Razamanaz
Razamanaz is the third studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 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.
Razamanaz | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 5, 1973 (UK) August 1973 (US) | |||
Recorded | December 1972-March 1973 | |||
Studio | The Ganghut, Jamestown, Scotland with Pye Mobile Unit and mixed at AIR Studios, London England | |||
Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
Length | 34:24 (Original LP version) 43:19 (with bonus tracks) | |||
Label | Mooncrest (UK) A&M (US) | |||
Producer | Roger Glover | |||
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Galeria Musical |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Razamanaz" | 3:52 | |
2. | "Alcatraz" | Leon Russell | 4:23 |
3. | "Vigilante Man" | Woody Guthrie | 5:21 |
4. | "Woke Up This Morning" | 3:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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, McCafferty | 4:07 |
2001 30th Anniversary Bonus Track
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Razamanaz" (alternate edit) | 3:26 |
- This remastered CD added three bonus tracks and extensive liner-notes:
- The master tapes for tracks 10 and 11 could not be located and here were 'cleaned up' from vinyl.
2010 Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 Guthrie | 5:04 |
- BBC sessions were recorded at Maida Vale Studios for the Bob Harris Show on BBC Radio 1. Producer: Pete Rizkema. Engineer: Bill Aitken. First transmission date: 26 March 1973.
Covers
- "Razamanaz" was covered by US punk band The Meatmen on their 1985 album War of the Superbikes.
- "Razamanaz" was covered by Danish technical thrash metal band Artillery on their 1990 album By Inheritance.
- "Razamanaz" was also recorded by Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow, it appears on In for the Kill, a 2004 covers album.
- "Razamanaz" was also recorded by the Supersuckers. It appears on the 1992 compilation album The Songs All Sound the Same, listed as "Razzmanazz".
- "Razamanaz" was covered by Norwegian metal band Artch on their 1991 album For the Sake of Mankind.
- "Razamanaz" was covered by Swedish heavy metal band Morgana Lefay on their 1993 album Knowing Just as I.
Personnel
Band members
- Dan McCafferty - lead vocals
- Darrell Sweet - drums, percussion, backing vocals, liner notes
- Pete Agnew - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Manny Charlton - electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
Other credits
- Roger Glover - producer, bass guitar, percussion
- Alan Perkins - recording engineer (Pye Mobile Recording Unit)
- Patrick Watters, Fin Costello - photography
- Mike Brown - remastering
- Robert M. Corich - remastering, liner notes
- Dave Field - design
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