No Jive

No Jive
No Jive
Studio album by Nazareth
Released	1 November 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	Cas Studios, Ingbert-Schüren, Germany
Genre	Hard rock
Length	41:55
Label	Mausoleum
Producer	Nazareth
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No Jive is the eighteenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1991. This album marked the return of guitarist Billy Rankin as a replacement for departing guitarist Manny Charlton.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Billy Rankin, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hire and Fire"	Rankin, McCafferty, Agnew	5:10
2.	"Do You Wanna Play House"	Rankin, Agnew	5:01
3.	"Right Between the Eyes"	Rankin	3:06
4.	"Every Time It Rains"	Rankin	4:14
5.	"Keeping Our Love Alive"		3:18
6.	"Thinkin' Man's Nightmare"		4:01
7.	"Cover Your Heart"	Rankin	4:32
8.	"Lap of Luxury"		3:55
9.	"The Rowan Tree / Tell Me That You Love Me"		4:39
10.	"Cry Wolf"	Rankin, McCafferty	4:25

CD and compact cassette bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"This Flight Tonight" (Joni Mitchell cover, 1991 version)	Joni Mitchell	3:45

2002 (30th anniversary) bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Hire and Fire" (edited version)	Rankin, McCafferty, Agnew	4:02
13.	"The Rowan Tree / Tell Me That You Love Me" (edited version)		6:15

Personnel

Band members

Dan McCafferty – vocals
Billy Rankin – guitars
Pete Agnew – bass guitar
Darrell Sweet – drums, percussion

Other credits

Peter Bizarre – keyboards
Roland Peil – percussion
Engineered by Ian Remmer
Executive Producers – Micky Berresheim & Alfie Falckenbach
Mixed by Mike Ging
Sleeve design & artwork – Eric Philippe

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[3]	36

References

↑ "New Albums". Music Week . 9 November 1991. p. 12.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Nazareth – No Jive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Nazareth – No Jive". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

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[1] "New Albums". Music Week . 9 November 1991. p. 12.

[ac_Austria_Nazareth-2] "Austriancharts.at – Nazareth – No Jive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

[ac_Switzerland_Nazareth-3] "Swisscharts.com – Nazareth – No Jive". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

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v t e Nazareth
Pete Agnew Jimmy Murrison Lee Agnew Carl Sentance Dan McCafferty Manny Charlton Darrell Sweet Zal Cleminson Billy Rankin John Locke Ronnie Leahy Linton Osborne
Studio albums	Nazareth Exercises Razamanaz Loud 'n' Proud Rampant Hair of the Dog Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll Play 'n' the Game Expect No Mercy No Mean City Malice in Wonderland The Fool Circle 2XS Sound Elixir The Catch Cinema Snakes 'n' Ladders No Jive Move Me Boogaloo The Newz Big Dogz Rock 'n' Roll Telephone Tattooed on My Brain Surviving the Law
Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 'Snaz Live at the Beeb Homecoming Back to the Trenches Alive & Kicking
Compilations	Greatest Hits Hot Tracks From the Vaults Greatest Hits Volume II Maximum XS
Songs	"Broken Down Angel" "Bad Bad Boy" "My White Bicycle" "Morning Dew" The Ballad of Hollis Brown" "Hair of the Dog" "Love Hurts" "This Flight Tonight" "Holiday" "Dream On" "Shanghai'd in Shanghai"
Other	Discography

No Jive

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

References