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''Rematch'' is the first US-released
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 ...
compilation album. After Sammy left Capitol Records for Geffen in 1981, and after
Rick Springfield Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut ...
had a hit with the Hagar-penned "
I've Done Everything for You "I've Done Everything for You" is a song written and performed by Sammy Hagar, and released as a single in 1978. A version by Rick Springfield in 1981 became a top 10 hit in the US. In addition to recorded versions by Hagar and Springfield, the s ...
", this collection was released to capitalize on that momentum. The album was originally released as a 10-track LP, but in 1987, Capitol re-released the collection on CD as ''"Rematch And More"'', adding five more tracks from the Capitol albums.


Song information

*''Rematch'' marks the first LP release of the studio version of "I've Done Everything For You". The song was originally recorded live and released on the album '' All Night Long''. In 1979, the studio track was released as a b-side to Sammy's single of a cover of " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". *All the tracks are taken from Sammy's five Capitol studio albums except for the aforementioned "I've Done Everything For You" and "Bad Motor Scooter", which is the live version found on '' All Night Long''.


Track listing

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I've Done Everything for You "I've Done Everything for You" is a song written and performed by Sammy Hagar, and released as a single in 1978. A version by Rick Springfield in 1981 became a top 10 hit in the US. In addition to recorded versions by Hagar and Springfield, the s ...
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) #"Rock 'N' Roll Weekend" (
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) #"Cruisin' & Boozin'" (
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) #"Turn Up the Music" (
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) #"Keep On Rockin'" (
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Hagar Hagar, of uncertain origin; ar, هَاجَر, Hājar; grc, Ἁγάρ, Hagár; la, Agar is a biblical woman. According to the Book of Genesis, she was an Egyptian slave, a handmaiden of Sarah (then known as ''Sarai''), whom Sarah gave to h ...
) * #"Fillmore Shuffle" ( Stephens) * #"Reckless" (
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) * #"Don't Stop Me Now" (
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) * #"Trans Am (Highway Wonderland)" (
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) #"Love Or Money" (
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 ...
) #"This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" (
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) #"Plain Jane" (
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) #"Bad Reputation" (
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 ...
) #"Bad Motor Scooter" (
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) * *Additional songs included on "Rematch and More" marked by asterisks


Cover art

The cover depicts a mock-up of a supposed boxing match poster advertisement. This represents Sammy's own early career aspirations to follow in his father's footsteps as professional prize fighter. The "main event" in this ad is between Sammy and a fighter named "Roy Scarlet"; a euphemism using Sammy's actual middle name, Roy, and "Scarlet" which would be the equivalent of "Red" for Sammy's "Red Rocker" moniker. A second billing is also depicted on the poster, ''John "Little Red" Galt vs. Bill Church''. While Bill Church was clearly the long-time bassist in Sammy's band, it is unclear whether or not
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refers to the '' Atlas Shrugged'' character.


Personnel


Band

*
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 ...
: Vocals and Guitar *Bill Church: Bass *
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 and Keyboards *
Alan Fitzgerald Francis Alan Fitzgerald (born July 16, 1949) is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the second bassist of Montrose and as keyboardist for Night Ranger. He has also performed with Gamma, and former Montrose bandmat ...
: Keyboards *Geoff Workman: Keyboards *Chuck Ruff: Drums *
Denny Carmassi Denny Carmassi (born April 30, 1947) is an American drummer most notable for playing with many rock bands. Biography Carmassi was born into a family of drummers; his father, his uncle, and his brother each played the drums. Some of Denny's e ...
: Drums


Guests

*
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: Guitar solos on ''"Love or Money"''


Other Personnel

*Randall Scott Davis: Compact Disc Compilation *Dave Frazer: Engineer Assistant *
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 ...
: Inspiration, pre-production arrangements and drum recordings *Geoff Workman: Engineer


Versions

*Capitol (US) : ST-12238 *Capitol (US) : SN-16336 *Capitol (US) : CDP 7 46471 2 ''(as "Rematch And More")''


References

{{Authority control Sammy Hagar albums 1982 compilation albums Capitol Records compilation albums