Lita Ford recalled how she and Ozzy Osbourne wrote their successful partnership “Close My Eyes Forever”. The musician explained in an interview with Sweetwater that the song was born in one night they were together. The song became Ford’s solo breakthrough, and it was the highest-charting single for both her and Osbourne. "Close My Eyes Forever" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the late 1980s " Close My Eyes Forever " is a duet by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne from Ford's 1988 album Lita. The song became Ford’s solo breakthrough, and it was the highest-charting single for both her and Osbourne. "Close My Eyes Forever" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the late 1980s " Close My Eyes Forever " is a duet by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne from Ford's 1988 album Lita. In the wake of this immense loss, one particular song, a haunting duet from 1988, has taken on a heartbreaking, immortal significance: “Close My Eyes Forever,” performed by Ozzy alongside the fiery guitarist and vocalist, Lita Ford. Released during the peak of 80s hard rock, “Close My Eyes Forever” was always a unique track. “Close My Eyes Forever” peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart in 1989, making it Lita Ford’s highest chart appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 In the wake of this immense loss, one particular song, a haunting duet from 1988, has taken on a heartbreaking, immortal significance: “Close My Eyes Forever,” performed by Ozzy alongside the fiery guitarist and vocalist, Lita Ford. Released during the peak of 80s hard rock, “Close My Eyes Forever” was always a unique track. “Close My Eyes Forever” peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #25 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart in 1989, making it Lita Ford’s highest chart appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 Lita Ford recalled how she and Ozzy Osbourne wrote their successful partnership “Close My Eyes Forever”. The musician explained in an interview with Sweetwater that the song was born in one night they were together. Lita Ford recorded "Close My Eyes Forever" as a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, and the pair wrote the song together. Ford was once engaged to Tony Iommi, who played guitar with Osbourne in Black Sabbath. Ford, along with Joan Jett, was in the all-girl teenage rock group The Runaways from 1975-1979. Ozzy Osbourne And Lita Ford - Close My Eyes Forever (HQ) Lyrics: Baby I get so scared inside, and I don't really understand Is it love that's on my mind, or is it fantasy? Lita Ford recorded "Close My Eyes Forever" as a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, and the pair wrote the song together. Ford was once engaged to Tony Iommi, who played guitar with Osbourne in Black Sabbath. Ford, along with Joan Jett, was in the all-girl teenage rock group The Runaways from 1975-1979. Ozzy Osbourne And Lita Ford - Close My Eyes Forever (HQ) Lyrics: Baby I get so scared inside, and I don't really understand Is it love that's on my mind, or is it fantasy?
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