''Sound Elixir'' is the fourteenth studio album by the Scottish

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...

band

Nazareth Nazareth is the largest Cities in Israel, city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. In its population was . Known as "the Arab capital of Israel", Nazareth serves as a cultural, political, religious, economic and ...

, released in June 1983 by

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Track listing

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Bonus Tracks

2002 30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks

The 2011 remastered CD release of Sound Elixir was paired with 2XS, comprising tracks 12 through 21. No bonus material was added.

Personnel

Band members

Dan McCafferty William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a Scottish vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band i ...

– lead vocals *

Manny Charlton Manuel Charlton (25 July 1941 – 5 July 2022) was a Spanish-born Scottish musician and record producer, best known as a founding member of the influential Scottish hard rock band Nazareth; he was the band's lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990. H ...

– guitars * Billy Rankin – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards *Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals *Darrell Sweet – drums, percussion

Other credits

Calum Malcolm Calum Malcolm is a Scottish record producer, sound engineer and keyboardist, who is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Career From 1974, he has worked with bands and musicians such as The Blue Nile, Capercaillie, Clannad, Emily Barker, Fish, The ...

– engineer, keyboards *Arthur Ward – art direction *Matthew Curtis – graphic design

Charts

References

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