Snakes 'n' Ladders
Snakes 'n' Ladders is the seventeenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1989 on Vertigo Records. This was the last album with Manny Charlton, who retired from the band in 1990.
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| Released | June 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, AOR | |||
| Length | 49:04 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Joey Balin | |||
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Are Animals" | Manny Charlton | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Lady Luck" | 4:09 | |
| 3. | "Hang On to a Dream" (Tim Hardin cover) | Tim Hardin | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin cover) | Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Trouble" | 4:58 | |
| 6. | "The Key" | Manny Charlton | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Back to School" | Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet, Billy Rankin | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Girls" | 3:43 | |
| 9. | "Donna - Get Off That Crack" | Manny Charlton | 4:23 |
| 10. | "See You, See Me" | 5:00 | |
| 11. | "Helpless" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover) | Neil Young | 4:58 |
1997 Castle Communications Bonus Tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Winner on the Night" (German single) | Dan McCafferty | 4:12 |
| 13. | "Woke Up This Morning" (live) | 5:34 | |
| 14. | "Bad Bad Boy" (live) | 4:36 |
- Three bonus tracks above are from German single Winner on the Night.
2002 30th Anniversary Edition Bonus Tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Hang On to a Dream" (Tim Hardin cover; single edit) | Tim Hardin | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Lady Luck" (extended version) | 6:00 | |
| 17. | "We Are Animals" (edited alternate take) | Manny Charlton | 3:28 |
| 18. | "Trouble" (single version) | 3:33 |
Personnel
Band members
- Dan McCafferty - vocals
- Manny Charlton - guitars, keyboards & computer programming
- Pete Agnew - bass guitar
- Darrell Sweet - drums
Other credits
- Joey Balin - producer
- Engineered and mixed by Martin Heyes
- Sleeve design - A.Backhausen, Cologne
- Illustration - Marc Klinnert
- Manny Elias - drum programming
- Phil Spalding - additional bass parts
- Dzal Martin - additional guitar parts
- Danny Cummings - percussion on "Trouble"
- Mark Feltham - harmonica on "Lady Luck"
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] | 26 |
References
- "Nazareth albums".
- Allmusic review
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Snakes 'n' Ladders". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – Nazareth – Snakes 'n' Ladders". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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