Sammy Hagar (album)

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


Released = 1977
Recorded =
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 38:48
Label = Capitol
Producer = John Carter
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dcfixqehldke link]
Last album = "Nine on a Ten Scale"
(1976)
This album = "Sammy Hagar"
(1977)
Next album = "Musical Chairs"
(1977)

"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 Sammy's first anthem, "Red", which is also the basis for his nickname "The Red Rocker". The album features guitarist David Lewark, who also played with Eddie Money.

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). See List of musicians with multiple self-titled albums.

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 Rose" soundtrack. Bette released "Red" on her 1977 album "Broken Blossom".

* "Catch The Wind" would be the second cover that Hagar would do of a Donovan song. The first was "Young Girl Blues" which appeared on his first solo album "Nine on a Ten Scale". Donovan's single was released on his album "What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid" in 1965.

* "Free Money" is a cover of a Patti Smith song, which she released on her classic album "Horses". Smith and Hagar were coincidentally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 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 band who had a hit with "Magic".

* "Hungry" is a cover of a song that was first a hit for Paul Revere & The Raiders, from their 1966 album "The Spirit of '67".

* "Eclipse" is an instrumental outro that follows the song "Little Star".

Track listing

# "Red" (John Carter/Sammy Hagar)
# "Catch The Wind" (Donovan)
# "Cruisin' & Boozin'" (Sammy Hagar)
# "Free Money" (Lenny Kaye/Patti Smith)
# "Rock 'N' Roll Weekend" (Sammy Hagar)
# "Fillmore Shuffle" (Bruce Stephens)
# "Hungry" (Mann/Cynthia Weil)
# "The Pits" (John Carter/Sammy Hagar)
# "Love Has Found Me" (Sammy Hagar)
# "Little Star/Eclipse" (Sammy Hagar)

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 1980.

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 Hagar: Lead Vocals
* Bill Church: Bass
* Alan Fitzgerald: Keyboards
* David Lewark: Guitar
* Scott Mathews: Drums

Versions

Capitol (US) : ST-11599
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

External links

Lyrics from Sammy's official site [http://redrocker.com/index.php?s=media&a=discography&aid=25 link]