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Nine on a Ten Scale Studio album by Sammy Hagar Released May 1976 Recorded The Record Plant, Sausalito Genre Hard rock Length 37:55 Label Capitol Producer John S. Carter, Jr. (credited as just "Carter") Sammy Hagar chronology Nine on a Ten Scale
(1976)Sammy Hagar
(1977)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Nine on a Ten Scale is Sammy Hagar's first solo album.
Contents
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.
- The track penned by Van Morrison, "Flamingos Fly", was not released by Morrison until a year later on his 1977 album A Period of Transition. He gave the song to Hagar after they ran into each other at The Record Plant during the recording of "Nine..." Morrison recorded a demo for Hagar which producer John S. Carter, Jr. and Hagar intended to produce as a duet with Morrison, a move which Morrison later rejected. Hagar then re-recorded the song from scratch.[2]
- The track penned by Fleetwood Mac alumnus Bob Welch, "China", was not released by Welch until after this release. Welch included his version of the track on the 1979 album Three Hearts.
- "Young Girl Blues" is a Donovan cover.
- A demo version of "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo" was released as "Thinking of You" on The Essential Red Collection in 2004.
Track listing
- "Keep On Rockin'" (John Carter]/Sammy Hagar) - 2:50
- "Urban Guerilla" (John Carter]]/Sammy Hagar) - 2:52
- "Flamingos Fly" (Van Morrison) - 4:30
- "China" (Bob Welch)
- "Silver Lights" (Sammy Hagar) - 5:38
- "All American" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:53
- "Confession (Please Come Back)" (Ronald Nagle) - 3:17
- "Young Girl Blues" (Donovan) - 7:50
- "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo" (John Carter/Sammy Hagar) - 3:47
Singles
- "Flamingos Fly" b/w "Urban Geurilla" US (Capitol S45-923834A)
- "Flamingos Fly" b/w "Urban Geurilla" Germany (Capitol C 006-82 254)
Personnel
- Sammy Hagar: Lead Vocals, guitar
- Bill Church: Bass
- Scott Quick: Guitars
- John Blakely: Guitars
- Alan Fitzgerald: Keyboards
- Joe Crane : Keyboards
- Stan : Keyboards
- Wizard : Keyboards
- Aynsley Dunbar: Drums
- Jim Hodder : Drums
- Jerry Shirley : Drums
- Dallas Taylor : Drums
- Venetta Fields : Backing vocals
- Maxayn Lewis : Backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews : Backing vocals
- Bob Welch: Backing vcals
- Greg Adams : Horns
- Emilio Castillo : Horns
- Mic Gillette : Horns
- Steve Kupka : Horns
- Lenny Pickett : Horns
- Rich E. : Engineer
- Tom Flye : Engineer
- John Henning : Engineer
- Gary Kellgren : Engineer
- Cris Morris : Engineer
- Deke Richards : Engineer
- Jimmy Robinson : Engineer
- John Stronack : Engineer
- Roy Kohara : Original Art Direction
- David Alexander : Photography
Versions
Capitol (US) : SN-16049
Fame (UK) : FA 3068
Capitol (Germany) : 1C 038-82 216 (released with the title "Collection")
BGO (1993 UK reissue) : BGOCD182
One Way Records (1996 US reissue) : BGOCD18272438 19095 22
Repertoire (2000 German reissue) : REP 4869External links
Lyrics from Sammy's official site link
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Hagar, Sammy. "Red". HarperCollins Books, 2011, p.64
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