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The Best Of Sammy Hagar (1992 Album)
''The Best of Sammy Hagar'' is a Sammy Hagar compilation album. Song information This compilation marks the first CD release of Sammy's 1979 cover of Otis Redding's " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". That recording was released as a single and not included on Sammy's 1980 follow up album ''Danger Zone''. Producer John Carter had the track recorded in May 1979 with guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Leland Sklar, and drummer Alvin Taylor. Later, he added Sammy's vocals with background harmonies by three then-members of Boston, with whom Sammy had just toured.Liner notes. Hagar, Sammy, The Best Of Sammy Hagar, 1992. (Capitol CDP 0777 7 80262 2 8) Track listing # "Red" ( John Carter/Sammy Hagar) - 4:57 (from the January 1977-released ''Sammy Hagar ''album) # " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" ( Steve Cropper/Otis Redding) - 3:02 (released as a 1979 non-album single) # "I've Done Everything for You" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:25 (first appeared on the 1982 '' Rematch ''album) # "Rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Hagar
Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose and subsequently launched a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the second lead vocalist of Van Halen in 1985, but left in 1996. He returned to the band from 2003 to 2005. In 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal. Also a businessman, Hagar founded the Cabo Wabo tequila brand and restaurant chain, as well as Sammy's Beach Bar rum. His current musical projects include being the lead singer of Chickenfoot and Sammy Hagar and the Circle. Hagar also is the host of '' Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar'' on AXS TV. Early life Sam Roy Hagar was born to Bobby and Gladys Hag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston (band)
Boston is an American rock band formed by Tom Scholz in Boston, Massachusetts, that had its most commercial successes during the 1970s and '80s. The band's core members included multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 debut album, and lead vocalist Brad Delp, among a number of other musicians who varied from album to album. Boston's best-known songs include: "More Than a Feeling", " Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", " Smokin'", " Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Hitch a Ride", "Party", and " Amanda". The band has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 31 million units sold in the United States, of which 17 million were the band's 1976 self-titled debut album and seven million copies of the band's second studio album, '' Don't Look Back'' (1978), making the group some of the world's best-selling artists. Altogether, the band has released six studio albums in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Night Long (Sammy Hagar Album)
''All Night Long'' (''Loud & Clear'' in the UK) is Sammy Hagar's first live album, released in 1978. The album was recorded during concerts in San Francisco, San Antonio, San Bernardino, Santa Cruz and Santa Monica. ''All Night Long'' was not released in the UK until 1979 under a new title, ''Loud & Clear'', and with new cover artwork. Additionally, a live version of Montrose's "Space Station #5" was added to the end of the album. Track listings Vinyl & cassette edition CD edition Song information * The only song from Hagar's first 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 Hagar's second studio album, ''Sammy Hagar''. * "Reckless" and "Turn Up the Music" were both originally found on Hagar's third studio album ''Musical Chairs''. * "I've Done Everything for You" is a Hagar original, which went on to be a hit single for Rick Springfield. * Three tracks from Montrose's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Machine (album)
''Street Machine'' is the fourth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released in September 1979 by Capitol Records. The album peaked at number 71 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album charts on October 20, 1979. Song information * The track "Wounded in Love" was co-written by Hagar's then-wife Betsy. * "Falling in Love" has backing vocals by Brad Delp, Barry Goudreau and Sib Hashian of the group Boston. * "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" was later covered by Megadeth and included on certain editions of their sixteenth studio album, '' The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!'' Hagar sang vocals on the recording. Track listing All songs written by Sammy Hagar, except where noted. # "Growing Pains" – 3:46 # "Child to Man" – 4:28 # "Trans Am (Highway Wonderland)" – 3:46 # "Feels Like Love" – 4:21 # "Plain Jane" – 3:49 # "Never Say Die" – 4:47 # "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" – 4:34 # "Wounded in Love" (Betsy Hagar, Sammy Hagar) – 3:50 # "Fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Chairs (Sammy Hagar Album)
''Musical Chairs'' is the third studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released in October 1977 by Capitol Records. The lineup features three quarters of the classic Montrose lineup, sans Ronnie Montrose (and the only full album by Sammy Hagar to do so; 1997's Marching to Mars also includes the song "Leaving the Warmth of the Womb", played by the four original Montrose members). Song information "Try (Try to Fall in Love)" was originally released as a single by its writer's stage moniker of Cooker. Track listing * The 1996 One Way Records re-release of the album includes this bonus track, which Hagar released as a single in 1979 and did not appear on CD until '' The Best of Sammy Hagar'' compilation album in 1992. Personnel *Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar *Denny Carmassi – drums *Bill Church – bass guitar *Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards *Gary Pihl – guitar Production *John Carter – producer *Warren Dewey – engineer *Paul Grupp – additional rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rematch
