''Rampant'' is the fifth studio album by the Scottish

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band

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, released in 1974. It was their third album to be produced by

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, and proved to be the last time they would work with him. The track "Loved and Lost" was sampled by

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on "Enemy Lines" from his 2011 album '' The Less You Know, The Better''.

Background

It was recorded in 1974 on the shores of

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, with the help of the

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and produced by former

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's bassist

, whose last collaboration was with the group. With this album, Nazareth make a slight musical change incorporating

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intonations into some of their songs ("Glad When You're Gone", "Jet Lag" or the title that opens the "Silver Dollar Forger").

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critic Donald A. Guarisco compares the sound of the album as a cross between the sound of early

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albums and

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's most "

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" titles.

Track listing

30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks

Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

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

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 ...

– vocals, photography *Pete Agnew – bass guitar, guitar, background vocals, liner notes *

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, producer, photography *Darrell Sweet – drums, background vocals, liner notes, photography

Additional musicians

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, Barry St. John, Liza Strike – background vocals *

Jon Lord John Douglas "Jon" Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only ...

– piano on "Glad When You're Gone" and "Shanghai'd In Shanghai *

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

Other credits

– 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

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Lyrics to songs from ''Rampant''
{{Authority control Nazareth (band) albums 1974 albums Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis Albums with cover art by Joe Petagno Albums produced by Roger Glover A&M Records albums Vertigo Records albums