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

Sammy Hagar Sam Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a ...

and

the Waboritas The Waboritas, also known more recently as The Wabos, are Sammy Hagar's backup band. They were formed in 1997, after Hagar left Van Halen the year prior, and have been active ever since. Their only hiatus was during the Van Halen tour of 2004, d ...

. While writing with

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, '' In My Wildest Dreams'', in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles tha ...

and covering

Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Keith released his chart-topping debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy", in 1993. During the 1990s ...

, Hagar began singing about enjoying the life of a beach dweller. It was vaguely reminiscent of

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapis ...

'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

I Love This Bar "I Love This Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in August 2003 as the first single from his 2003 album ''Shock'n Y'all''. The song reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Co ...

" was previously recorded by

for his 2003 album '' Shock'n Y'all''. *" 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. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

song, originally released on his 1966 album ''

Blonde on Blonde ''Blonde on Blonde'' is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musici ...

''. *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 music, soul/gospel music, gospel family band the Staple Singers. The Staple Singers version, produced by Bell, was releas ...

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

the Staple Singers The Staple Singers were an American Gospel music, gospel, soul music, soul, and Rhythm and blues, R&B singing group. Pops Staples, Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group w ...

. 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), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American singer, actor, television host, and Rodeo, rodeo performer. Following early work under his given name, first as a c ...

- slide guitar *Rosendo Rodriguez Mariachi Band *Tim Hockenberry - trombone, piccolo trumpet * Austin de Lone - 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'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ' ...

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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