Biography
Samuel Roy Hagar and 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 huge 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 2-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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Hagar
Album & Cover
Musical Chairs is Sammy Hagar’s third solo album.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Cover Design – Hipgnosis/G. Hardie. Photography – S. Thorgerson/P. Christopherson
Label: Capitol ST-11706(US), Capitol E-ST-11706(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Turn Up The Music It’s Gonna Be All Right You Make Me Crazy Reckless Try (Try To Fall In Love) |
Side Two Don’t Stop Me Now Straight From The Hip Kid Hey Boys Someone Out There Crack In The World |
Credits
Arranged By [Strings] – Andrew Powell
Bass – Bill Church
Drums – Dennis Carmassi
Engineer – Warren Dewey
Engineer [Additional Recording] – Paul Grupp
Guitar – Gary Pihl
Guitar, Vocals – Sammy Hagar
Keyboards – Alan Fitzgerald
Mastered By – KP
Producer – Carter
