Exercises is the second studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in 1972. Although their music is most accurately described as "blues-tinged hard rock" (CD liner notes), this record is quite far from the band's more standard fare, featuring, quite surprisingly, a number of acoustic arrangements, several songs with orchestral strings, and traditional Scottish airs. Indeed, the album's "1692 (Glen Coe Massacre)" is about a real incident in Scottish history, namely, the massacre of Glencoe. The album is also significant for its Roy Thomas Baker production—only his third project, and well before his breakthrough works with Queen in the mid-seventies—and its oddly 'new wave' cover-art (designed by CCS Associates). An early version of the Razamanaz song, "Woke Up This Morning", also makes an appearance on Side 1. There were no cover versions on the album: it wouldn't be until their 10th studio album, No Mean City, that there was another album totally written by the band members. Track listing 30th anniversary bonus tracks Personnel Nazareth Dan McCafferty - vocals Darrell Sweet - drums, backing vocals Pete Agnew - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals Manny Charlton - guitar, 12-string guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians David Hentschel - synthesizer (A4, B2, B5) Jedd Lander - bagpipes (B5), harmonica (A2, B1) Colin Frechter - string arrangements (A1, B4, B5) Technical Robert M. Corich - liner notes, remastering Laura Vallis - design Mike Brown - remastering Roy Thomas Baker - producer Dave Field - Logo Design References External links Lyrics to songs from Exercises Nazareth (band) albums 1972 albums Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker Mooncrest Records albums Warner Records albums A&M Records albums Philips Records albums Vertigo Records albums albums recorded at Trident Studios