''Livin' It Up!'' is the fourteenth semi-based "lifestyle" studio album by

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 ...

and

the Waboritas The Waboritas is the name of Sammy Hagar's backup band, though they are frequently and more recently referred to as "The Wabos". They were formed in 1997 and have been active ever since. Their only hiatus was during the Van Halen tour of 2004, du ...

. While writing with

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country ...

and covering

Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), known professionally as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He released his first four studio albums—1993's '' Toby Keith'', 1994's '' Boomtown'', 19 ...

, Hagar began singing about enjoying the life of a beach dweller. It was vaguely reminiscent of Jimmy Buffett's career, and Hagar even used this time as an opportunity to meet more easy-going party fans as he went on a brief tour with Chesney.

Song information

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for his 2003 album ''

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''. *" Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" is a cover of a

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

song, originally released on his 1966 album '' Blonde on Blonde''. *The first version of the song "Halfway to Memphis" was recorded for the Hagar's album '' Not 4 Sale''. *"Let Me Take You There" was called "

I'll Take You There "I'll Take You There" is a song written by Al Bell (using his real name Alvertis Isbell), and originally performed by soul/gospel family band the Staple Singers. The Staple Singers version, produced by Bell, was released on Stax Records in Febru ...

" when it was recorded by the soul/gospel family band

the Staple Singers The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21 ...

. The song was included on the group's 1972 album '' Be Altitude: Respect Yourself''.

Track listing

Personnel

* Sammy Hagar - lead vocals, guitar * David (Bro) Lauser - drums, percussion, backing vocals * Vic (Tore Up) Johnson - electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Mona Gnader - bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

*Gibby Ross - timbales, congas, shaker, cowbell, tambourine *Bob Daspit - guitar, slide guitar, percussion, backing vocals *Nicole Summerwood - backing vocals *

Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebra ...

- slide guitar *Rosendo Rodriguez Mariachi Band *Tim Hockenberry - trombone, piccolo trumpet *

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- piano *Dave Zirbel - pedal steel guitar *Aaron Hagar - backing vocals and lead vocal duet on "Someday" *Kari Hagar - backing vocals ;Technical *Will Blochinger - photography

Chart performance

The album premiered at #50 on the

Billboard Charts The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in '' Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, p ...

in 2006, with 16,000+ sold.The Billboard 200
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References

External links

Lyrics from Hagar's official web site
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