Loud 'n' Proud

For the BBC Radio show, see Loud'n'proud.

Loud 'n' Proud
Studio album by Nazareth
Released	November 1973 [1]
Recorded	1973
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:07
Label	Mooncrest
Producer	Roger Glover
Nazareth chronology
Razamanaz (1973) Loud 'n' Proud (1973) Rampant (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Loud 'n' Proud is the fourth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, and their second album released in 1973. The album was produced by Deep Purple's bassist Roger Glover.

Background

This album reached 10th place in the UK Albums Chart, making it the group's best-ranked album. It also reached number one on the Austrian charts. In 1976, it was certified as a platinum record in Canada.

The single, a cover of Joni Mitchell's "This Flight Tonight", reached number 11 on the UK charts and number one on the German charts. Joni Mitchell, who recorded this song in 1971 for her album Blue , was impressed by the band's cover and sometimes humorously introduced her live performances of the song at concerts by saying "I'm going to perform a Nazareth song." ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet unless otherwise noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Go Down Fighting"		3:07
2.	"Not Faking It"		4:01
3.	"Turn On Your Receiver"		3:19
4.	"Teenage Nervous Breakdown" (Little Feat cover)	Lowell George	3:43
5.	"Free Wheeler"		5:31

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"This Flight Tonight" (Joni Mitchell cover)	Joni Mitchell	3:24
7.	"Child in the Sun"		4:51
8.	"The Ballad of Hollis Brown" (Bob Dylan cover)	Bob Dylan	9:11

1996 Castle Communications Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"This Flight Tonight (US Version)"	Joni Mitchell	3:24
10.	"Go Down Fighting (US Version)"		3:05
11.	"The Ballad of Hollis Brown (Edited Version)"	Bob Dylan	5:09

2001 30th Anniversary Bonus Track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"This Flight Tonight (US Version)"	Joni Mitchell	3:24
10.	"Go Down Fighting (US Version)"		3:05
11.	"The Ballad of Hollis Brown (Edited Version)"	Bob Dylan	5:09
12.	"Free Wheeler (Edited Version)"		4:37

2010 Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

BBC Sessions:

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Turn On Your Receiver"	3:38
10.	"Too Bad Too Sad"	2:52
11.	"Razamanaz"	3:53
12.	"Bad Bad Boy"	3:35

• BBC live recordings, recorded for The Bob Harris Show. First transmission date was 13 August 1973

Personnel

Band members

• Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
• Darrell Sweet – percussion, drums, backing vocals
• Pete Agnew – bass guitar, Fuzz bass (track 8), backing vocals
• Manny Charlton (Manuel Charlton) – lead, slide and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

Other credits

• Roger Glover – producer, percussion (track 5)
• Mike Brown, Robert M. Corich – remastering
• Geoff Emerick, Bob Harper, John Mills – engineers
• Dave Field – sleeve

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1973) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 1 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 17 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [6] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 8 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 9 UK Albums (OCC) [9] 10 US Billboard 200 [10] 150

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [12]	Platinum	100,000^
Sweden (GLF) [13]	Gold	30,000 [13]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 576. ISBN   9780862415419.
2. AllMusic review
3. Webb, Robert (13 September 2002). "Double Take". The Independent.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Nazareth – Loud 'n' Proud" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3919a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Loud 'n' Proud" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Loud 'n' Proud". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
10. "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
11. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1974. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
12. "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – Loud 'n' Proud". Music Canada.
13. "Nazareth Gold" (PDF). Billboard . 14 September 1974. p. 60.

External links

• Lyrics to songs from Loud 'n' Proud