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1975 studio album by Nazareth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hair of the Dog is the sixth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released on 3 April 1975. The album was recorded at Escape Studios, Kent, with additional recording and mixing at AIR Studios, London, and is the group's best known and highest selling release, with over two million copies sold worldwide.[3]
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| Released | 3 April 1975[1] | |||
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| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | Mooncrest | |||
| Producer | Manny Charlton | |||
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| "Hair of the Dog" on YouTube | ||||
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| "Love Hurts" on YouTube | ||||
After three albums with Deep Purple's Roger Glover producing, Manny Charlton stepped into that position, one he filled for several subsequent albums.
Hair of The Dog was Nazareth's first big hit album (aside from the minor success of Razamanaz), including classics such as the title track, a version of The Everly Brothers' "Love Hurts" (on the US version, but not the Canadian/European, it replaced the original "Guilty"), "Beggars Day" and "Please Don't Judas Me".
According to Nazareth frontman Dan McCafferty, the track on Hair of the Dog in which a dishonest young woman finally meets her match provided the original album title with its recognizable chorus of "now you're messing with a… a son of a bitch!" (an "heir of the dog"). Nazareth's record label wasn't about to let them name the project Son of a Bitch. Thus, Hair of the Dog was selected as a compromise, putting the finishing touches on a career-defining release.[4] The album title is often considered to be a shortened form of the phrase describing a folk hangover cure, "the hair of the dog that bit you".
The album was first reissued on CD in the USA in 1984; the disc was manufactured in Japan with the inserts printed in Japan. There are also remastered editions released since 1997 with different sets of bonus tracks. The name of the creature on the album cover is unknown.
The album cover art was designed by David Fairbrother-Roe.
All songs written by Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hair of the Dog" | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Miss Misery" | 4:40 | |
| 3. | "Guilty" (International editions) | Randy Newman | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Changin' Times" | 6:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "a) Beggars Day" (Crazy Horse cover) "b) Rose in the Heather[a]" | a) Nils Lofgren | 6:31 |
| 6. | "Whiskey Drinkin' Woman" | 5:29 | |
| 7. | "Please Don't Judas Me" | 9:48 | |
| 8. | "Love Hurts" (The Everly Brothers cover; originally track 3 on US edition) | Boudleaux Bryant | 3:53 |
The remastered editions include both "Guilty" (track 3) and "Love Hurts" (track 8) plus the following bonus tracks:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Down" (B-side to "Love Hurts" single) | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "Railroad Boy" (B-side to "Holy Roller" single) | Darrell Sweet, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Hair of the Dog" (single edit) | 3:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Down" (B-side to "Love Hurts" single) | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "Holy Roller" (single A-side) | 3:23 | |
| 11. | "Railroad Boy" (B-side to "Holy Roller" single) | Darrell Sweet, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Hair of the Dog" (single edit) | 3:21 | |
| 13. | "Holy Roller" (extended alternate mix) | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "My White Bicycle" (Tomorrow cover; also available on the 30th anniversary edition of Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll album) | Ken Burgess, Keith Hopkins | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Holy Roller" (single) | 3:25 | |
| 11. | "Railroad Boy" (B-side of "Holy Roller") | 4:07 | |
| 12. | "Hair of the Dog" (BBC live recording) | 3:47 | |
| 13. | "Holy Roller" (BBC live recording) | 4:22 | |
| 14. | "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" (Little Feat cover; BBC live recording) | Lowell George | 4:22 |
| 15. | "This Flight Tonight" (Joni Mitchell cover; BBC live recording) | Joni Mitchell | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Road Ladies" (Frank Zappa cover; BBC live recording) | Frank Zappa | 7:03 |
Band members
Additional musicians
| Chart (1975–1976) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 7 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 20 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 27 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 5 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 17 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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