The Fool Circle

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The Fool Circle
The Fool Circle.jpg
Studio album by
Nazareth
Released6 February 1981 (1981-02-06) [1]
Studio AIR (Montserrat)
Genre Hard rock
Length36:23
Label NEMS
Producer Jeff Baxter
Nazareth chronology
Malice in Wonderland
(1980)		The Fool Circle
(1981)		 'Snaz
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Fool Circle is the twelfth studio album by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in February 1981. "Cocaine" was a live cover of the song written by J. J. Cale and recorded in 1977 by Eric Clapton. There are remastered editions of the album with different sets of bonus tracks.

Contents

Because in 1997 Castle Communications was unwilling to produce a 2-CD set of the double live album 'Snaz, four tracks were removed so that a remastered version could be released on a single CD. Rob Corich, who was doing the remastering, included these songs here as bonus tracks to rectify this.

The Fool Circle is notable for a reggae sound on many of the songs. In an interview bassist Pete Agnew commented: "'Fool Circle' was the nearest we came to making a concept album, trying to inject a bit of humour into a pretty heavy subject. I think the fact that we recorded it on the island of Montserrat might account for a teeny bit of reggae poking its way through." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dressed to Kill" Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty 3:30
2."Another Year" Manny Charlton 3:28
3."Moonlight Eyes"McCafferty3:33
4."Pop the Silo"Agnew, McCafferty3:18
5."Let Me Be Your Leader"Charlton3:49
6."We Are the People"Agnew, McCafferty3:33
7."Every Young Man's Dream" Darrell Sweet 3:16
8."Little Part of You"Charlton3:28
9."Cocaine" (J.J. Cale cover; live)J.J. Cale4:34
10."Victoria"Sweet3:19

2002 30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Morning Dew" (1981 version)Dobson, Rose3:56
12."Dressed to Kill" (single edit)McCafferty, Agnew3:47
13."Pop the Silo" (single edit; B-side of Dressed To Kill)McCafferty, Agnew3:18
14."Let Me Be Your Leader" (live) Manny Charlton 4:16
15."Dressed to Kill" (live)McCafferty, Agnew3:32
16."Pop the Silo" (live)McCafferty, Agnew1:15
17."Morgentau" (German language version of Morning Dew)Dobson, Rose4:03

2010 Salvo Remaster Bonus Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Morgentau" (German version of Morning Dew)Dobson, Rose4:01
12."Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" (from the Heavy Metal soundtrack)McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet3:25
13."Razamanaz" (live 7-inch EP version)McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet4:23
14."Heart's Grown Cold" (live 7-inch EP version)Cleminson5:43
15."Talkin' to One of the Boys" (live 7-inch EP version)Cleminson, McCafferty, Agnew4:43
16."Hair of the Dog" (live 7-inch EP version)McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet4:54

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Other credits

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [5] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 60
US Billboard 200 [8] 70

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 27.
  2. ↑ AllMusic
  3. ↑ Epstein, Dmitry M., (February 2004). "Interview with Pete Agnew (Nazareth)". DMR Let it Rock. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0302". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – The Fool Circle". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – The Fool Circle". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ Lawson, Robert (25 August 2016). The Fool Circle-Release and Reception (Razama-Snaz!: The Listener's Guide To Nazareth). p. 87. ISBN   978-1460286388 . Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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