The Fool Circle

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The Fool Circle
The Fool Circle.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1981
GenreHard rock
Length36:23
Label (UK)
A&M (USA)
Vertigo (Southeast Asia)
ProducerJeff Baxter
Nazareth chronology
Malice in Wonderland
(1980)
The Fool Circle
(1981)
'Snaz
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic1.5/5 stars[1]

The Fool Circle is the twelfth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in February 1981. "Cocaine" was a live cover of the song written by J. J. Cale and recorded in 1977 by Eric Clapton. There are remastered editions of the album with different sets of bonus tracks.

Because in 1997 Castle Communications was unwilling to produce a 2-CD set of the double live album 'Snaz, four tracks were removed so that a remastered version could be released on a single CD. Rob Corich, who was doing the remastering, included these songs here as bonus tracks to rectify this.

The Fool Circle is notable for a reggae sound on many of the songs. In an interview bassist Pete Agnew commented: "'Fool Circle' was the nearest we came to making a concept album, trying to inject a bit of humour into a pretty heavy subject. I think the fact that we recorded it on the island of Montserrat might account for a teeny bit of reggae poking its way through."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dressed to Kill"Pete Agnew, Dan McCafferty3:30
2."Another Year"Manny Charlton3:28
3."Moonlight Eyes"McCafferty3:33
4."Pop the Silo"Agnew, McCafferty3:18
5."Let Me Be Your Leader"Charlton3:49
6."We Are the People"Agnew, McCafferty3:33
7."Every Young Man's Dream"Darrell Sweet3:16
8."Little Part of You"Charlton3:28
9."Cocaine" (J.J. Cale cover; live)J.J. Cale4:34
10."Victoria"Sweet3:19

1998 Castle Communications Remaster Bonus Tracks[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Every Young Man's Dream" (live)Darrell Sweet3:47
12."Big Boy" (live)Zal Cleminson5:12
13."Juicy Lucy"Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet4:17
14."Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson cover; 1981 version)Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose3:55
  • Those are the tracks that didn't fit on 1997 single CD remaster of 'Snaz album.

2002 30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Morning Dew" (1981 version)Dobson, Rose3:56
12."Dressed to Kill" (single edit)McCafferty, Agnew3:47
13."Pop the Silo" (single edit; B-side of Dressed To Kill)McCafferty, Agnew3:18
14."Let Me Be Your Leader" (live)Manny Charlton4:16
15."Dressed to Kill" (live)McCafferty, Agnew3:32
16."Pop the Silo" (live)McCafferty, Agnew1:15
17."Morgentau" (German language version of Morning Dew)Dobson, Rose4:03

2010 Salvo Remaster Bonus Tracks[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Morgentau" (German version of Morning Dew)Dobson, Rose4:01
12."Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" (from the Heavy Metal soundtrack)McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet3:25
13."Razamanaz" (live 7" EP version)McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet4:23
14."Heart's Grown Cold" (live 7" EP version)Cleminson5:43
15."Talkin' to One of the Boys" (live 7" EP version)Cleminson, McCafferty, Agnew4:43
16."Hair of the Dog" (live 7" EP version)McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet4:54
  • Morgentau and Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment) are also available on Salvo reissue of 'Snaz album.
  • The last four tracks are from unedited version of the EP Nazareth Live released in 1980.

Personnel[]

Band members[]

Additional musicians[]

Other credits[]

  • Recorded and mixed at Air Studios
  • Geoff Emerick – sound engineer
  • Alan Schmidt and Pat Carroll – sleeve design
  • Illustration by Chris Moore

Chart positions[]

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 60
US Billboard 200[6] 70

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ Epstein, Dmitry M., (February 2004). "Interview with Pete Agnew (Nazareth)". DMR Let it Rock. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – The Fool Circle". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – The Fool Circle". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Nazareth | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Nazareth - The Fool Circle. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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