''Marching to Mars'' is the tenth studio album by American

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singer-songwriter and vocalist

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 his first post-

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solo album. It features various musicians on different songs. It was released on May 20, 1997, by

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, which had by that point acquired his former label,

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. "Little White Lie" was a major

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hit, topping the mainstream rock tracks chart for five weeks.

Song information

* "Leaving the Warmth of the Womb" amounted to a Montrose reunion. The sessions also had a rerecording of the Montrose classic, "

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", which can be found on the CD single release of "Little White Lie". *"

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" is described by Hagar as the Sanskrit translation of "

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". It was written for his daughter, whom he had given the word as a name. * Written while Hagar was still in

, "Amnesty Is Granted" was previously recorded by

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for his album '' Welcome to the Neighborhood''. Hagar played guitar and sang backing vocals on that version. According to Hagar's autobiography, he wrote the song about being able to be with his newfound love away from his ex-wife Betsy. * "Salvation on Sand Hill" is co-written by

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's vocalist/lyricist/guitarist

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who says, "...Sammy was inspired to write those lyrics after I showed him a book I had been reading: Salvation on Sand Mountain, which is about the worship rituals of some churches in Northeast Alabama..."

Track listing

Singles

* "Little White Lie" US (Track Factory TRK5P-3964) * "Little White Lie" b/w "Rock Candy" Japan (MCA Victor MVCE-9002) * "Little White Lie" b/w "Rock Candy" b/w "Ether" Europe (Track Factory TRD 49036) * "Both Sides Now" (Radio Edit) b/w "Both Sides Now" (Album version) US (Track Factory TRK5P-90091) * "Both Sides Now" (Radio Edit) US (GKS Entertainment 8125) * "Marching To Mars" (Radio Edit) b/w "Marching To Mars" (Album version) US (Track Factory TRK5P-4011) * "On The Other Hand" b/w "Right Now" (live) US (Track Factory TRK5P-4158) * "Kama" (Radio Edit) b/w "Kama" (Album version) Asia (MCA TRK5P-4095)

Personnel

All tracks were produced by

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, except for the title track, which was co-produced by Clink and

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. Little White Lie * Lead vocals and guitar –

* Drums –

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* Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Guitar –

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* Slide guitar and dobro –

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* Harmonica –

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* Percussion –

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, Mickey Hart,

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Salvation On Sand Hill * Lead vocals and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Rhythm and solo guitar –

* Keyboards –

Jesse Harms Jesse Harms (born July 6, 1952 in Massachusetts) is an American musician and songwriter. He has worked with Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth, Eddie Money, REO Speedwagon, Bad English, Guitar Shorty, Patty Smyth, and McAuley Schenker Group. Early l ...

Who Has The Right? * Lead/background vocals and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Keyboards – Jesse Harms * Background vocals – Eric Martin, Mickey Thomas Would You Do It For Free? * Lead/background vocals and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass guitar –

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* Keyboards and background vocals – Jesse Harms Leaving The Warmth of the Womb * The original lineup of Montrose * Lead vocals and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass vocals – Bill Church * Acoustic, rhythm and solo guitar –

Ronnie Montrose Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie H ...

Kama * Lead/background vocals and guitar solo – Sammy Hagar * Drums –

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* Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Guitars – Mike Landau * Keyboards and background vocals – Jesse Harms * Background vocals – Aaron Hagar, Mickey Thomas On The Other Hand * Lead/background vocals and acoustic/electric guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Acoustic and slide guitar – Damon Johnson * Percussion – Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo Both Sides Now * Lead vocals and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Keyboards and background vocals – Jesse Harms * Percussion –

, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo The Yogi's So High (I'm Stoned) * Lead vocals and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Keyboards and background vocals – Jesse Harms Amnesty Is Granted * Lead vocals and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Bass guitar – Jonathan Pierce * Keyboards – Jesse Harms Marching To Mars * Lead vocals, bass guitar and guitar – Sammy Hagar * Drums – Denny Carmassi * Sequencing and percussion – Mickey Hart * Percussion – Giovanni Hidalgo * Background vocals – Arnie's Army, Derrick Hawkins, Harley Di Nardo, Dave Cartategui, Kari Hagar

Releases

* MCA Victor (Japan) : MVCE 240 10 * Track Factory (Europe) : TRD 11627 * Track Factory/MCA Records (Canada) : TRKSD 11627

References

External links

Lyrics from Sammy's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marching To Mars Sammy Hagar albums 1997 albums MCA Records albums