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Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll

Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1976.

Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll
Studio album by
Nazareth
ReleasedMarch 1976[1]
Genre
Length38:12
LabelMountain
ProducerManny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
Greatest Hits
(1975) 		Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll
(1976) 		Hot Tracks
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Select1/5[3]

The lead track, "Telegram", describes the band's experience while touring of hangovers, travel by aeroplane and limousine, customs, FM radio, girls, breakfast, press reception, soundcheck and finally the show over a guitar riff that bursts into a short version of the Byrds hit before returning to the riff and the story. It includes the album title in the lyrics. This references a saying among guitar players: "It doesn't matter if your guitar isn't fully in tune, as long as it's 'close enough for rock 'n' roll.'" "Telegram" (parts 1–3 only) was Nazareth's concert opener for many years, including the 1981 shows recorded for the Snaz album.

Track listing edit

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Telegram"
"Part 1: On Your Way"
"Part 2: So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"
"Part 3: Sound Check"
"Part 4: Here We Are Again"		(Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet), (Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman)7:54
2."Vicki" 2:24
3."Homesick Again" 4:30
4."Vancouver Shakedown" 4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Born Under the Wrong Sign" 3:56
6."Loretta" 3:18
7."Carry Out Feelings" 3:18
8."Lift the Lid" 3:51
9."You're the Violin"Jeff Barry4:43
30th anniversary bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."My White Bicycle" (single)Ken Burgess, Keith Hopkins5:21
11."You're the Violin" (edited A-side)Jeff Barry3:35
12."Loretta" (alternate single version) 2:36
13."Carry Out Feelings" (US single edit) 3:18
14."Lift the Lid" (alternate single version) 3:29
15."My White Bicycle" (original single version)Ken Burgess, Keith Hopkins3:28
16."Telegram" (edited version Parts 1 and 2) 4:28

Personnel edit

Nazareth
Production

Charts edit

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 9
US Billboard 200[9] 24

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 577. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ a b AllMusic review
  3. ^ Cavanagh, David (July 1990). "Jesus, It's Nazareth...". Select. p. 123.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4432a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nazareth – Close Enough For Rock'n'Roll" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Close Enough For Rock'n'Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Nazareth – Close Enough For Rock'n'Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – Close Enough For Rock'n'Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Nazareth Begins Canadian Tour" (PDF). Billboard. 2 October 1976. p. 136. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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