Black Sabbath went through some lineup changes during the 1980s, one of which featured Glenn Hughes as their vocalist. The musician, who in the previous decade had been the vocalist and bassist for Deep Purple, sang on Seventh Star , the group's twelfth album, released in 1986.
Glenn spoke about his brief stint with Sabbath during a recent appearance on the podcast In The Trenches With Ryan Roxie (via Blabbermouth ), where he confessed that he didn't want to have been part of the group.
“ Tony [ Iommi ] was going to make a solo album in 1985. Me, my dear friend Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford were going to sing some songs. I was the first guy to go to Cherokee Studios, [located] in Hollywood to do some songs with Tony. I wrote and sang some songs on the first night. Then he asked me to come back the next day and it kept going and going, until I ended up being the only singer on that solo album,” declared Glenn, who was going through a turbulent time in his life, as he recounted later.
“On the last song, Don Arden – Sharon [ Osbourne ]’s father – who was managing Tony at the time, suggested, along with Warner Brothers, that we should call the album 'Black Sabbath feat. Tony Iommi'. So it wasn’t a Tony Iommi album anymore; it was a Black Sabbath album called Seventh Star . It was a time for me when I was changing my lifestyle. So, it was a difficult time for me.”
In the end, Glenn said that being a member of Sabbath wasn't something he wanted to do, but that he enjoyed working alongside "the greatest riff creator in history." "Being in Black Sabbath wasn't something I wanted to do. I was trying to help Tony, doing his solo album. But I enjoyed working with Tony. I did three albums with Tony. So, let that continue.".
Seventh Star was released in January 1986 and was recorded by Glenn Hughes (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Dave Spitz (bass), Eric Singer (drums) and Geoff Nicholls (keyboards).
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