Sammy Hagar (album)
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Sammy Hagar is Sammy Hagar
's second solo album, released in 1977. It is also often referred to as The Red Album, as it features Hagar's first anthem, "Red", which is also the basis for his nickname "The Red Rocker".
The distinctive cover image was shot in Stockwell
Road, London, SW9 in the midst of the rows of red Pride & Clark auto shops. These red-painted buildings are also seen in the 1966 film Blowup
.
Sammy Hagar's 1987 solo album I Never Said Goodbye
is also sometimes known as Sammy Hagar since early pressings were untitled, pending the results of a contest. Nevertheless the albums are completely distinctive.
Capitol (UK): GO 2007
Capitol (Germany): 1C064-85079 (released with the title "Just Visiting")
BGO (1993 UK reissue): BGOCD181
One Way Records (1996 US reissue): 72438 19096 21
www.redrockerdiscography.com
Sammy Hagar
Sam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
's second solo album, released in 1977. It is also often referred to as The Red Album, as it features Hagar's first anthem, "Red", which is also the basis for his nickname "The Red Rocker".
The distinctive cover image was shot in Stockwell
Stockwell
Stockwell is a district in inner south west London, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth.It is situated south south-east of Charing Cross. Brixton, Clapham, Vauxhall and Kennington all border Stockwell...
Road, London, SW9 in the midst of the rows of red Pride & Clark auto shops. These red-painted buildings are also seen in the 1966 film Blowup
Blowup
Blowup is a 1966 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, his first English-language film.It tells of a British photographer's accidental involvement with a murder, inspired by Julio Cortázar's short story, "Las babas del diablo" or "The Devil's Drool" , translated also as Blow-Up, and by the life...
.
Sammy Hagar's 1987 solo album I Never Said Goodbye
I Never Said Goodbye
I Never Said Goodbye is a Sammy Hagar solo album, his only solo album released while Hagar was a member of Van Halen. The album was recorded in ten days as a contractual obligation to Geffen Records as a condition of his leaving the label to join Van Halen and their record label, Warner Bros...
is also sometimes known as Sammy Hagar since early pressings were untitled, pending the results of a contest. Nevertheless the albums are completely distinctive.
Song information
- "Red" would be the second cover that Bette Midler would do of a Hagar song. The first being "Keep On Rockin'" from The RoseThe Rose (film)The Rose is a 1979 American musical drama film which tells the story of a self-destructive 1960s rock star who struggles to cope with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager...
soundtrack. Bette released "Red" on her 1977 album Broken BlossomBroken BlossomBroken Blossom is the fourth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records label...
.
- "Catch The WindCatch the Wind (song)"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on March 12, 1965 through Pye Records and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records...
" would be the second cover that Hagar would do of a DonovanDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
song. The first was "Young Girl Blues" which appeared on his first solo album Nine on a Ten ScaleNine on a Ten ScaleNine on a Ten Scale is Sammy Hagar's first solo album.- Song information :* "Keep On Rockin'", a Hagar original, was covered by Bette Midler on the classic soundtrack to The Rose, albeit in a vastly different version....
. Donovan's single was released on his album What's Bin Did and What's Bin HidWhat's Bin Did and What's Bin HidWhat's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid is the debut album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom four days after Donovan's 19th birthday on 14 May 1965, through Pye Records . Terry Kennedy, Peter Eden, and Geoff Stephens produced the album...
in 1965.
- "Free MoneyFree Money (song)"Free Money" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Smith's 1975 album Horses. In 1977 Sammy Hagar covered the song on his eponymous album. Also covered by Penetration on their album Moving Targets....
" is a cover of a Patti SmithPatti SmithPatricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
song, which she released on her classic album HorsesHorses (album)"Horses" is often cited as one of the greatest albums in music history. In 2003, the album was ranked number 44 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. NME named the album number 1 in its list "20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts"...
. Smith and Hagar were coincidentally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of FameRock and Roll Hall of FameThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
on the same night in 2007. During the televised induction ceremony, "Free Money" was one of the songs featured in a montage of Smith's past live performances.
- "Fillmore Shuffle" is a cover of a track on the debut 1972 self-titled album from a band named Pilot, different than the bandPilot (band)Pilot was a pop rock musical group, formed during 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall.-Career:...
who had a hit with "MagicMagic (Pilot song)"Magic" is a popular song from 1974, and was the first hit single for the Scottish band Pilot. It was written by Pilot's Dave Paton.It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on July 19, 1975, and received a gold certification...
