Play 'n' the Game

1976 studio album by Nazareth

Play 'n' the Game

Studio album by

Nazareth

Released

November 1976^[1]

Studio

Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec)

Genre

Length

37:34

Label

A&M

Producer

Manny Charlton

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.

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

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

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


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

^ 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.