Razamanaz

Razamanaz is the third studio album by the Scottish 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.

Razamanaz
Studio album by Nazareth
Released	May 1973[1]
Studio	The Ganghut, Jamestown, Scotland with Pye Mobile Unit
Genre	Hard rock[2]
Length	34:24
Label	Mooncrest
Producer	Roger Glover
Nazareth chronology
Exercises (1972) Razamanaz (1973) Loud 'n' Proud (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Razamanaz"		3:52
2.	"Alcatraz"	Leon Russell	4:23
3.	"Vigilante Man"	Woody Guthrie	5:21
4.	"Woke Up This Morning"		3:53

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

Side two

No.	Title	Length
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
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
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
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.
• "Razamanaz" was covered by English heavy metal band Saxon on their 2023 album More Inspirations.

Personnel

Nazareth

• 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

Technical

• Roger Glover – producer, bass guitar, percussion
• Alan Perkins – recording engineer (Pye Mobile Recording Unit)
• Geoffrey Emerick – sound engineer (AIR)
• Patrick Watters, Fin Costello – photography
• Mike Brown – remastering
• Robert M. Corich – remastering, liner notes, recovery of bonus tracks
• Dave Field – design

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3]	39
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[4]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	48
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	11
US Billboard 200[7]	157

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8]	Platinum	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 576. ISBN 9780862415419.
2. AllMusic review
3. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2393". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
4. 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.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Razamanaz" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
7. "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
8. "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – Razamanaz". Music Canada.

External links

• Lyrics to songs from Razamanaz