''Exercises'' is the second studio
album
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by the
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
hard rock band
Nazareth, released in 1972. Although their music is most accurately described as "blues-tinged hard rock" (CD liner notes), this record is quite far from the band's more standard fare, featuring, quite surprisingly, a number of acoustic arrangements, several songs with orchestral strings, and traditional Scottish airs. Indeed, the album's "1692 (Glen Coe Massacre)" is about a real incident in Scottish history, namely, the
massacre of Glencoe
The Massacre of Glencoe ( gd, Murt Ghlinne Comhann) took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692. An estimated 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces, alle ...
. The album is also significant for its Roy Thomas Baker production—only his third project, and well before his breakthrough works with Queen in the mid-seventies—and its oddly 'new wave' cover-art (designed by CCS Associates). An early version of the Razamanaz song, "Woke Up This Morning", also makes an appearance on Side 1. There were no cover versions on the album: it wouldn't be until their 10th studio album, ''
No Mean City'', that there was another album totally written by the band members.
Track listing
30th anniversary bonus tracks
Personnel
;Nazareth
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Dan McCafferty
William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a 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 in 2013.
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- vocals
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Darrell Sweet - drums, backing vocals
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Pete Agnew - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
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Manny Charlton - guitar, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
;Additional musicians
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David Hentschel - synthesizer (A4, B2, B5)
*Jedd Lander -
bagpipes
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(B5),
harmonica
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(A2, B1)
*Colin Frechter - string arrangements (A1, B4, B5)
;Technical
*Robert M. Corich - liner notes, remastering
*Laura Vallis - design
*Mike Brown - remastering
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Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker (born 10 November 1946) is an English record producer, songwriter and arranger, who has produced rock and pop and songs since the 1970s.
Career
Baker began his career at Decca Records at the age of 14 and later worked as an a ...
- producer
*Dave Field - Logo Design
References
External links
Lyrics to songs from ''Exercises''
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Nazareth (band) albums
1972 albums
Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
Mooncrest Records albums
Warner Records albums
A&M Records albums
Philips Records albums
Vertigo Records albums
albums recorded at Trident Studios