Hot Tracks

• Artist: Nazareth
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1976
• Total Time: 43:37
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Released during a flurry of activity that defined their late-'70s heyday, Nazareth's Hot Tracks kept the band's career on a decent commercial roll. After the monster success of 1975's Hair of the Dog, there were many tours of America and Europe, as well as four releases for the Scottish band over the next two years. Perhaps A&M records was going just a bit too far by releasing Hot Tracks (a best-of collection) only two years after 1975's Greatest Hits, but the track list adjustments generate a slightly different, more varied feel that might perhaps be superior to that of the former. Among the four tracks not available on Greatest Hits, "I Want To (Do Everything For You)" -- with its reductive, hard rock boogie beat and swirling vocal harmonies -- and "Carry Out Feelings," sounding like the soft rock hook Joe Walsh spent nearly a decade trying to write, add a dynamic depth to the splendid metal set, or maybe they ruin it, it can be seen two ways really. Listeners who appreciate songwriting and musical character should enjoy this collection, possibly the best of the "best ofs," but Hair of the Dog worshipers might not enjoy the more delicate offerings included on Hot Tracks. ~ Vincent Jeffries, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Love Hurts (Lyrics)	Boudleaux Bryant	Nazareth	(3:51)
Shanghai'd in Shanghai	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:42)
Carry Out Feelings	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:16)
Razamanaz	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:47)
Hair of the Dog	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Joey Ramone, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(4:02)
I Want to (Do Everything for You)	Joe Tex	Nazareth	(3:10)
This Flight Tonight	Joni Mitchell	Nazareth	(3:37)
Broken Down Angel	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet, Manuel Charlton	Nazareth	(3:43)
Born to Love	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:55)
My White Bicycle (Lyrics)	Kenyon Hopkins, Ken Burgess	Nazareth	(3:30)
Go Down Fighting	Ted Nugent, Robin George, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(3:03)
Vancouver Shakedown	Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet	Nazareth	(4:01)

Credits

Roger Glover (Producer), Dan McCafferty (?), Manny Charlton (Guitar), Pete Agnew (?), Pete Agnew (Guitar), Pete Agnew (Bass), Darrell Sweet (Drums), Darrell Sweet (?), Manny Charlton (Producer), Dan McCafferty (Vocals)

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