Cross Purposes
| Cross Purposes | ||||
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| Released | 31 January 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Monnow Valley Studios (Rockfield, Wales) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 47:27 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Leif Mases, Black Sabbath | |||
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Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released through I.R.S. Records on 31 January 1994. The album marked the return of Tony Martin as the band's lead vocalist, after the second departure of Ronnie James Dio.
A live album Cross Purposes Live, which was recorded during the tour for the album, was released in 1995. In 2024, a remaster of the album was announced as part of the box set Anno Domini 1989–1995, marking the first time the album has been officially reissued. The CD edition of the album contains the Japanese bonus track "What's the Use?". A stand alone remastered CD with bonus track was released on 15 November 2024.