''Rematch'' is the first US-released Sammy Hagar compilation album. After Sammy left Capitol Records for Geffen in 1981, and after Rick Springfield had a hit with the Hagar-penned "I've Done Everything for You", this collection was released to capitalize on that momentum. The album was originally released as a 10-track LP, but in 1987, Capitol re-released the collection on CD as ''"Rematch And More"'', adding five more tracks from the Capitol albums. Song information *''Rematch'' marks the first LP release of the studio version of "I've Done Everything For You". The song was originally recorded live and released on the album '' All Night Long''. In 1979, the studio track was released as a b-side to Sammy's single of a cover of " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". *All the tracks are taken from Sammy's five Capitol studio albums except for the aforementioned "I've Done Everything For You" and "Bad Motor Scooter", which is the live version found on '' All Night Long''. Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Done Everything For You
"I've Done Everything for You" is a song written and performed by Sammy Hagar, and released as a single in 1978. A version by Rick Springfield in 1981 became a top 10 hit in the US. In addition to recorded versions by Hagar and Springfield, the song has been performed and recorded by numerous bands, including Buckcherry. "I've Done Everything for You" was a staple of Sammy Hagar's live performances as early as 1977. A live version of the song (running time: 3:35) appeared on the 1978 live album '' All Night Long'' (''Loud & Clear'' in the UK in 1979) and was released as a single (on Capitol P4596 b/w "Someone Out There"). The single did not chart in the U.S., but did chart in the UK, reaching the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart at No. 36 in 1980. In 1979, a studio version was released as a B-side to the non-album single of "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" (a cover of the Otis Redding hit). This studio version was released on LP on the 1982 greatest hits album ''Rematch'' follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Hagar (album)
''Sammy Hagar'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Sammy Hagar, released in January 1977 by Capitol Records. It is also often referred to as ''The Red Album'', as it includes Hagar's first anthem, "Red", which is also the basis for his nickname "The Red Rocker". Future multi-platinum selling producer Scott Mathews was talked into playing a drum solo on "Red" after being told Ringo Starr had played his only drum solo in the very same room on The Beatles' last album, named after the EMI Studios this album was recorded in, ''Abbey Road''. 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. Nevertheless, the albums are completely distinct. Cover art The distinctive cover image was shot in Stockwell Road, London, SW9 in the midst of the rows of red Pride & Clark auto shops. These red-painted buildings are also seen in the 1966 film ''Blowup''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leland Sklar
Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequently supported many of the artists on Asylum Records, both on stage and in the studio, that they became known as Asylum's ''de facto'' house band. Those artists would become the standard bearers of the singer-songwriter era in the 1970s. Since then, Sklar has recorded and toured with artists such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins, Toto, Lyle Lovett and many, many more. As a group member, session player, or touring musician, Sklar has lent his talents to well over 2,000 albums. In addition, he has contributed to many motion picture and television show soundtracks. Sklar is currently the bass player for the group The Immediate Family. Early life Leland Bruce Sklar was born May 28, 1947 in Milwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hot!
''Red Hot!'' is one of the many Sammy Hagar compilation albums from his Capitol Records era. This one compiling material from his two live albums released for the label, '' All Night Long'' and '' Live 1980''. Tracks 1-6 were taken from '' All Night Long'' and tracks 7-11 were taken from '' Live 1980''. Song information This compilation does nothing to correct the erred track break from '' Live 1980''. Here though, the song "In The Night", which contained the main verse of two simultaneously played tracks, is omitted from this collection. What remains is the rest of "The Danger Zone", which is a Gary Pihl keyboard solo. The song "The Danger Zone" as it appears on the '' Danger Zone'' album is not on this, or any, live release. Cd Track listing # "I've Done Everything for You" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:25 # "Red" ( John Carter, Sammy Hagar) - 4:57 # "Rock 'n' Roll Weekend" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:42 # "Make It Last/Reckless" (Sammy Hagar) - 6:40 # "Turn Up the Music" ( John Carter, Sammy Hagar) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Cropper
Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. He also acted as the producer of many of these records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, while he has won two Grammy Awards from his seven nominations. Early life Born on a farm near Willow Springs, Missouri, Cropper lived in the nearby towns of Dora and West Plains before moving with his family to Memphis at age nine. In Memphis, where he was exposed to black church music, which, he said, "blew me away". Cropper acquired his first guitar via mail order at age 14. He loved the Five Royals and he admired guitarists including Tal Farlow, Chuck Berry, Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter (music)
John S. Carter, Jr. (June 14, 1945 – May 10, 2011), better known as simply Carter, was an American music producer, writer, arranger, instrumentalist, and A&R man. Carter was born the son of an oil wildcatter in East St. Louis, Illinois."Passings: Bill Summers, John S. Carter, Ruth C. Cole". '''' 24 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012. His music career began in 1967 when he co-wrote "That Acapulco Gold" (a #70 hit on the ''Billboard Hot'' 100 chart) with Tim Gilbert of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
