''The Essential Red Collection'' is a greatest hits album by Sammy Hagar. It includes some of his early works, from "

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" with Montrose, released demos, film soundtrack songs to more recent material. It was released in 2004 on

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. It excludes songs from his time with Van Halen.

Song information

* "Thinking of You" was retooled for Hagar's first album, '' Nine on a Ten Scale'', and included with the title, "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo". * A different version of "Heavy Metal" was included on the '' Heavy Metal'' soundtrack. The version included here, however, was the re-recorded version for his ''

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'' album. * " Winner Takes It All", "Give to Live", and "Eagles Fly" feature

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on bass guitar.

Track listing

" ( Sammy Hagar) - 3:41 (originally from the '' Montrose'' album by Montrose) #"Thinking of You" ( Sammy Hagar) - 3:42 (previously unreleased 1974 demo) #"Call My Name" ( Sammy Hagar) - 3:03 (previously unreleased 1974 demo) #"Red" ( John Carter/ Sammy Hagar) - 4:04 (originally from Hagar's second album, '' Sammy Hagar'') #" I've Done Everything for You" ( Sammy Hagar) - 3:03 (originally released as a B-side to the 1979 "

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was recorded by Redding twice in 1967, including once just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. Th ...

" single) #" Heavy Metal" ( Sammy Hagar/

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) - 3:49 (from the album ''

''; original version appears on the soundtrack album Heavy Metal) #"I'll Fall in Love Again" ( Sammy Hagar) - 4:10 (originally from Hagar's ''

'' album) #" There's Only One Way to Rock" ( Sammy Hagar) - 4:14 (originally from Hagar's ''

'' album) #" Fast Times at Ridgemont High" ( Sammy Hagar) - 3:34 (originally from the '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' soundtrack) #"Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" ( Sammy Hagar) - 3:30 (originally from Hagar's ''

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 ...

'' album) #"Two Sides of Love" ( Sammy Hagar) - 3:41 (from the album '' VOA'') #"

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" ( Sammy Hagar) - 4:12 (originally from Hagar's '' VOA'' album) #"The Girl Gets Around" ( Dean Pitchford/ Sammy Hagar) - 3:21 (originally from the '' Footloose'' soundtrack) #" "Winner Takes It All" (

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/ Thomas Whitlock) - 3:58 (originally from the '' Over the Top'' soundtrack) #"Give to Live" ( Sammy Hagar) - 4:22 (originally from Hagar's ''

I Never Said Goodbye ''I Never Said Goodbye'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Sammy Hagar, released on June 23, 1987 by Geffen Records. It was his first solo album since 1984's ''VOA'' and was released while he was a member of Van Halen. The album was re ...

'' album) #"Eagles Fly" ( Sammy Hagar) - 4:59 (originally from Hagar's ''

'' album) #"High Hopes" ( Sammy Hagar) - 5:28 (originally from Hagar's '' Unboxed'' greatest hits package) #"Little White Lie" ( Sammy Hagar) - 2:52 (originally from Hagar's ''

Marching to Mars ''Marching to Mars'' is the tenth studio album by American rock singer-songwriter and vocalist Sammy Hagar, and his first post-Van Halen solo album. It features various musicians on different songs. It was released on May 20, 1997, by MCA Records ...

'' album) #"Marching to Mars" ( Sammy Hagar) - 5:05 (originally from Hagar's ''

'' album) #"Mas Tequila" (

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/ Sammy Hagar/ Mike Leander) - 4:10 (originally from Hagar's '' Red Voodoo'' album)

Singles

* "Call My Name" b/w "Eagles Fly (Unreleased Radio Edit)" b/w "Eagles Fly (Album version)" (Hip-O)

Versions

* Hip-O Records (US) : B0002760-02

References

External links

Lyrics from Hagar's official site
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