“Never Know Why” by Ozzy Osbourne

"Never Know Why" comes from The Ultimate Sin, Ozzy Osbourne's fourth studio album, released in 1986, and it carries the fingerprints of guitarist Jake E. Lee, who shares the writing with Osbourne and Bob Daisley. When Osbourne came back from treatment at the Betty Ford Center in 1985, Lee had a big pile of music waiting, and much of it became the backbone of the album. By Lee's account, he had missed out on writing and publishing credit for 1983's Bark at the Moon, so this time he wanted a contract guaranteeing both before he handed anything over.

It's a snapshot of a lineup that didn't last: Lee's second and final album with Osbourne, Randy Castillo's first on drums and Phil Soussan's only one on bass, with Mike Moran on keyboards. Ron Nevison produced and engineered.

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