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Malice in Wonderland (Nazareth album)

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Released
  
February 15, 1980

Length
  
41:23

Artist
  
Nazareth

Producer
  
Jeff Baxter

Genre
  
Hard rock

Recorded
  
1979

Malice in Wonderland (1980)
  
The Fool Circle (1981)

Release date
  
15 February 1980

Label
  
Mountain Records

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Nazareth albums, Hard rock albums

Malice in Wonderland is the eleventh studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1980. After the heavy lurch of the previous album, the band chose to follow a more commercial path, striving for producing of hit singles "Holiday" and "Heart's Grown Cold". The 2010 edition brought a range of bonus tracks, all extracted from a concert at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon, which were broadcast by the BBC for the In Concert program in 1980. It is a very varied album, with melodic and heavy songs like "Talkin' to One of the Boys" and "Showdown at the Border" and the flirtation with a reggae feeling in "Big Boy".

Contents

Nazareth holiday


Track listing

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

1998 bonus tracks

  • This remastered CD, released on Castle Records subsidiary Essential Records (ESMCD 617) in 1998, added four bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:
  • These live tracks were recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon and had been originally released as a 2 x 7 inch vinyl EP in a gatefold sleeve.
  • An identical release was later issued on another Castle Records subsidiary, Sanctuary Records.

    • 2010 remastered bonus tracks

  • This remastered CD was released by Salvo records (SALVOCD043), August 2010.
  • These BBC live recordings were recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, March 16, 1980.
  • The live recording of "Beggar's Day" has not been available before this release.

    • 30th anniversary bonus tracks

  • The Hammersmith live songs from the 1998 remaster are not all on the 30th Anniversary Remaster, the compilers choosing to keep only the two songs relevant to the track list for Malice In Wonderland and omitting Razamanaz and Hair of the Dog.

    • Band members

  • Dan McCafferty – nysse (sic) singer
  • Manny Charlton – guitars
  • Zal Cleminson – guitars, synthesiser
  • Pete Agnew – bass guitar, also nysse (sic) singer
  • Darrell Sweet – drums

    • Other credits

  • Jeff Baxter – producer tracks 1–10, guitar, synthesizer
  • Greg Mathieson – string arrangements on "Fallen Angel"
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on "Turning a New Leaf" and "Talkin' 'Bout Love"
  • Alan Estes – vibes on "Fast Cars"
  • Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Paulette Brown – back vocals on "Heart's Grown Cold"
  • Terri & The Semiconductors – back vocals on "Big Boy"
  • Nazareth – producer tracks 11–14.
  • Recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas.
  • Amy Nagasawa – album design

    • Songs

    1Holiday3:39
    2Showdown at the Border4:12
    3Talkin' to One of the Boys4:13

    References

    Malice in Wonderland (Nazareth album) Wikipedia
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