Nine on a Ten Scale
1976 studio album by Sammy Hagar
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Studio album by Sammy Hagar | ||||
Released | May 1976 | |||
Studio | Record Plant (Sausalito) | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 37:55 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Carter | |||
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Nine on a Ten Scale is the debut studio album by American musician and songwriter Sammy Hagar, released in May 1976 by Capitol Records. It was his first release as a solo artist after his departure from Montrose in 1975. It was announced in Billboard magazine that Hagar was signed to Capitol Records in January 1976. Nine on a Ten Scale was slated for a February 9 release date.
The album sold poorly and was not successful.
Song information
- "Keep On Rockin'", a Hagar original, was covered by Bette Midler on the classic soundtrack to The Rose, albeit with a different arrangement.
- The track written by Van Morrison, "Flamingos Fly", was not released by Morrison until a year later on his 1977 album A Period of Transition. He gave the song to Hagar after they met at The Record Plant during the recording of the album. Morrison recorded a demo for Hagar which producer John S. Carter, Jr. and Hagar intended to produce as a duet with Morrison, a move which Morrison later rejected. Hagar then re-recorded the song from scratch.[2]
- "China", a track written by the former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch, was not released by Welch until after this release. Welch included his version on the 1979 album Three Hearts.
- Ron Nagle's "Please Come Back" was originally included in the film, The Last Detail.
- "Young Girl Blues" is a Donovan cover.
- A demo version of "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo" was released as "Thinking of You" on The Essential Red Collection in 2004.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Keep On Rockin'" | John Carter, Sammy Hagar | 2:50 |
2. | "Urban Guerilla" | Carter, Hagar | 2:52 |
3. | "Flamingos Fly" | Van Morrison | 4:30 |
4. | "China" | Bob Welch | 3:07 |
5. | "Silver Lights" | Hagar | 5:38 |
6. | "All American" | Hagar | 3:53 |
7. | "Confession (Please Come Back)" | Ronald Nagle | 3:17 |
8. | "Young Girl Blues" | Donovan | 7:50 |
9. | "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo" | Carter, Hagar | 3:47 |
Personnel
- Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar
- Bill Church – bass guitar
- Scott Quick – guitars
- John Blakely – guitars
- Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards
- Joe Crane – keyboards
- Stan – keyboards
- Wizard – keyboards
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Jim Hodder – drums
- Jerry Shirley – drums
- Dallas Taylor – drums
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals
- Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
- Bob Welch – backing vocals
- Greg Adams – horns
- Emilio Castillo – horns
- Mic Gillette – horns
- Steve Kupka – horns
- Lenny Pickett – horns
- Technical
- Rich E. – engineer
- Tom Flye – engineer
- John Henning – engineer
- Gary Kellgren – engineer
- Cris Morris – engineer
- Deke Richards – engineer
- Jimmy Robinson – engineer
- John Stronack – engineer
- Roy Kohara – original art direction
- David Alexander – photography
Versions
- Capitol (US): SN-16049
- Fame (UK): FA 3068
- Capitol (Germany): 1C 038-82 216 (released with the title "Collection")
- BGO (1993 UK reissue): BGOCD182
- One Way Records (1996 US reissue): BGOCD18272438 19095 22
- Repertoire (2000 German reissue): REP 4869
See also
References
External links
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