No Mean City (album)

No Mean City
No Mean City
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Studio album by Nazareth
Released	1979
Studio	at Ballastowell Farm, Isle of Man
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	37:06
Label	A&M
Producer	Manny Charlton
Nazareth chronology

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	3/10^[2]

No Mean City is the tenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1979. The album title comes from the 1935 novel No Mean City and features artwork illustrated by Rodney Matthews. With this record the band's sound was heavier, considering the addition of guitarist Zal Cleminson of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. It sold very well at the time, with the main single "Star", preceded by "Whatever You Want Babe". The popularity of the album allowed the band to play with several big names such as Thin Lizzy, on their 1978/79 tour. It was their first album since their second release, Exercises in 1972, not to contain at least one cover version.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just to Get into It"	Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet	4:24
2.	"May the Sunshine"	Charlton, McCafferty, Agnew, Sweet	4:55
3.	"Simple Solution (Parts 1 & 2)"	Zal Cleminson	4:59
4.	"Star"	Charlton, McCafferty	4:55

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Claim to Fame"	Charlton	4:30
6.	"Whatever You Want Babe"	Charlton	3:42
7.	"What's in It for Me"	Charlton	4:19
8.	"No Mean City (Parts 1 & 2)"	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	6:32

30th anniversary bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"May the Sunshine" (single edit)	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	3:31
10.	"Whatever You Want Babe" (single edit)	Manny Charlton	2:59
11.	"Star" (US Version)	Charlton, McCafferty	4:55
12.	"No Mean City" (alternate edit)	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	3:32
13.	"Simple Solution" (edit)	Zal Cleminson	4:16

Earlier remasters included the song Greens as a bonus track. This is not available on the 30th Anniversary remaster of No Mean City, but is instead found on the same such remaster of Expect No Mercy.

2010 Remaster Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"May the Sunshine" (Single Edit)	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	3:30
10.	"Snaefell"	Charlton, Zal Cleminson	3:36

Personnel

Band members

Pete Agnew - bass guitar, backing vocals
Dan McCafferty - lead vocals
Manny Charlton - guitars
Zal Cleminson - guitars
Darrell Sweet - drums

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[3]	81
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[4]	20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	33
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	34
US Billboard 200^[7]	88

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[8]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 8–21, 1979): 25.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4522b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – No Mean City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – No Mean City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Nazareth | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – No Mean City". Music Canada.

External links

Lyrics to songs from No Mean City

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 8–21, 1979): 25.

[group=-3] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4522b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[ac_Norway_Nazareth-4] "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – No Mean City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[ac_Sweden_Nazareth-5] "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – No Mean City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[ac_UK_Nazareth-6] "Nazareth | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Nazareth-7] "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[CanadaNazarethNo_Mean_CityalbumCertRef-8] "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – No Mean City". Music Canada.

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v t e Nazareth
Pete Agnew Jimmy Murrison Lee Agnew Carl Sentance Dan McCafferty Manny Charlton Darrell Sweet Zal Cleminson Billy Rankin John Locke Ronnie Leahy Linton Osborne
Studio albums	Nazareth Exercises Razamanaz Loud 'n' Proud Rampant Hair of the Dog Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll Play 'n' the Game Expect No Mercy No Mean City Malice in Wonderland The Fool Circle 2XS Sound Elixir The Catch Cinema Snakes 'n' Ladders No Jive Move Me Boogaloo The Newz Big Dogz Rock 'n' Roll Telephone Tattooed on My Brain
Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 'Snaz Live at the Beeb Homecoming Back to the Trenches Alive & Kicking
Compilations	Greatest Hits Hot Tracks From the Vaults Greatest Hits Volume II Maximum XS
Songs	"Broken Down Angel" "Bad Bad Boy" "My White Bicycle" "Morning Dew" The Ballad of Hollis Brown" "Hair of the Dog" "Love Hurts" "This Flight Tonight" "Holiday" "Dream On" "Shanghai'd in Shanghai"
Other	Discography