".
- "HungryHungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)"Hungry" is a 1966 hit single by Paul Revere & the Raiders. Recorded on the Columbia label, the song reached #6 on the Top 40 music charts. It also made Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits....
" is a cover of a song that was first a hit for Paul Revere & the RaidersPaul Revere & the RaidersPaul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s with hits such as "Kicks" , "Hungry" , "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and the 1971 No...
, from their 1966 album The Spirit of '67.
- "Eclipse" is an instrumental outro that follows the song "Little Star".
Track listing
- "Red" (John CarterJohn Carter (musician)For the jazz clarinet player John Carter, see John Carter .John Carter is an English singer, songwriter and record producer.-Overview:...
/Sammy HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 4:04 - "Catch The Wind" (DonovanDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
) - 4:37 - "Cruisin' & Boozin'" (Hagar) - 3:09
- "Free MoneyFree Money (song)"Free Money" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Smith's 1975 album Horses. In 1977 Sammy Hagar covered the song on his eponymous album. Also covered by Penetration on their album Moving Targets....
" (Lenny KayeLenny KayeLenny Kaye is an American guitarist, composer and writer who is best known as a member of the Patti Smith Group.- Early life :...
/Patti SmithPatti SmithPatricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
) - 3:59 - "Rock 'N' Roll Weekend" (Hagar) - 3:09
- "Fillmore Shuffle" (Bruce Stephens) - 3:45
- "HungryHungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)"Hungry" is a 1966 hit single by Paul Revere & the Raiders. Recorded on the Columbia label, the song reached #6 on the Top 40 music charts. It also made Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits....
" (Barry MannBarry MannBarry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:...
/Cynthia WeilCynthia WeilCynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann....
) - 3:05 - "The Pits" (Carter/Hagar) - 3:06
- "Love Has Found Me" (Hagar) - 3:51
- "Little Star/Eclipse" (Hagar) - 6:08
Reissues
- The 1996 One Way Records re-release includes a bonus live track, "Growing Pains", which was recorded at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California on July 13, 1980. This is an unreleased outtake from the recording that were used to make the album Live 1980Live 1980Live 1980 is a Sammy Hagar live album recording during the tour promoting his then-newsest album Danger Zone. The majority of this album contains track from this album and its predecessor, Street Machine...
.
Singles
- "Catch the Wind" (mono edit) b/w "Catch the Wind" (stereo edit) - US (Capitol SPRO-8586)
- "Catch the Wind" (album version) b/w "Red" - US (Capitol SPRO-8587)
- "Catch the Wind" b/w "Rock 'n' Roll Weekend" - UK (Capitol CL 15913)
- "Catch the Wind" b/w "Red" - Belgium (Capitol C006-85 105)
- "Catch the Wind" b/w "Red" - France (Capitol C006-85 105)
- "Catch the Wind" b/w "Red" - Germany (Capitol 006-85 105)
- "Catch the Wind" b/w "Red" - Holland (Capitol 5C 006-85 105)
- "Catch the Wind" b/w "Red" - Italy (Capitol 3C 006 85105)
Personnel
- Sammy HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
: lead vocals - Bill ChurchBill ChurchWilliam 'Bill' Church , started out playing bass in a band called Sawbuck in 1969, with Mojo Collins, Starr Donaldson, Ronnie Montrose and Chuck Ruff. As the band was beginning to record their first album, Montrose and Church left Sawbuck to join Van Morrison on his Tupelo Honey album...
: bass - Alan FitzgeraldAlan FitzgeraldAlan Fitzgerald, U.S. musician , was a member of several U.S. bands.He played as a bassist in the bands Montrose and Gamma, both of which also featured guitarist Ronnie Montrose....
: keyboards - David Lewark: guitar
- Scott MathewsScott Mathews.Scott Mathews is a multi-platinum selling music producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and entrepreneur.-Early Days:...
: drums
Versions
Capitol (US): ST-11599Capitol (UK): GO 2007
Capitol (Germany): 1C064-85079 (released with the title "Just Visiting")
BGO (1993 UK reissue): BGOCD181
One Way Records (1996 US reissue): 72438 19096 21
External links
Lyrics from Sammy's official site linkwww.redrockerdiscography.com