Nazareth (album)

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Nazareth
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Studio album by
Released12 November 1971 [1]
RecordedJuly–August 1971 [2]
Studio AIR, London
Genre
Length40:21
Label Pegasus (original UK release) [3]
Mooncrest (first UK reissue)
Mountain Records (1975 UK reissue)
Warner Bros. (original US release)
A&M (1988 US reissue)
Philips (Germany)
Vertigo (Netherlands)
Producer Dave Hitchcock
Nazareth chronology
Nazareth
(1971)
Exercises
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Nazareth is the debut album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1971. [5] The album featured the hit single "Dear John" and a cover of "Morning Dew." [6]

Contents

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Witchdoctor Woman"Charlton, McCafferty4:09
2."Dear John" 3:48
3."Empty Arms, Empty Heart" 3:15
4."I Had a Dream" 3:23
5."Red Light Lady" 6:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Fat Man"Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty3:25
7."Country Girl" 4:05
8."Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson cover)Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose 7:06
9."King Is Dead" 4:47

Personnel

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Additional musicians
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References

  1. Melody Maker ad- edition 13 November 1971, page 44
  2. Beat Instrumental, August 1972, page 56
  3. Thompson, Dave (1 August 2012). If You Like Led Zeppelin...: Here Are Over 200 Bands, Films, Records and Other Oddities That You Will Love. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781617134654 via Google Books.
  4. Allmusic review
  5. MTV News Staff. "Nazareth Drummer Dead At 51". MTV News. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.
  6. Lawson, Robert (24 August 2016). Razama-Snaz!: The Listener's Guide To Nazareth. FriesenPress. ISBN   9781460286395 via Google Books.