''Boogaloo'' is the twentieth studio
album
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by the
Scottish hard rock
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band
Nazareth
Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...
, released in August 1998. It was produced by Mike Ging.
It was the last studio recording to feature drummer and founding member
Darrell Sweet before his death in 1999. The album also features guest performances by bassist
Pete Agnew's son
Lee, who later replaced Sweet as the band's drummer.
The album was recorded at the Parkgate studios, Catsfield in East Sussex in 1997. 11 of the 12 tracks were mixed in early 1998, with horns and guitar overdubs added.
During the original recording, the Hale-Bopp comet was clearly visible.
Original versions of some tracks (as mixed in 1997), including one that didn't make the 1998 remix, were included in the Loud And Proud box set.
The character on the album artwork is known as 'Boogaloo'. The phrase comes from what the band would say when ready to go onstage – "Let's Boogaloo", a choice made in discussion with the fanclub editor who was present during the recording.
Track listing
2011 Salvo and 2014 vinyl bonus tracks
*The bonus tracks are from ''The Very Best of Nazareth'' compilation (2001) released as part of 30th anniversary digitally remastered catalogue.
*The 2011 remastered CD release of Boogaloo was paired with ''
Move Me''.
Personnel
;Nazareth
*
Pete Agnew – bass guitar, backing vocals
*
Dan McCafferty
William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band in 2013.
...
– lead vocals
*
Ronnie Leahy
Ronald Leahy (born 4 October 1947 in Glasgow) is a Scottish keyboard player best known for his work with Jack Bruce, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe on his second solo album and Nazareth (1998–2002, when Leahy retired from touring). He first gained r ...
– keyboards
*
Jimmy Murrison
Jimmy Murrison (born 8 November 1964) is a Scottish lead guitar player, a member of the band Nazareth.
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Murrison played with the band 'Trouble in Doggieland' (a fellow member being Pete Agnew's son Lee) before acc ...
– guitars
*
Darrell Sweet – drums
;Additional personnel
*
Lee Agnew – percussion
* Simon Clark – alto & baritone saxophones
* Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
*
Roddy Lorimer
Roddy Lorimer (born 19 May 1953) is a Scottish musician who plays trumpet and flugelhorn. He has performed with a wide array of artists, including Blur, Gene, the Rolling Stones, Draco Rosa, the Who, the Style Council, Eric Clapton, Suede, ...
, Paul Spong – trumpet
References
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Nazareth (band) albums
1998 albums
SPV/Steamhammer albums