Headless Cross is the 14th studio album and features singer [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5974162-Anthony-Philip-Harford]Tony Martin[/url], and is the first where he also participated as songwriter. It was released on 17 April 1989 internationally and on 7 June in Japan.
Track 6, "Call of the Wild," was originally titled "Hero," but the name was changed as Ozzy Osbourne's 1988 solo album [m=41177] also included a track named "Hero" (an unlisted bonus track on some releases).
New remastered editions of the album first appeared in 1999 through EMI Records. Another reissue was commenced in the 2024 [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/3501654-Black-Sabbath-Anno-Domini-19891995]Anno Domini 1989–1995[/url] box-set, released through Rhino Entertainment in the US and Bluefame/BMG Rights in Europe in 31 May 2024. A standalone remastered CD from the box-set was released on 15 November 2024.
