''Live 1980'' is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, recorded in 1980 on tour for his then-newest album, '' Danger Zone'' and released in 1983. The album mainly contains tracks from ''Danger Zone'' and its predecessor, '' Street Machine''. It was released by

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after the success of Hagar's Geffen-era releases, ''

Standing Hampton ''Standing Hampton'' is the sixth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on January 6, 1982 by Geffen. This is his first album after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen. It was his first album to achieve RIAA certifica ...

'' and ''

Three Lock Box ''Three Lock Box'' is the seventh studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on November 30, 1982 by Geffen Records. This album has appearances by Loverboy's Mike Reno, Journey's Jonathan Cain and Mr. Mister's Richard Page. Th ...

''.

Song information

While every version of this release has the track listing as noted below, the song "In the Night" continues into the next track "The Danger Zone". The rest of "The Danger Zone" is a

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.

keyboard solo. "The Danger Zone", as it appears on the ''Danger Zone'' album, is not represented on this live release.

Track listing

Reissues

The 1996

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re-release includes a bonus live track, "Someone Out There", which has not been released elsewhere.

Personnel

* Sammy Hagar –

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rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, 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.

–

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

*Bill Church –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, backing vocals * Chuck Ruff –

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, backing vocals

Versions

*Capitol Records (US LP): SN-16376 *Capitol Records (Japan LP): ECS-63048 *Capitol Records (Spain LP): 064 7122991 *Capitol Records (Germany LP): 1C 064 7122991 *Capitol Records (US CD): CDP 7 48432 2 *One Way Records (1996 US Reissue): 72438 19093 24

References

Sammy Hagar albums 1983 live albums Capitol Records live albums {{1980s-hard-rock-album-stub