Malice in Wonderland (Nazareth album)

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1980 studio album by Nazareth

Malice in Wonderland

Studio album by Nazareth

Released

January 1980

Recorded

1979

Studio

Compass Point (Nassau, Bahamas)

Genre

Length

41:23

Nazareth chronology

No Mean City
(1979)

Malice in Wonderland
(1980)

The Fool Circle
(1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Record Mirror
Select	1/5

Malice in Wonderland is the eleventh studio album by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in January 1980. After the heavy lurch of the previous album, the band chose to follow a more commercial path and the album produced the hit singles "Holiday" and "Heart's Grown Cold". This is the second and last studio album to feature guitarist Zal Cleminson of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band as a member of the band.

The album was re-issued on Compact Disc in June 1990. The larger 2010 edition brought a range of bonus tracks, all extracted from a concert at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon, which were broadcast by the BBC for the In Concert program in 1980. It is a very varied album, with melodic and heavy songs like "Talkin' to One of the Boys" and "Showdown at the Border" and the flirtation with a reggae feeling in "Big Boy".

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Holiday"		3:29
2.	"Showdown at the Border"	Cleminson	4:11
3.	"Talkin' to One of the Boys"	Cleminson, McCafferty, Agnew	4:13
4.	"Heart's Grown Cold"	Cleminson	4:14
5.	"Fast Cars"		4:35

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Big Boy"	Cleminson	3:38
7.	"Talkin' 'Bout Love"	McCafferty, Cleminson, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet, Jeff Baxter	3:57
8.	"Fallen Angel"		4:44
9.	"Ship of Dreams"	Charlton	4:09
10.	"Turning a New Leaf"		4:00

1998 bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Heart's Grown Cold" (live 7-inch EP version)	Cleminson	3:56
12.	"Razamanaz" (live 7-inch EP version)	Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet	4:16
13.	"Hair of the Dog" (live 7-inch EP version)	Agnew, Charlton, McCafferty, Sweet	4:37
14.	"Talkin' to One of the Boys" (live 7-inch EP version)	Cleminson, McCafferty, Agnew	4:48

This remastered CD, released on Castle Records subsidiary Essential Records (ESMCD 617) in 1998, added four bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:
These live tracks were recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon and had been originally released as a 2 x 7 inch vinyl EP in a gatefold sleeve.
An identical release was later issued on another Castle Records subsidiary, Sanctuary Records.

30th anniversary bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Holiday" (single edit)	3:21
12.	"Ship of Dreams" (single edit)	3:10
13.	"Heart's Grown Cold" (live 7-inch EP version)	3:55
14.	"Talkin' to One of the Boys" (live 7-inch EP version)	4:45
15.	"Showdown at the Border" (live)	4:08
16.	"Holiday" (live)	3:25
17.	"Heart's Grown Cold" (live)	4:22

The Hammersmith live songs from the 1998 remaster are not all on the 30th Anniversary Remaster, the compilers choosing to keep only the two songs relevant to the track list for Malice In Wonderland and omitting Razamanaz and Hair of the Dog.

2010 remastered bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Want To (Do Everything for You)" (BBC live recording)	Joe Tex	5:12
12.	"Showdown at the Border" (BBC live recording)	Cleminson	4:18
13.	"Beggar's Day" (BBC live recording)	Nils Lofgren	3:54
14.	"Big Boy" (BBC live recording)	Cleminson	5:17
15.	"Holiday/This Flight Tonight" (BBC Live Recording)	McCafferty, Cleminson, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet / Joni Mitchell	7:06
16.	"Expect No Mercy" (BBC Live Recording)	McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet	3:45
17.	"Broken Down Angel" (BBC Live Recording)	McCafferty, Charlton, Agnew, Sweet	4:59

This remastered CD was released by Salvo records (SALVOCD043), August 2010.
These BBC live recordings were recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, March 16, 1980.
The live recording of "Beggar's Day" has not been available before this release.

Personnel

Band members

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

Other credits

Jeff Baxter – producer tracks 1–10, guitar, synthesizer
Greg Mathieson – string arrangements on "Fallen Angel"
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on "Turning a New Leaf" and "Talkin' 'Bout Love"
Alan Estes – vibes on "Fast Cars"
Venetta Fields, Sherlie Matthews, Paulette Brown – backing vocals on "Heart's Grown Cold"
Terri & the Semiconductors – backing vocals on "Big Boy"
Nazareth – producer tracks 11–14.
Recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas.
Amy Nagasawa – album design

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	43
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)	9
US Billboard 200	41

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold	50,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 577. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ AllMusic review
McPadden, Mike (13 January 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
Russell, Rosalind (9 February 1980). "Nazareth: Malice In Wonderland". Record Mirror. p. 14.
Cavanagh, David (July 1990). "Jesus, It's Nazareth...". Select. p. 123.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 4707a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
"Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Nazareth – Malice in Wonderland". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
"Nazareth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
"Canadian album certifications – Nazareth – Malice in Wonderland". Music Canada.

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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