Exercises is the second studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1972. Although their music is most accurately described as "blues-tinged hard rock" (CD liner notes), this record is quite far from the band's more standard fare, featuring, quite surprisingly, a number of acoustic arrangements, several songs with orchestral strings, and traditional Scottish airs. Indeed, the album's "1692 (Glen Coe Massacre)" is about a real incident in Scottish history, namely, the massacre of Glencoe. The album is also significant for its Roy Thomas Baker production—only his third project, and well before his breakthrough works with Queen in the mid-seventies—and its oddly 'new wave' cover-art (designed by CCS Associates). An early version of the Razamanaz song, "Woke Up This Morning", also makes an appearance on Side 1. There were no cover versions on the album: it wouldn't be until their 10th studio album, No Mean City, that there was another album totally written by the band members.

Exercises
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1972
StudioTrident Studios, London
Genre
Length35:04
LabelPeg (original UK release)
Mooncrest (first UK reissue)
Mountain Records (1975 UK reissue)
Warner Bros. (original US release)
A&M (1981 US reissue)
Philips (Germany & Netherlands)
Vertigo (New Zealand)
ProducerRoy Thomas Baker
Nazareth chronology
Nazareth
(1971)
Exercises
(1972)
Razamanaz
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I Will Not Be Led"3:03
2."Cat's Eye, Apple Pie"3:04
3."In My Time"3:28
4."Woke Up This Morning"3:09
5."Called Her Name"4:32
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Fool About You"2:47
7."Love Now You're Gone"2:25
8."Madelaine"5:54
9."Sad Song"2:13
10."1692 (Glencoe Massacre)"3:59

Personnel

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Nazareth
  • Dan McCafferty - vocals
  • Darrell Sweet - drums, backing vocals
  • Pete Agnew - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Manny Charlton - guitar, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Technical
  • Robert M. Corich - liner notes, remastering
  • Laura Vallis - design
  • Mike Brown - remastering
  • Roy Thomas Baker - producer
  • Dave Field - Logo Design

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