Chickenfoot III

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Chickenfoot III
Studio album by Chickenfoot
Released	September 27, 2011[1]
Recorded	April 2010 / January–June 2011 at The Foot Locker / Red Rocker Recording
Genre	Hard rock
Length	45:12
Label	eOne Music, earMUSIC, WHD Entertainment Japan[2]
Producer	Mike Fraser, Chickenfoot
Chickenfoot chronology
Chickenfoot (2009) Chickenfoot III (2011)
Singles from Chickenfoot III
"Big Foot" Released: August 2, 2011

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Chickenfoot III is the second studio album by American hard rock band Chickenfoot, released on September 27, 2011.^[1] The first pressing of the album was packaged in an exclusive 3-D album cover and includes at least 10 to 12 new songs. Despite the title, this is not actually the band's third album. Other rumored titles that have been mentioned include Chickenfoot IV (four).

Production

The band began to record the album back in April 2010, when they had some free time. They demoed four unnamed songs and put one of them in a video describing the A.M.P.F. technology (which stands for "Audio Musical Performance Fidelity").^[4]

On March 11, 2011, Sammy Hagar said that the "as-yet-untitled" new album is almost done and is due out in the fall. He also gave away some song names from the album such as "Astral Years", "No Change", and "Who's Next".^[1] It was announced on March 12, 2011, by Sammy Hagar, during the Canadian music week in Toronto, ON (promoting his new autobiography Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock), he announced the name of the album is going to be Chickenfoot IV.

In a recent interview, Joe Satriani stated that they have "99% of the drums, bass, and guitars finished", and that "Sammy still needs to do his vocal parts. We haven't even done the real mixes yet, but I can tell you right now, the sound of the album is tremendous."^[5]

On May 3, 2011, Joe Satriani sent out an email to all his fans saying that the new album (Chickenfoot IV) is "heavier and better than the first one." He also stated the band is hoping to mix the album in June 2011.^{[citation needed]}

On May 22, Chad Smith tweeted that he had just finished cutting the last two songs for the album.^[6] Also, on May 23, on the band's official Facebook page, they announced that they entered into the studio again that past weekend to work on the album.^[7]

On June 19, 2011, in an interview with Joe Satriani, he revealed that Chickenfoot IV is due out in October. Satriani also confirmed that the band will do a select number of shows in the fall, and hopefully more in February 2012. The band must work around Sammy and Chad's other schedules.^{[citation needed]}

On June 20, 2011, on his birthday, Michael Anthony confirmed that the mixing for the new album has been completed, with the first single expected to hit radio airways this summer (of 2011), and the full enchilada to be released in October.^{[citation needed]}

In an interview with Mike [Anthony], he confirmed that the band hopes to have the first single out by July, and that the full album to be released in fall. The band hopes to go back on tour in late fall, or by next year for sure. He also stated his favorite song from the new album was "Different Devil".^{[citation needed]}

On June 30, 2011, Michael Anthony told the Van Halen News Desk directly that the new album will be released on September 27, 2011. He also confirmed that the new album will not be titled Chickenfoot IV, as the band had decided against it. The rumored first single from the album is "Bigfoot" that will be hitting radio airways in July 2011.^[8]

It was announced on July 6, 2011 that the band had just signed a new distributing deal with eOne Music in North America, and that the name of the new album is Chickenfoot III.^{[citation needed]}

On July 8, 2011, the band posted a new video online of the first teaser of one of the songs from the new album with this message included in the video: "Attention Foot Soldiers. Get Your Boots On. September 27, 2011."^[9]

The first single, "Big Foot" is due out on August 2, 2011.^{[citation needed]}

On July 13, 2011, the track listing for the album was revealed by Rolling Stone's website.^[10]

Classic Rock magazine in the UK is now offering a fanpack pre-order for Chickenfoot III which includes two live bonus tracks, "Down the Drain" and "Oh Yeah" recorded in Phoenix for the Get Your Buzz On Live DVD.^[11]

According to Rick Wilson, formerly of Radio Canale Grande, Chickenfoot III is the best product to come out of the Hagar / Satriani camp in many years, and that the new album could be considered the Van Halen record that everyone wished Sammy would have made with them.

