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Razamanaz
Studio album by
Nazareth
Released5 May 1973 (UK)
August 1973 (US)
RecordedDecember 1972 – March 1973
StudioThe Ganghut, Jamestown, Scotland with Pye Mobile Unit and mixed at AIR Studios, London, England
GenreHard rock[1]
Length34:24
LabelMooncrest (UK)
A&M (US)
ProducerRoger Glover
Nazareth chronology
Exercises
(1972) 		Razamanaz
(1973) 		BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Galeria Musical[3]

Razamanaz is the third studio album by the British hard rock band Nazareth, released in May 1973. It was the band's first LP record to break the charts and was produced by Roger Glover of Deep Purple, who the band was on tour with at the time. "Woke Up This Morning" was re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Razamanaz" 3:52
2."Alcatraz"Leon Russell4:23
3."Vigilante Man"Woody Guthrie5:21
4."Woke Up This Morning" 3:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Night Woman"3:29
6."Bad Bad Boy"3:55
7."Sold My Soul"4:49
8."Too Bad, Too Sad"2:55
9."Broken Down Angel"3:45

1996 Castle Communications Bonus Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Hard Living" (B-side to Bad Bad Boy single in the UK) 3:03
11."Spinning Top" (B-side to Bad Bad Boy single in the UK) 3:06
12."Woke Up This Morning" (original version from Exercises album) 3:13
13."Witchdoctor Woman" (B-side to Broken Down Angel single, originally released on Nazareth album)Charlton, McCafferty4:07

2001 30th Anniversary Bonus Track

No.TitleLength
12."Razamanaz" (alternate edit)3:26

2010 Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Hard Living" (B-Side of Bad Bad Boy) 3:03
11."Spinning Top" (B-Side of Bad Bad Boy) 3:06
12."Razamanaz" (BBC Session) 4:15
13."Night Woman" (BBC Session) 3:25
14."Broken Down Angel" (BBC Session) 4:02
15."Vigilante Man" (BBC Session)Woody Guthrie5:04

Covers

Personnel

Nazareth
Technical

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 39
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[5] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 48
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 11
US Billboard 200[8] 157

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Top 10 Nazareth Songs
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Galeria Musical review
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2393". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Razamanaz" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – Razamanaz". Music Canada.

External links

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