Sammy Hagar & Friends

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Sammy Hagar & Friends
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ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)
Recorded2012–2013
Genre Hard rock
Length41:44
Label Frontiers
Producer John Cuniberti, Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar chronology
Cosmic Universal Fashion
(2008)
Sammy Hagar & Friends
(2013)
Lite Roast
(2014)
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Sammy Hagar & Friends is the sixteenth studio album by American hard rock musician Sammy Hagar, released on September 24, 2013, by Frontiers Records. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

"I was going to do an anthology called Four Decades of Rock," he told Classic Rock , "cherrypicking songs from Montrose, my solo stuff, Van Halen, the stuff I've done since. I was going to write a new song for each era: a song like 'Rock Candy' by Montrose, a song like 'Red' from my solo years, a Van Halen-type song… [But] I went to license the Van Halen songs, and those two knuckleheads [Eddie and Alex Van Halen] wouldn't okay it… I could have hired an attorney and done it anyway, because I own thirty per cent of that music. But that would have got a bunch of ugly press." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Friend(s)Length
1."Winding Down"Sammy Hagar Taj Mahal 2:29
2."Not Going Down" Jay Buchanan Denny Carmassi / Bill Church4:57
3."Personal Jesus" (Originally recorded by Depeche Mode) Martin Gore Michael Anthony / Neal Schon / Chad Smith 4:50
4."Father Sun"Sammy HagarCarmassi / Aaron Hagar3:41
5."Knockdown Dragout"Dennis Hill, Ken Livingston, Kyle Homme, Stephen Garvy, Kevin Baldes, Sammy HagarCarmassi / Kid Rock / Joe Satriani 2:17
6."Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" (Originally recorded by Bob Seger) Bob Seger The Waboritas 2:36
7."Bad On Fords and Chevrolets" Ronnie Dunn, Ray Wylie Hubbard Ronnie Dunn3:20
8."Margaritaville" (Originally recorded by Jimmy Buffett) Jimmy Buffett Toby Keith 4:53
9."All We Need Is an Island"Sammy Hagar Mickey Hart / Nancy Wilson 2:42
10."Going Down" (Live in studio, take 1) Don Nix Anthony / Schon / Smith4:25
11."Space Station #5" (live, deluxe edition bonus track)Sammy Hagar and Ronnie Montrose Carmassi / Church / Satriani5:34
12."Bad Motor Scooter" (live, pre-order bonus track)Sammy HagarCarmassi / Church / Satriani4:39
Total length:41:44

Notes


Personnel

Winding Down

- 2:30 2 Not Going Down

- 4:57 3 Personal Jesus

- 4:50 4 Father Sun

- 3:41 5 Knockdown Dragout

- 2:17 6 Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

- 2:36 7 Bad On Fords And Chevrolets

- 3:21 8 Margaritaville

- 4:53 9 All We Need Is An Island

- 2:43 10 Going Down (Live In Studio-Take 1)

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 130
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 79
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 97
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 92
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 22
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [14] 11
US Billboard 200 [15] 23
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 8
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [19] 21

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