Greatest Hits (Nazareth album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Nazareth
Released	21 November 1975
Recorded	1972–1975
Genre	Hard rock
Length	44:05
Label	Vertigo (Europe); A&M (US);
Producer	Roger Glover
Nazareth chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1975. By this time Nazareth had experienced considerable success with albums and singles. This compilation showcased tracks from the band's third album Razamanaz through their sixth album Hair of the Dog, as well as some non-album singles.

As part of the remastering of Nazareth's back-catalogue by Castle Communications in the mid-1990s, the original album was expanded in 1996 to encompass the self-titled first album through to the ninth studio offering, Expect No Mercy, whilst retaining the original running-order of the vinyl release.

As part of the same CD-remastering programme, Greatest Hits Volume II was released in 1998, on CD only. This covered the later period of the band.

Track listing

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

*Greatest Hits* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Razamanaz"		3:53
2.	"Holy Roller"		3:25
3.	"Shanghai'd in Shanghai"		3:45
4.	"Love Hurts" (The Everly Brothers cover)	Boudleaux Bryant	3:54
5.	"Turn On Your Receiver"		3:21
6.	"Bad Bad Boy"		3:58
7.	"This Flight Tonight" (Joni Mitchell cover)	Joni Mitchell	3:25
8.	"Broken Down Angel"		3:46
9.	"Hair of the Dog"		3:17
10.	"Sunshine"		3:45
11.	"My White Bicycle" (Tomorrow cover)	Keith Hopkins, Ken Burgess	3:28
12.	"Woke Up This Morning"		3:45

1989 Vertigo CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Expect No Mercy"		3:27
14.	"Dream On"		3:28
15.	"Where Are You Now"	Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet, Billy Rankin	3:55

1996 Castle CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson cover; original version)	Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose	3:45
14.	"Love Now You're Gone"		2:25
15.	"Carry Out Feelings"		3:18
16.	"I Want To (Do Everything For You)" (Joe Tex cover)	Joe Tex	4:18
17.	"Expect No Mercy"		3:26

The 1996 remastered CD (Castle Communications ESMCD 369) added five bonus tracks listed above)^[3] and extensive booklet-notes, by Rob Corich (who did the remastering) and by McCafferty, Agnew and Sweet.

2010 Salvo CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Expect No Mercy"		3:27
14.	"Telegram" "Part 1: On Your Way" "Part 2: So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" (The Byrds cover) "Part 3: Sound Check" "Part 4: Here We Are Again"	Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman	7:48
15.	"Just to Get Into It"		4:22
16.	"Teenage Nervous Breakdown" (Little Feat cover)	Lowell George	3:43
17.	"Morning Dew" (single; Bonnie Dobson cover)	Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose	3:54
18.	"Go Down Fighting"		3:05
19.	"Dream On"		3:26
20.	"Every Time It Rains"	Billy Rankin	4:11

The album was re-issued on CD in the UK again by Salvo Records in 2010. Again, the original running order was preserved with additional tracks added afterward to make the album a more comprehensive overview of the band's career. Two of these eight bonus tracks are from significantly later in the band's career, with "Dream On" coming from 1982's 2XS, and "Every Time It Rains" from 1991's No Jive.^[4]

Personnel

Dan McCafferty – vocals
Darrell Sweet – drums
Manny Charlton – guitar
Pete Agnew – bass guitar, guitar
Roger Glover – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–1976)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[5]	72
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[6]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[7]	2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[10]	7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	31
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	54

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[13]	9

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[14]	81

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[15]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[16]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[17]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "BPI certification".
^ Allmusic review
^ "Greatest Hits (Castle)". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
^ "Greatest Hits by Nazareth (Bonus Tracks)(Remastered)". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 213. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4094a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nazareth – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Charts.nz – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5175". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Nazareth Begins Canadian Tour" (PDF). Billboard. 2 October 1976. p. 136. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nazareth; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

External links

Lyrics to songs from Greatest Hits

[rym-1] "BPI certification".

[2] Allmusic review

[allmusic-castle-3] "Greatest Hits (Castle)". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

[rym-salvo-4] "Greatest Hits by Nazareth (Bonus Tracks)(Remastered)". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

[aus-5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 213. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[CAN1-6] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4094a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[ac_Netherlands_Nazareth-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Nazareth – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[ac_Germany4_Nazareth-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[ac_New_Zealand_Nazareth-9] "Charts.nz – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[ac_Norway_Nazareth-10] "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[ac_Sweden_Nazareth-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[CAN2-13] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5175". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[14] "Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[15] "Nazareth Begins Canadian Tour" (PDF). Billboard. 2 October 1976. p. 136. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[GermanyNazarethGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-16] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nazareth; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[SwitzerlandNazarethGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-17] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[United_KingdomNazarethGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-18] "British album certifications – Nazareth – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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v t e Nazareth
Pete Agnew Jimmy Murrison Lee Agnew Carl Sentance Dan McCafferty Manny Charlton Darrell Sweet Zal Cleminson Billy Rankin John Locke Ronnie Leahy Linton Osborne
Studio albums	Nazareth Exercises Razamanaz Loud 'n' Proud Rampant Hair of the Dog Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll Play 'n' the Game Expect No Mercy No Mean City Malice in Wonderland The Fool Circle 2XS Sound Elixir The Catch Cinema Snakes 'n' Ladders No Jive Move Me Boogaloo The Newz Big Dogz Rock 'n' Roll Telephone Tattooed on My Brain Surviving the Law
Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 'Snaz Live at the Beeb Homecoming Back to the Trenches Alive & Kicking
Compilations	Greatest Hits Hot Tracks From the Vaults Greatest Hits Volume II Maximum XS
Songs	"Broken Down Angel" "Bad Bad Boy" "My White Bicycle" "Morning Dew" The Ballad of Hollis Brown" "Hair of the Dog" "Love Hurts" "This Flight Tonight" "Holiday" "Dream On" "Shanghai'd in Shanghai"
Other	Discography