Sound Elixir is the fourteenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in June 1983 by Vertigo Records.

Sound Elixir
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1983
GenreHard rock
Length40:03
LabelVertigo
ProducerManny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
2XS
(1982)
Sound Elixir
(1983)
The Catch
(1984)
Singles from Sound Elixir
  1. "Where Are You Now"
    Released: July 1983[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Martray

No.TitleLength
1."All Nite Radio"4:08
2."Milk And Honey"4:08
3."Whippin' Boy"4:45
4."Rain On The Window"4:23
5."Backroom Boys"3:23
6."Why Don't You Read The Book?"3:45
7."I Ran"4:31
8."Rags To Riches"3:27
9."Local Still"3:32
10."Where Are You Now"4:05

1999 Castle Music Bonus Tracks edit

No.TitleLength
11."On the Run" (B-side)3:23
12."Where Are You Now" (alternate take)4:32
13."Milk and Honey" (alternate edit)4:20

2002 30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks edit

No.TitleLength
14."Whippin' Boy" (extended version)5:16
15."All Nite Radio" (radio edit)3:11

The 2011 remastered CD release of Sound Elixir was paired with 2XS, comprising tracks 12 through 21. No bonus material was added.

Personnel edit

Band members edit

Other credits edit

  • Calum Malcolm – engineer, keyboards
  • Arthur Ward – art direction
  • Matthew Curtis – graphic design

Charts edit

Chart (1983) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 52
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] 8

References edit

  1. ^ "Nazareth singles".
  2. ^ Anderson, Jason. Nazareth: Sound Elixir > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Sound Elixir" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Sound Elixir". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2024.