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Sammy Hagar & Friends

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Sammy Hagar & Friends
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)
Recorded2012–2013
GenreHard rock
Length41:44
LabelFrontiers
ProducerJohn Cuniberti, Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar chronology
Cosmic Universal Fashion
(2008)
Sammy Hagar & Friends
(2013)
Lite Roast
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Liverpool Sound and Vision[1]
Rockulus Maximus [2]
Metal Traveller[3]

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]

"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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Friend(s)Length
1."Winding Down"Sammy HagarTaj Mahal2:29
2."Not Going Down"Jay BuchananDenny Carmassi / Bill Church4:57
3."Personal Jesus" (Originally recorded by Depeche Mode)Martin GoreMichael Anthony / Neal Schon / Chad Smith4:50
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 Satriani2:17
6."Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" (Originally recorded by Bob Seger)Bob SegerThe Waboritas2:36
7."Bad On Fords and Chevrolets"Ronnie Dunn, Ray Wylie HubbardRonnie Dunn3:20
8."Margaritaville" (Originally recorded by Jimmy Buffett)Jimmy BuffettToby Keith4:53
9."All We Need Is an Island"Sammy HagarMickey Hart / Nancy Wilson2:42
10."Going Down" (Live in studio, take 1)Don NixAnthony / Schon / Smith4:25
11."Space Station #5" (live, deluxe edition bonus track)Sammy Hagar and Ronnie MontroseCarmassi / Church / Satriani5:34
12."Bad Motor Scooter" (live, pre-order bonus track)Sammy HagarCarmassi / Church / Satriani4:39
Total length:41:44

Notes

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  • The live bonus tracks were recorded at "A Concert for Ronnie Montrose", a posthumous tribute show at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California on April 27, 2012.


Personnel

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Winding Down

  • Backing Vocals – Mona Gnader, Vic Johnson
  • Electric Guitar, Dobro, Acoustic Guitar – Dave Zirbel
  • Lead Vocals – Taj Mahal
  • Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar [2nd] – Sammy Hagar
  • Percussion – John Cuniberti
  • Written-By – Sammy Hagar

- 2:30 2 Not Going Down

  • Backing Vocals – Claytoven Richardson, Omega Rae, Sandy Griffith
  • Bass – Bill Church
  • Drums – Denny Carmassi
  • Guitar – Vic Johnson
  • Lap Steel Guitar – Dave Zirbel
  • Lead Vocals, Guitar – Sammy Hagar
  • Written-By – Jay Buchanan

- 4:57 3 Personal Jesus

  • Backing Vocals – Claytoven Richardson, Omega Rae, Sandy Griffith
  • Bass – Michael Anthony
  • Drums – Chad Smith
  • Guitar – Neal Schon
  • Lead Vocals – Sammy Hagar
  • Written-By – Martin Gore

- 4:50 4 Father Sun

  • Accordion – Andre Thierry
  • Backing Vocals – Aaron Hagar, Erica Cuniberti, John Cuniberti
  • Bass – Mona Gnader
  • Drums, Percussion – Denny Carmassi
  • Guitar – Vic Johnson
  • Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar – Sammy Hagar
  • Mandolin – James DePrato
  • Written-By – Sammy Hagar

- 3:41 5 Knockdown Dragout

  • Backing Vocals – Mona Gnader
  • Drums, Backing Vocals – Denny Carmassi
  • Guitar [Solo], Backing Vocals – Joe Satriani
  • Guitar, Backing Vocals – Vic Johnson
  • Lead and Backing Vocals – Kid Rock
  • Lead and Backing Vocals, Guitar – Sammy Hagar
  • Percussion, Backing Vocals – John Cuniberti
  • Written By – Stephen Garvy, Dennis Hill, Ken Livingston, Kevin Baldes, Kyle Homme, Sammy Hagar

- 2:17 6 Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

  • Backing Vocals – Claytoven Richardson, Omega Rae, Sandy Griffith
  • Bass, Backing Vocals – Mona Gnader
  • Drums – David Lauser
  • Guitar, Backing Vocals – Vic Johnson
  • Lead Vocals, Guitar [Solo], Guitar – Sammy Hagar
  • Organ – Susie Davis
  • Percussion – John Cuniberti
  • Written-By – Bob Seger

- 2:36 7 Bad On Fords And Chevrolets

  • Bass, Backing Vocals – Mona Gnader
  • Drums – David Lauser
  • Guitar, Backing Vocals – Vic Johnson
  • Lap Steel Guitar – Dave Zirbel
  • Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Ronnie Dunn
  • Lead Vocals, Guitar – Sammy Hagar
  • Piano – Austin De Lone
  • Written-By – Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ronnie Dunn

- 3:21 8 Margaritaville

  • Accordion, Electric Piano – Austin De Lone
  • Backing Vocals – Caroline De Lone, Mona Gnader
  • Bass [Upright] – Ruth Davies
  • Drums – Paul Revelli
  • Guitar – Bill Kirchen
  • Lead Vocals – Sammy Hagar, Toby Keith
  • Percussion – Karl Perraza
  • Written-By – Jimmy Buffett

- 4:53 9 All We Need Is An Island

  • Drums – Mickey Hart
  • Pedal Steel Guitar, Ukulele [Tahitian] – Dave Zirbel
  • Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Sammy Hagar
  • Vocals, Backing Vocals – Nancy Wilson
  • Written-By – Sammy Hagar

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

  • Bass – Michael Anthony
  • Drums – Chad Smith
  • Guitar – Neal Schon
  • Lead Vocals – Sammy Hagar
  • Written-By – Don Nix

Charts

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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

References

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  2. ^ "Welcome to Rockulus Maximus!". Rockulusmaximus.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  3. ^ "Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & Friends. Album Review". Metal Traveller. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  4. ^ "Sammy Hagar Announces New Rock-Collaborations Album 'Sammy Hagar and Friends'". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Sammy Hagar Announces New Rock Collaborations Album "Sammy Hagar and Friends"". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Sammy Hagar & Friends: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  7. ^ Elliott, Paul (October 2013). "What do you do with $80 million? Anything you want!". Classic Rock #189. p. 48.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sammy Hagar & Friends – Sammy Hagar & Friends" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sammy Hagar & Friends – Sammy Hagar & Friends" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sammy Hagar & Friends – Sammy Hagar & Friends". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  15. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  16. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  17. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  18. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  19. ^ "Sammy Hagar Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.