All Night Long (Sammy Hagar album)

Infobox Album
Name = All Night Long
Type = live
Artist = Sammy Hagar


Released = 1978
Recorded =
Genre = Hard rock
Length =
Label = Capitol
Producer = John Carter, Sammy Hagar
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifqxqu5ldfe link]
Last album = "Musical Chairs"
(1977)
This album = "All Night Long"
(1978)
Next album = "Street Machine"
(1979)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = "Loud & Clear"
Type = album


Lower caption = The cover of the UK release of the album

"All Night Long" ("Loud & Clear" in the UK) is Sammy Hagar's first live album. The album contains no overdubs.cite journal |year=1997 |month=July/August |title=What Sammy Hagar Sez |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=66 |pages= |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20001031180228/www.hmmagazine.com/archives/SammyHagar.htm |accessdate=2007-04-30 ] The album was recorded during concerts in San Francisco, San Antonio, San Bernardino, Santa Cruz and Santa Monica.

Track listing

# "Red" (John Carter/Sammy Hagar)
# "Rock 'n' Roll Weekend" (Sammy Hagar)
# "Make It Last/Reckless" (Sammy Hagar)
# "Turn Up the Music" (John Carter/Sammy Hagar)
# "I've Done Everything for You" (Sammy Hagar)
# "Young Girl Blues" (Donovan)
# "Bad Motor Scooter" (Sammy Hagar)
# "Space Station #5" (UK version only) (Sammy Hagar)

Song information

* The only song represented from Sammy's debut solo album, "Nine on a Ten Scale", is the Donovan cover, "Young Girl Blues".
* "Red" and "Rock 'n' Roll Weekend" were both originally found on Sammy's eponymous second studio album.
* "Reckless" and "Turn Up the Music" were both originally found on Sammy's third studio album "Musical Chairs".
* "I've Done Everything for You" is a Hagar original, which he would later record a studio version for to release as a single. Five years later, it would go on to be a hit single for Rick Springfield.

* Three tracks from the debut Montrose album make an appearance in this collection: "Make It Last", "Bad Motor Scooter" and from the UK version only, "Space Station #5".

Loud & Clear

"All Night Long" was not released in the UK until 1979. At that time, a new title and cover were chosen. Additionally, a live version of Montrose's "Space Station #5" was added to the end of the album.

Personnel

* Sammy Hagar: Lead vocals
* Denny Carmassi: Drums
* Bill Church: Bass
* Alan Fitzgerald: Keyboards
* Gary Pihl: Guitar
* Chuck Ruff: Drums

Versions

1978 Capitol US SMAS-11812
1978 Capitol US SN-16326
1978 Capitol Germany 1C 064-85 594
1979 Capitol UK E-ST 25330 "(as "Loud & Clear")"
1979 Capitol Holland 1A 062-86063 "(as "Loud & Clear")"
1992 BGO Records UK BGOCD149 "(as "Loud & Clear")"
1996 One Way Records US 72438 19094 23

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