The Best of Sammy Hagar (1999 album)

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The Best Of Sammy Hagar
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Greatest hits album by Sammy Hagar
Released October 27, 1999
Recorded 1977–1979
Genre Rock
Length38:30
Label EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Sammy Hagar chronology
The Anthology
(1994) The Anthology1994		The Best of Sammy Hagar
(1999)		 Masters Of Rock
(2001) Masters Of Rock2001
The Best of Sammy Hagar (2008)

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The cover of the 2008 re-release
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The Best of Sammy Hagar is a Sammy Hagar compilation album. The album's track listing incorrectly lists "Red" as a live track when it is, in fact, the studio version.

Sammy Hagar American musician

Samuel Roy Hagar, also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. He returned to the band for a two-year reunion from 2003 to 2005. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal.

<i>Sammy Hagar</i> (album) album by Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar is Sammy Hagar's second solo album, released in 1977. It is also often referred to as The Red Album, as it includes Hagar's first anthem, "Red", which is also the basis for his nickname "The Red Rocker". Future multi-platinum selling producer Scott Mathews was talked into playing a drum solo on "Red" after being told Ringo Starr had played his only drum solo in the very same room on The Beatles' last album, named after the EMI Studios this album was recorded in, Abbey Road.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Red" (John Carter/Sammy Hagar) - 4:04
  2. "Plain Jane" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:49
  3. "I've Done Everything for You" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:02
  4. "Rock 'N' Roll Weekend" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:07
  5. "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" (Sammy Hagar) - 4:35
  6. "You Make Me Crazy" (Sammy Hagar) - 2:47
  7. "Trans Am (Highway Wonderland)" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:47
  8. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Steve Cropper/Otis Redding) - 3:02
  9. "Cruisin' & Boozin'" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:10
  10. "Bad Motor Scooter" (Sammy Hagar) - 7:07

Re-release

On June 24, 2008, this collection was released under the Collectable Records label. Artwork was stripped down and the track listing also included the erred "live" notation on the first track, "Red".

Versions

EMI Capitol Music Special Markets (US) : 72435 21097-2-2
Collectable Records Corp (US) : COL-CD-1026

Lyrics from Sammy's official site. link


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