Sound Elixir

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Sound Elixir
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1983
Genre Hard rock, pop rock, blues rock
Length40:03
Label Vertigo
Producer Manny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
2XS
(1982)
Sound Elixir
(1983)
The Catch
(1984)
Singles from Sound Elixir
  1. "Where Are You Now"
    Released: July 1983 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Sound Elixir is the fourteenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in June 1983 by Vertigo Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martray

No.TitleLength
1."All Nite Radio"4:08
2."Milk And Honey"4:08
3."Whippin' Boy"4:45
4."Rain On The Window"4:23
5."Backroom Boys"3:23
6."Why Don't You Read The Book?"3:45
7."I Ran"4:31
8."Rags To Riches"3:27
9."Local Still"3:32
10."Where Are You Now"4:05

1999 Castle Music Bonus Tracks

No.TitleLength
11."On the Run" (B-side)3:23
12."Where Are You Now" (alternate take)4:32
13."Milk and Honey" (alternate edit)4:20

2002 30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks

No.TitleLength
14."Whippin' Boy" (extended version)5:16
15."All Nite Radio" (radio edit)3:11

The 2011 remastered CD release of Sound Elixir was paired with 2XS, comprising tracks 12 through 21. No bonus material was added.

Personnel

Band members

Other credits

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 52
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [4] 8

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