"Children of the Sea" was the first song written by the band following the 1979 departure of original lead singer
Ozzy Osbourne. The song's melody and lyrics were composed by new singer,
Ronnie James Dio, and the music was written largely by guitarist
Tony Iommi. After first meeting Iommi in 1979, Dio arrived at the guitarist's
Los Angeles house for a
jam session, and on that occasion the duo wrote the song. Once Dio had joined the band, a new demo recording of the song was produced featuring
Geoff Nicholls on bass. The band's longtime bassist,
Geezer Butler, was going through a
divorce and wasn't able to commit to the band. "In the end though, Geezer sorted himself out and Geoff stayed with us to play keyboards", said Iommi. "Children of the Sea" was ranked the 18th best Black Sabbath song by Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check. ==Covers==