No Mean City (album)

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.

No Mean City
Studio album by
Nazareth
ReleasedJanuary 1979[1]
Studioat Ballastowell Farm, Isle of Man
GenreHard rock
Length37:06
LabelA&M
ProducerManny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
Expect No Mercy
(1977)		 No Mean City
(1979)		 Malice in Wonderland
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Smash Hits3/10[3]

Track listings
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just to Get into It"Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet4:24
2."May the Sunshine"Charlton, McCafferty, Agnew, Sweet4:55
3."Simple Solution (Parts 1 & 2)"Zal Cleminson4:59
4."Star"Charlton, McCafferty4:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Claim to Fame"Charlton4:30
6."Whatever You Want Babe"Charlton3:42
7."What's in It for Me"Charlton4:19
8."No Mean City (Parts 1 & 2)"Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet6:32

30th anniversary bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."May the Sunshine" (single edit)Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet3:31
10."Whatever You Want Babe" (single edit)Manny Charlton2:59
11."Star" (US Version)Charlton, McCafferty4:55
12."No Mean City" (alternate edit)Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet3:32
13."Simple Solution" (edit)Zal Cleminson4:16

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."May the Sunshine" (Single Edit)Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet3:30
10."Snaefell"Charlton, Zal Cleminson3:36

Personnel

Band members

Charts
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 81
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 34
US Billboard 200[8] 88

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 577. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 8–21, 1979): 25.
  4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4522b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – No Mean City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – No Mean City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. "Nazareth | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  9. "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – No Mean City". Music Canada.
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