Rampant is the fifth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1974. It was their third album to be produced by Roger Glover, and proved to be the last time they would work with him.
The track "Loved and Lost" was sampled by DJ Shadow on "Enemy Lines" from his 2011 album The Less You Know, The Better.
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Background
It was recorded in 1974 on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland, with the help of the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio and produced by former Deep Purple's bassist Roger Glover, whose last collaboration was with the group.
With this album, Nazareth make a slight musical change incorporating Southern rock intonations into some of their songs ("Glad When You're Gone", "Jet Lag" or the title that opens the "Silver Dollar Forger"). AllMusic critic Donald A. Guarisco compares the sound of the album as a cross between the sound of early AC/DC albums and Lynyrd Skynyrd's most "Hard rock" titles.
Track listing
Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks
Salvo Records released a version in 2010 with the following bonus tracks:
Personnel
Band members
Dan McCafferty – vocals, photography
Pete Agnew – bass guitar, guitar, background vocals, liner notes
Manny Charlton – guitars, producer, photography
Darrell Sweet – drums, background vocals, liner notes, photography
Additional musicians
Vicki Brown, Barry St. John, Liza Strike – background vocals
Jon Lord – piano on "Glad When You're Gone" and "Shanghai'd In Shanghai
Roger Glover – synthesizer on "Silver Dollar Forger (Parts 1 & 2)" and "Shapes Of Things/Space Safari"
Other credits
Roger Glover – producer
Richard Roy – assistant mastering engineer
Red Steel – revised notes
Louie Austin – engineer
Robert M Corich and Mike Brown – remastering
Mick Carpenter – project coordinator