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Nazareth
12+ albums
hard rockclassic rockrock70sheavy metal
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Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1968. The band were formed from the remaining members of a local semi-professional group, the Shadettes, by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. They were influenced by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and took their name from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, referenced in the song "The Weight". Nazareth moved to London in 1970 and released their self-titled debut album in 1971. Their second album, "Exercises" (1972), led to tours supporting Deep Purple, followed by "Razamanaz" (1973), which included UK Top Ten hits "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy". Subsequent albums included "Loud 'N' Proud" (1973) with a cover of Joni Mitchell's "This Flight Tonight", and "Rampant" (1974) with the single "Shanghai'd in Shanghai". The non-album cover "My White Bicycle" reached the UK Top 20 in 1975. The 1975 album "Hair of the Dog", produced by Manny Charlton, featured the title track and a cover of the Everly Brothers song "Love Hurts". "Love Hurts" became a top ten hit in multiple countries, including the US, where it went platinum, and reached number one in six countries. In 1979, second guitarist Zal Cleminson joined for two albums, "No Mean City" and "Malice in Wonderland", contributing compositions and the single "Holiday". In 1981, the band contributed "Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" to the soundtrack of the film "Heavy Metal". Nazareth continued recordi
