The Best of Black Sabbath

Compilation by Black Sabbath

Released 21 November 1996

Bill Ward
arranger [14], background vocals [13], bongos [4], drums (drum set) [1-2, 4-14], percussion [1-2, 4, 7, 11-12], timpani [6]
Black Sabbath
arranger [1-2, 4-11], co [7-10], performer [4], producer [1-2, 4-6, 11-13]
Colin Caldwell
engineer [1-2]
Dave Harris
engineer [12]
Don Airey
guest [12-13], keyboard [12-13]
Geezer Butler
arranger [14], background vocals [13], bass guitar [1], electric bass guitar [2, 4-14], nose flute [6]
Geoff Nicholls
keyboard [14]
Gerald Woodruffe
guest [11], keyboard [11]
Joe Foglia
assistant [14]
Martin Birch
engineer [14], producer [14]
Mike Butcher
engineer [4-10], producer [7-10]
Ozzy Osbourne
background vocals [13], lead vocals [1-2, 4-7, 9-13], synthesizer [5]
Patrick Meehan
producer [1-2]
Robin Black
engineer [7-11], mix [11]
Ronnie James Dio
arranger [14], lead vocals [14]
Spock Wall
assistant [11]
The Phantom Fiddlers
performing orchestra [6]
Tony Iommi
arranger [14], background vocals [13], bagpipe [6], electric guitar [2, 4-14], guitar [1], mix [11], synthesizer [5]
Vic Coppersmith‐Heaven
engineer [1-2]
Wil Malone
arranger [4-6], conductor [4-6]