Sound Elixir

Sound Elixir is the fourteenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in June 1983 by Vertigo Records.

Sound Elixir
Studio album by Nazareth
Released	30 June 1983
Genre	Hard rock, pop rock
Length	40:03
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Manny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
2XS (1982) Sound Elixir (1983) The Catch (1984)
Singles from Sound Elixir
"Where Are You Now" Released: 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet, Billy Rankin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All Nite Radio"	4:07
2.	"Milk and Honey"	4:04
3.	"Whippin' Boy"	4:41
4.	"Rain on the Window"	4:21
5.	"Backroom Boys"	3:19
6.	"Why Don't You Read the Book"	3:42
7.	"I Ran"	4:26
8.	"Rags to Riches"	3:22
9.	"Local Still"	3:29
10.	"Where Are You Now"	3:53

1999 Castle Music Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"On the Run" (B-side)	3:23
12.	"Where Are You Now" (alternate take)	4:32
13.	"Milk and Honey" (alternate edit)	4:20

2002 30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Whippin' Boy" (extended version)	5:16
15.	"All Nite Radio" (radio edit)	3:11

The 2011 remastered CD release of Sound Elixir was paired with 2XS, comprising tracks 12 through 21. No bonus material was added.

Personnel

Band members

• Dan McCafferty - lead vocals
• Manny Charlton - guitars
• Billy Rankin - guitars, backing vocals, keyboards
• Pete Agnew - bass, backing vocals
• Darrell Sweet - drums, percussion

Other credits

• Calum Malcolm - engineer, keyboards
• Arthur Ward - art direction
• Matthew Curtis - graphic design

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2]	52
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3]	8

References

1. Anderson, Jason. Nazareth: Sound Elixir > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nazareth – Sound Elixir" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
3. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Sound Elixir". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2018.