''Red Voodoo'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock musician

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 ca ...

, and his first album to feature his band the Waboritas. This album was released on March 23, 1999, by

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. When Hagar finished touring in support of his '' Marching to Mars'' album, he recorded this album. ''Red Voodoo'' is an extension of the party atmosphere that permeated Hagar's concerts on that tour and the album contains a party-vibe. "Mas Tequila" was the lead single and alluded to Hagar's other career endeavor, as his

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tequila was being distributed throughout the United States.

Song information

* "Don't Fight It (Feel It)" was performed live by another of Hagar's bands, Los Tres Gusanos, before it was released on ''Red Voodoo''.(Unofficial recording, Disc

Track listing

Personnel

: lead vocals and guitar * Vic Johnson (musician), Victor Johnson: guitar *

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: keyboards * Mona Gnader: bass guitar *

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: drums

Additional personnel

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: "Bad ass Slide guitar on 'Don't Fight It (Feel It)'" *

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: horns on "'Don't Fight It (Feel It)"

Live In Cabo

''Red Voodoo'' was sold with a bonus disc at

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retail stores. The mini-CD was recorded at the band's first performance together by the SFX Radio Network. The performance was from the Cabo Wabo Cantina in

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, on May 17, 1997. # "Red" (John Carter/Sammy Hagar) – 4:52 # "Heavy Metal" (Sammy Hagar/Jim Peterik) – 4:25 # "

Right Now Right Now may refer to: *Present, the time associated with events perceived directly Music Albums * Right Now (Atomic Kitten album), ''Right Now'' (Atomic Kitten album) or the title song (see below), 2000 * Right Now (Fabrizio Sotti album), ...

" ( Michael Anthony/Sammy Hagar/

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) – 4:39

Singles

* "Mas Tequila" b/w "Little White Lie" US (MCA TRKS7 55574) * "Mas Tequila (Radio Edit)" b/w "Little White Lie (Album Version)" US (MCA TRK5P 4304) * "Mas Tequila (Radio Edit)" b/w "Shag" Europe (MCA 155 582-2) * "Mas Tequila" b/w "Shag (Miami mix)" b/w "The Revival (Miami mix)" US (MCA) * "Shag (Version One)" b/w "Shag (Version Two)" US (MCA TRK5P-4367) * "Right On Right (Radio Edit)" US (MCA TRK5P-4407) TRK5P-4367

Versions

MCA Records (US) : TRKD 118727
MCA Records (Japan) : MVCE 24135 ''(includes the "Right Now" track from the Live in Cabo disc.)''
MCA Records (Taiwan) : TRKD 11872

External links

Lyrics from Hagar's official web site

References

{{Authority control Sammy Hagar albums 1999 albums MCA Records albums