Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll

Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll is the seventh studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1976.

Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll
Studio album by
Nazareth
Released25 March 1976
GenreHard rock
Length38:12
LabelA&M (US)
Mountain Records (UK)
Vertigo (Europe)
ProducerManny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
Greatest Hits
(1975)		 Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll
(1976)		 Hot Tracks
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The lead track, Telegram, is the definitive story of 1970's touring rock bands and describes the band's experience of hangovers, travel by aeroplane and limousine, customs, FM radio, girls, breakfast, press reception, soundcheck and finally the show over an insistent guitar riff that bursts into a short version of the Byrds hit before returning to the riff and the story. It includes the album title in the lyrics - this references a saying among guitar players: it doesn't matter if your guitar isn't fully in tune, as long as it's "close enough for rock 'n' roll". Telegram (parts 1–3 only) was Nazareth's concert opener for many years, including the 1981 shows recorded for the Snaz album and is one of their finest achievements.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet unless otherwise noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Telegram"
"Part 1: On Your Way"
"Part 2: So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"
"Part 3: Sound Check"
"Part 4: Here We Are Again"		(Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet), (Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman)7:54
2."Vicki" 2:24
3."Homesick Again" 4:30
4."Vancouver Shakedown" 4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Born Under the Wrong Sign" 3:56
6."Loretta" 3:18
7."Carry Out Feelings" 3:18
8."Lift the Lid" 3:51
9."You're the Violin"Jeff Barry4:43

30th anniversary bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."My White Bicycle" (single)Ken Burgess, Keith Hopkins5:21
11."You're the Violin" (edited A-side)Jeff Barry3:35
12."Loretta" (alternate single version) 2:36
13."Carry Out Feelings" (US single edit) 3:18
14."Lift the Lid" (alternate single version) 3:29
15."My White Bicycle" (original single version)Ken Burgess, Keith Hopkins3:28
16."Telegram" (edited version Parts 1 and 2) 4:28

Credits

Band members

Other credits
  • Nick Blagona – engineer
  • John Punter – engineer
  • Hipgnosis – sleeve design and photos

Chart performance
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 9
US Billboard 200[7] 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4432a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nazareth – Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. "Charts.nz – Nazareth – Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. "Nazareth Begins Canadian Tour" (PDF). Billboard. 2 October 1976. p. 136. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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