Sales for III have not bettered the sales of the debut.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Temptation"	4:02
2.	"Alright Alright" (Chickenfoot)	4:39
3.	"Different Devil" (Hagar, Satriani, Chad Smith)	4:24
4.	"Up Next"	4:33
5.	"Lighten Up"	5:12
6.	"Come Closer"	4:08
7.	"Three and a Half Letters"	4:07
8.	"Big Foot"	3:49
9.	"Dubai Blues"	5:02
10.	"Something Going Wrong"	5:16
11.	"No Change" (Hidden track)" (Chickenfoot)	4:24

Bonus tracks

Classic Rock fanpack[10][11]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Down the Drain" (live in Phoenix)	TBA
12.	"Oh Yeah" (live in Phoenix)	TBA

Deluxe edition (Disc 2)[12]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Avenida Revolucion"	Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani	5:56
2.	"Soap on a Rope"	Hagar, Satriani	5:32
3.	"Sexy Little Thing"	Hagar, Satriani	4:14
4.	"Oh Yeah"	Hagar, Satriani	4:54
5.	"Runnin' Out"	Hagar, Satriani	3:52
6.	"Get It Up"	Hagar, Satriani, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith	4:41
7.	"Down the Drain"	Hagar, Satriani	6:17
8.	"My Kinda Girl"	Hagar, Satriani	4:32
9.	"Learning to Fall"	Hagar, Satriani	5:13
10.	"Turnin' Left"	Hagar, Satriani	5:48
11.	"Future in the Past"	Hagar, Satriani, Anthony, Smith	6:38
12.	"Bitten by the Wolf"	Hagar, Satriani	4:24

Deluxe edition (Disc 3 – DVD)[12]
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"EPK"		TBA
2.	"Big Foot" (music video)		TBA
3.	"Turning Left" (Live in Phoenix)		TBA
4.	"Sexy Little Thing" (music video)		TBA

Deluxe edition (Disc 4: DVD)[12]
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Avenida Revolucion" (live)		TBA
2.	"Soap on a Rope" (live at Montreaux, 2009)		TBA
3.	"Sexy Little Thing" (live at Montreaux, 2009)		TBA
4.	"Oh Yeah" (live)		TBA
5.	"Runnin' Out" (live)		TBA
6.	"Get It Up" (live)		TBA
7.	"Down the Drain" (live at Montreaux, 2009)		TBA
8.	"My Kinda Girl" (live)		TBA
9.	"Learning to Fall" (live)		TBA
10.	"Turnin' Left" (live)		TBA
11.	"Future in the Past" (live)		TBA
12.	"Bitten by the Wolf" (live)		TBA
13.	"Soap on a Rope" (music video)		TBA

BestBuy Version (Bonus DVD)
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Greeting"		TBA
2.	"Making of the Chickenfoot III"		TBA
3.	"Behind the Scenes"		TBA
4.	"The Packaging"		TBA
5.	"Big Foot" (music video)		TBA

Personnel

Chickenfoot

• Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Joe Satriani – lead guitar, keyboards, piano
• Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Chad Smith – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Mike Keneally – piano, organ (2, 3, 6)
• Monique Creber - background vocals (6)
• Joani Bye - background vocals (6)
• Linda Bye - background vocals (6)

• Mike Fraser – production, engineering, mixing

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "CHICKENFOOT: New Album Gets Release Date; First Single Due In July - June 30, 2011". blabbermouth. .net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160142. Retrieved 2011-07-01. 
2. ^ Chickenfoot III on WHD
3. ^ Chickenfoot III at Allmusic
4. ^ A.M.P.F. - Chickenfoot official website
5. ^ Bosso, Joe (15 March 2011). "Exclusive interview: Joe Satriani on recording Chickenfoot's new album". Musicradar. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/exclusive-interview-joe-satriani-on-recording-chickenfoots-new-album-399510. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
6. ^ Chad's tweet
7. ^ Chickenfoot's Facebook page
8. ^ "Chickenfoot: New Album Gets Release Date; First Single Due In July". 30 June 2011. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160142. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
9. ^ "Chickenfoot - 2011 New Album Teaser #1". 8 July 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGDg2RsjY8M&feature=channel_video_title. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Chickenfoot Reveal Details of 'Chickenfoot III'". Rolling Stone. 12 July 2011. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/chickenfoot-reveal-details-of-chickenfoot-iii-20110712. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
11. ^ ^{a b} http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/classic-rock-presents-chickenfoot/?ns_campaign=chickenfoot&ns_mchannel=extl&ns_source=cronlinenewsstory&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0
12. ^ ^{a b c} "CHICKENFOOT: 'III' Album Deluxe Version Detailed". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=162249. Retrieved 21 August 2011.