intro to "N.I.B." is called "Basically" and the intro to "Sleeping Village" is called "A Bit of Finger".

Personnel

• Ozzy Osbourne - vocals, harmonica
• Geezer Butler - bass guitar
• Tony Iommi - Guitar
• Bill Ward - drums, vocals
• Michael Howse - bass
• Bill Russell - drums
• Tom Allom - Engineer
• Barry Sheffield - Engineer