Rampant (album)

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Rampant
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Studio album by
Nazareth
Released26 April 1974 (UK)
4 July 1974 (US)
Recorded Montreux, Switzerland
Genre Hard rock
Length50:26 (39:43 vinyl).
Label UK: Mooncrest (original release)
Mountain Records (later 1974 reissue)
Castle (1992 & 1997 CD reissues)
Snapper (2004 CD reissue)
US: A&M
Europe: Vertigo
Producer Roger Glover, Manny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
Loud 'n' Proud
(1973)		Rampant
(1974)		 Hair of the Dog
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rampant is the fifth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1974. It was the third of their LP albums to be produced by Roger Glover, and proved to be the last time they would work with him.

Contents

The track "Loved and Lost" was sampled by DJ Shadow on "Enemy Lines" from his 2011 album The Less You Know, The Better .

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Silver Dollar Forger (Parts 1 & 2)"5:36
2."Glad When You're Gone"4:17
3."Loved and Lost"5:12
4."Shanghai'd in Shanghai"3:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Jet Lag" 6:43
6."Light My Way" 4:09
7."Sunshine" 4:15
8."a) Shapes of Things"
"b) Space Safari"		a) McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith
b) Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet		6:21

30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Shanghai'd in Shanghai" (US version) 3:42
10."Shapes of Things" (single edit) McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith 3:21
11."Sunshine" (edited version) 2:59
12."Silver Dollar Forger" (edited version) 3:49

Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

Salvo Records released a version in 2010 with the following bonus tracks:

No.TitleLength
9."Down" (B-side single to "Love Hurts")3:54
10."Razamanaz" (BBC live recording from Golders Green Hippodrome, London, 24. 11. 1977]])4:32
11."Night Woman" (BBC live recording from Golders Green Hippodrome)4:00
12."Alcatraz" (BBC live recording from Golders Green Hippodrome)4:22
13."Vigilante Man" (BBC live recording from Golders Green Hippodrome)5:43
14."Morning Dew" (BBC live recording from Golders Green Hippodrome)7:38
15."Broken Down Angel" (BBC live recording from Golders Green Hippodrome)4:26
16."Woke Up This Morning" (BBC live recording from Golders Green Hippodrome)4:58

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Other credits

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [10] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Nazareth – Rampant" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2393". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – Rampant". Music Canada.
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