''Loud 'n' Proud'' is the fourth studio album by the Scottish

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, and their second album released in 1973. The album was produced by

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's bassist Roger Glover.

Background

This album reached 10th place in the

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, making it the group's best-ranked album. It also reached number one on the Austrian charts. In 1976, it was certified as a platinum record in

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. The single, a cover of

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's " This Flight Tonight", reached number 11 on the UK charts and number one on the German charts. Joni Mitchell, who recorded this song in 1971 for her album ''

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'', was impressed by the band's cover and sometimes humorously introduced her live performances of the song at concerts by saying "I'm going to perform a Nazareth song."

Track listing

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Bonus Tracks

2001 30th Anniversary Bonus Track

2010 Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

BBC Sessions: *BBC live recordings, recorded for The Bob Harris Show. First transmission date was 13 August 1973

Personnel

Band members

* Dan McCafferty – lead vocals *Darrell Sweet – percussion, drums, backing vocals *Pete Agnew – bass guitar, Fuzz bass (track 8), backing vocals * Manny Charlton (Manuel Charlton) – lead, slide and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

Other credits

* Roger Glover – producer, percussion (track 5) *Mike Brown, Robert M. Corich – remastering *

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, Bob Harper, John Mills – engineers *Dave Field – sleeve

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Lyrics to songs from ''Loud 'n' Proud''
{{Authority control Nazareth (band) albums 1974 albums Albums produced by Roger Glover A&M Records albums Albums recorded at Apple Studios