Rampant (album)

Rampant
Studio album by Nazareth
Released	May 1974[1]
Recorded	Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:43
Label	Mooncrest
Producer	Roger Glover, Manny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
Loud 'n' Proud (1973) Rampant (1974) Hair of the Dog (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Rampant is the fifth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1974. It was their third album to be produced by Roger Glover, and proved to be the last time they would work with him.

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

Background

It was recorded in 1974 on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland, with the help of the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio and produced by former Deep Purple's bassist Roger Glover, whose last collaboration was with the group.

With this album, Nazareth make a slight musical change incorporating Southern rock intonations into some of their songs ("Glad When You're Gone", "Jet Lag" or the title that opens the "Silver Dollar Forger"). AllMusic critic Donald A. Guarisco compares the sound of the album as a cross between the sound of early AC/DC albums and Lynyrd Skynyrd's most "Hard rock" titles.

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(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

09-shapes of "thrinliling" (shapes of breakdown things)

Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

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

09-light my way (live in concert)

10-silver dollar forger (live in concert)

11-shapes of things (live in concert)

12-sunshine (live in concert)

Personnel

Band members

• Dan McCafferty – vocals, photography
• Pete Agnew – bass guitar, guitar, background vocals, liner notes
• Manny Charlton – guitars, producer, photography
• Darrell Sweet – drums, background vocals, liner notes, photography

Additional musicians

• Vicki Brown, Barry St. John, Liza Strike – background vocals
• Jon Lord – piano on "Glad When You're Gone" and "Shanghai'd In Shanghai

• Roger Glover – synthesizer on "Silver Dollar Forger (Parts 1 & 2)" and "Shapes Of Things/Space Safari"

Other credits

• Roger Glover – producer
• Richard Roy – assistant mastering engineer
• Red Steel – revised notes
• Louie Austin – engineer
• Robert M Corich and Mike Brown – remastering
• Mick Carpenter – project coordinator

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1974) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 1 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 80 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[5] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 11 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[8] 13 US Billboard 200[9] 157

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Gold	50,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 576. ISBN 9780862415419.
2. AllMusic review
3. "Austriancharts.at – Nazareth – Rampant" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2393". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 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 – Rampant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Rampant". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
9. "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
10. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1974. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
11. "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – Rampant". Music Canada.

External links

• Lyrics to songs from Rampant