Former Nazareth Singer Dan McCafferty To Release 'Last Testament' Solo Album

June 21, 2019
Blabbermouth.net

There are very few classic rock vocalists that you recognize after hearing just a few notes. The legendary Dan McCafferty, the former front man of Scottish rockers NAZARETH, is one of those vocalists.

After nearly 50 years of road work with the band, McCafferty had to retire due to health reasons. However, that unique instrument — his voice — is still capable of blowing the roof off.

With 15 tracks, "Last Testament" is a blistering album with a full mix of lyrical and musical styles. It arrives on October 18 via earMUSIC. There are out-and-out rockers, like "My Baby" and "Bring It On Back", for example. But at the core of this release is a newfound freedom to explore avenues of creativity.

There are songs of reflection, like "You And Me", "Looking Back" and the very emotional first single "Tell Me", plus "Sunshine", which features a guest vocal by NAZARETH bandmate Pete Agnew, which are tender love songs.

McCafferty teamed up with Czech composer, accordion, and keyboard maestro Karel Marik, who is the author of all music and the producer of album, while McCafferty has written all the lyrics.

Recorded and mixed at Substation Studio in Rosyth, Scotland by sound engineer Duncan Aitken and mastered by Eike Freese at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg, "Last Testament" is a unique outstanding album which will surprise, challenge, and delight his countless fans throughout the world.

"Last Testament" track listing:

01. You And Me (Electric)
02. Why
03. Looking Back
04. Tell Me (Single)
05. I Can't Find The One For Me
06. Look At The Song In My Eyes
07. Home Is Where The Heart Is
08. My Baby
09. Refugee
10. Mafia
11. Sunshine
12. Nobody's Home
13. Right To Fail
14. Bring It On Back
15. You And Me (Acoustic)



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Sorry for spamming my own thread but..... I am sooo in on this. Love Dan and his monster voice.

Nazareth is such an excellent band and Dan McCafferty has one of the best and most unique vocals in rock.

Bump: Added the cover image to the first post.

He may just be acting in the video, but man is that heartbreaking. I saw them and met the band about 2 weeks before Darrell Sweet died years ago.

Yeah, he did a damn good job in that vid. Even the missing teeth looked real.

The CD is now available for pre-order in the USA:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SRSDMZN/?tag=imwan-20

Got an e-mail today........

I'm in!

Just added to Apple Music today.

Got another one this morning............

Is this label BGO?

Got this today............

EarMusic, which only a few years ago was an import-only label, has had some issues with their domestic (USA) releases. The CD came out on time and is in stock at Amazon UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SRSDMZN/?tag=imwan-21

Worth waiting for the less expensive domestic shipment? Your call.

Naw, I have patience. I'll wait.

My copy finally shipped.

I found out why there was a delay. The disc had to route thru BGO's corporate office.

Okay, I finished listening to this. First off, if anyone is expecting anything resembling Nazareth, forget it. It's somewhat mellow with a couple hard rocking tunes.

I find it enjoyable all the same because I like Dan's voice. On the harder rocking tunes, one can see why he retired from Naz. His voice is shot when he tries to emulate anything close to what he's known for. All the same, the purpose of doing solo albums is to get things out of your system.

Also, just the title of the disc tells me that Dan wanted to get something out there before his own times come. For those who don't know, he has a severe case of COPD.