Standing Hampton

Infobox Album
Name = Standing Hampton
Type = studio
Artist = Sammy Hagar


Released = October 23, 1981
Recorded = 1981
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 42:04
Label = Geffen Records
Producer = Keith Olsen
Reviews = *"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sammyhagar/albums/album/117529/review/5943379/standing_hampton link]
*"Allmusic" Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifqxqu5ldfe link]
Last album = "Danger Zone"
(1980)
This album = "Standing Hampton"
(1981)
Next album = "Three Lock Box"
(1982)

"Standing Hampton" is a Sammy Hagar solo album, his first after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen. Five of its singles charted in either the mainstream rock or pop singles charts.

The English version of the album was released with an interview 45rpm called "Conversations with Sammy Hagar" (Geffen XPS 133).

The Title

Sammy has said that he was originally going to title this album "One Way To Rock". It was a British fan who told him of the term that came to be the title. In Cockney rhyming slang, a "Hampton" is a term for a penis. One that is "Standing", of course, would be a reference to an erection. [Hagar, Sammy, In The Studio, Show #305, Original Airdate: April 25, 1994] This led to the cover art that shows a gentleman greeting a woman in various states of undress.

Song Information

* "I'll Fall In Love Again" was also used in the soundtrack to the film Vision Quest.
* The 45 single released for "I'll Fall In Love Again" includes the B-side, "Satisfied", which as of 2008, has not been released in another format.
* "There's Only One Way To Rock" would go on to be one of Sammy's biggest solo hits and a signature tune. This song, along with "I Can't Drive 55", were the two Sammy songs that Van Halen would consistently play when he joined the band.
* A different version of the song "Heavy Metal" was used for the soundtrack for the animated movie "Heavy Metal".
*The lyrics to the song "Inside Lookin' In" refers to "ringin' just like one UXB". UXB is an acronym for an "unexploded bomb". No known references to the UK punk band UXB have ever been cited.
*The lyrics to "Sweet Hitchhiker" refers to "Blaupunkt blastin' my favorite song". Blaupunkt refers to a popular brand of car stereo.
* The song "Piece of My Heart" is a cover of the song made famous by Janis Joplin.

Track listing

# "I'll Fall in Love Again" (Hagar)
# "There's Only One Way to Rock" (Hagar)
# "Baby's on Fire" (Hagar)
# "Can't Get Loose" (Hagar)
# "Heavy Metal" (Hagar/Peterik)
# "Baby, It's You" (Hagar)
# "Surrender" (Sanford)
# "Inside Lookin' In" (Hagar)
# "Sweet Hitchhiker" (Hagar/Lauser)
# "Piece of My Heart" (Berns/Rogovoy)

Singles

* "I'll Fall In Love Again" b/w "Satisfied" - US (Geffen GEF4988 1)
* "I'll Fall In Love Again" (edit) b/w "I'll Fall In Love Again" (album) - US (Geffen PRO-A-1003)
* "I'll Fall In Love Again" (edit) b/w "I'll Fall In Love Again" (album) - US (Geffen GEF 49881)
* "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - US (Geffen GEF 50059)
* "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - UK (Geffen GEF A 1884)
* "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - UK (Geffen GEF A 11-1884)
* "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - Spain (Geffen GEF A 1884)
* "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - Holland (Geffen GEF A 1884)

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Personnel

Band

*Sammy Hagar: Lead Vocals and Guitar
*Gary Pihl: Guitar and background vocals
*Bill Church: Bass and background vocals
*David Lauser: Drums and background vocals

Other Personnel

*Keith Olsen: Producer and Engineer
*Chris Minto: Engineer
*Greg Fulginiti: Mastering

Versions

* Geffen Records (Japan) : 25AP 2247
* Geffen Records (Japan) : MVCG 21004
* Geffen Records (UK) : GEF 85456
* Geffen Records (Holland) : GEF 45456
* Geffen Records (Germany) : GEFD 02006

External links

Lyrics from Sammy's official site [http://redrocker.com/index.php?s=media&a=discography&aid=5 link]

References