Standing Hampton

by Sammy Hagar

Standing Hampton cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 December 1981
  • Label: Geffen
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:08
  • Community rating: 3.11/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as his debut for Geffen Records, 'Standing Hampton' marks a significant commercial breakthrough for the 'Red Rocker'. The Keith Olsen-produced session delivers polished, radio-ready hard rock anthems like 'There's Only One Way to Rock', setting the stadium-friendly blueprint that would soon lead to his recruitment by Van Halen[cite: 1].

Genres

Descriptors: Arena Rock, melodic

Tracklist

  1. I'll Fall In Love Again (4:14)
  2. There's Only One Way To Rock (4:15)
  3. Baby's On Fire (3:34)
  4. Can't Get Loose (5:38)
  5. Heavy Metal (3:50)
  6. Baby It's You (4:46)
  7. Surrender (3:14)
  8. Inside Lookin' In (4:26)
  9. Sweet Hitchhiker (4:10)
  10. Piece Of My Heart (3:57)

Credits

  • Sammy Hagar - primary artist, guitar, vocals, written-by, vocal
  • Bill Church - bass, backing vocals, background vocals vocal
  • David Lauser - drums, backing vocals, written-by, membranophone, background vocals vocal
  • Gary Pihl - guitar, backing vocals, background vocals vocal
  • Jim Peterik - written-by
  • Chas Sandford - written-by
  • Bert Berns - written-by
  • Jerry Ragovoy - written-by

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