''Danger Zone'' is the fifth studio album by American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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 car ...

, released on June 21, 1980 by

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

. This is his last studio album during his tenure with Capitol Records. The album includes appearances by then

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

singer

Steve Perry Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful periods from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. He also wrote/co ...

and guitarist

Neal Schon Neal (Neil) is a given masculine name and surname of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "hono ...

. The album peaked at number 85 on the

Billboard 200 The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of art ...

album charts on July 12, 1980.

Song information

* "Love Or Money" was a favorite of

John Kalodner John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R (artists and repertoire) executive. History John David Kalodner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was a writer and photographer at ''Concert'' magazine. He went on to be a photographer for v ...

, which helped serve as a catalyst in getting Hagar signed to the then new

Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint. Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...

. * The track "In The Night (Entering The Danger Zone)" was inspired by the film '' Lucifer Rising''. * "Heartbeat" is the second track on which Hagar shares a writing credit with his then-wife, Betsy. The first was "Wounded In Love" on the '' Street Machine'' album. *"Run For Your Life" is a cover of a song from the band

Runner Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

's first (and only) album, ''Runner''. This version has the former

singer

on back-up vocals. It was (co-)produced by Boston's

Tom Scholz Donald Thomas Scholz (born March 10, 1947) is an American musician. He is the founder, main songwriter, primary guitarist and only remaining original member of the rock band Boston. He has appeared on every Boston album. Scholz is an MIT-traine ...

, who had originally been signed to produce the entire album but was ordered by his own record label to pull out.

Reception

In their retrospective review,

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

declared the album a solid effort, pointing out "20th Century Man" and "Run for Your Life" as highlights, but nonetheless determined the album to be "not up to the standard of Sammy Hagar's best material".

Track listing

All songs written by Sammy Hagar except where noted. # "Love or Money" – 3:00 # "20th Century Man" (Sammy Hagar,

Gary Pihl Gary O. Pihl (pronounced "peel") (born November 21, 1950) is an American rock musician and guitarist best known for playing with Sammy Hagar and the hard rock band Boston.

) – 3:13 # "Miles from Boredom" – 3:41 # "Mommy Says, Daddy Says" – 2:33 # "In the Night (Entering the Danger Zone)" – 5:09 # "The Iceman" – 4:09 # "Bad Reputation" – 3:29 # "Heartbeat" (Betsy Hagar, Sammy Hagar) – 3:53 # "Run for Your Life" ( Steve Gould,

John Pidgeon Sir John Allan Stewart Pidgeon (15 July 1926 – 2 June 2016) was an Australian contractor and property developer. He and his sister, Valmai Pidgeon, have been involved with the Queensland construction industry since joining their father's busin ...

) – 4:22 # "Danger Zone" – 0:40

Personnel

Band * Sammy Hagar – vocals, guitar * Bill Church – bass guitar *

Gary Pihl Gary O. Pihl (pronounced "peel") (born November 21, 1950) is an American rock musician and guitarist best known for playing with Sammy Hagar and the hard rock band Boston.

– guitar, keyboards * Chuck Ruff – drums * Geoff Workman – keyboards Guest musicians *

– background vocals on "Love or Money", "The Iceman", "Heartbeat" and "Run for Your Life" *

– guitar solos on "Love or Money" Production * Dave Frazer – engineer assistant *

– inspiration, pre-production arrangements and drum recordings * Geoff Workman – engineer

Singles

* "Heartbeat" b/w "Miles from Boredom" – US (Capitol 4893) * "Heartbeat" (stereo) b/w "Heartbeat" (mono) – US (Capitol P-4893) * "Heartbeat" b/w "Love or Money" – UK (Capitol RED1) * "Heartbeat" b/w "Love or Money" – Holland (Capitol 1A 006-86200) * "Run for Your Life" b/w "Love or Money" – Germany (Capitol 006-86 215)

Releases

* Capitol (US) – ST-12069 * BGO (1995 UK reissue) – BGOCD281 * Capitol (Japan) – TOCP-7516

References

External links

*
Sammy Hagar – Danger Zone
' at

Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...

*
Official lyrics
' at Redrocker.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Danger Zone (Sammy Hagar Album) Sammy Hagar albums 1980 albums Capitol Records albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios