Play 'n' the Game

Play 'n' the Game

Studio album by

Nazareth

Released

November 1976^[1]

Studio

Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec)

Genre

Hard rock
AOR^[2]

Length

37:34

Nazareth chronology

Hot Tracks
(1976)

Play 'n' the Game
(1976)

Expect No Mercy
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Play 'n' the Game is the eighth studio album by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in November 1976.

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Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somebody to Roll"		3:55
2.	"Down Home Girl" (Alvin Robinson cover)	Artie Butler, Jerry Leiber	5:04
3.	"Flying"		4:20
4.	"Waiting for the Man"		4:47

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Born to Love"		3:58
6.	"I Want To (Do Everything for You)" (Joe Tex cover)	Joe Tex	4:18
7.	"I Don't Want to Go On Without You" (The Drifters cover)	Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler	3:46
8.	"Wild Honey" (The Beach Boys cover)	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	3:04
9.	"L.A. Girls"		3:52

30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks 2006

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Good Love" (B-side)		3:51
11.	"I Don't Want To Go On Without You" (edited alternate take)	Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler	3:23
12.	"Waiting for the Man" (edited alternate take)		6:12
13.	"Somebody to Roll" (edited version)		3:30
14.	"Born to Love" (edited version)		3:33

Personnel

Band members

Dan McCafferty - vocals
Manny Charlton - guitar
Pete Agnew - bass guitar, guitar, background vocals
Darrell Sweet - drums, percussion, background vocals

Other credits

Nick Blagona - engineer
Bob Ludwig - mastering
Mike Brown - remastering
Robert M. Corich - liner notes, remastering
Laura Vallis - design

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[3]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	14
US Billboard 200^[5]	75

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[6]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 577. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ ^a ^b AllMusic review
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5160a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nazareth – Play 'n' the Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ "Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – Play 'n' the Game". Music Canada.

External links

Lyrics to songs from Play 'N' the Game

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 Surviving the Law
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

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