No Mean City (album)

No Mean City is the tenth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1979. The album title comes from the 1935 novel No Mean City and features artwork illustrated by Rodney Matthews. With this record the band's sound was heavier, considering the addition of guitarist Zal Cleminson of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. It sold very well at the time, with the main single "Star", preceded by "Whatever You Want Babe". The popularity of the album allowed the band to play with several big names such as Thin Lizzy, on their 1978/79 tour.

No Mean City
Studio album by Nazareth
Released	January 13, 1979
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	37:06
Label	A&M
Producer	Manny Charlton
Nazareth chronology
Expect No Mercy (1977) No Mean City (1979) Malice in Wonderland (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Smash Hits	3/10[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just to Get into It"	Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Darrell Sweet	4:24
2.	"May the Sunshine"	Charlton, McCafferty, Agnew, Sweet	4:55
3.	"Simple Solution (Parts 1 & 2)"	Zal Cleminson	4:59
4.	"Star"	Charlton, McCafferty	4:55

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Claim to Fame"	Charlton	4:30
6.	"Whatever You Want Babe"	Charlton	3:42
7.	"What's in It for Me"	Charlton	4:19
8.	"No Mean City (Parts 1 & 2)"	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	6:32

30th anniversary bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"May the Sunshine" (single edit)	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	3:31
10.	"Whatever You Want Babe" (single edit)	Manny Charlton	2:59
11.	"Star" (US Version)	Charlton, McCafferty	4:55
12.	"No Mean City" (alternate edit)	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	3:32
13.	"Simple Solution" (edit)	Zal Cleminson	4:16

Earlier remasters included the song Greens as a bonus track. This is not available on the 30th Anniversary remaster of No Mean City, but is instead found on the same such remaster of Expect No Mercy.

2010 Remaster Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"May the Sunshine" (Single Edit)	Agnew, Charlton, Cleminson, McCafferty, Sweet	3:30
10.	"Snaefell"	Charlton, Cleminson	3:36

Personnel

Band members

• Pete Agnew - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dan McCafferty - lead vocals
• Manny Charlton - guitars
• Zal Cleminson - guitars
• Darrell Sweet - drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 8–21, 1979): 25.

External links

• Lyrics to songs from No Mean City