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1976 studio album by Sammy Hagar
Nine on a Ten Scale
Studio album by Sammy Hagar
ReleasedMay 1976
StudioRecord Plant (Sausalito)
GenreRock, hard rock
Length37:55
LabelCapitol
ProducerCarter
Sammy Hagar chronology
Paper Money
(1974)
Nine on a Ten Scale
(1976)
Sammy Hagar
(1977)
Singles from Nine on a Ten Scale
  1. "Flamingos Fly b/w Urban Guerilla US"
  2. "Flamingos Fly b/w Urban Guerilla Germany"
Professional ratings
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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.
  • "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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep On Rockin'"John Carter, Sammy Hagar2:50
2."Urban Guerilla"Carter, Hagar2:52
3."Flamingos Fly"Van Morrison4:30
4."China"Bob Welch3:07
5."Silver Lights"Hagar5:38
6."All American"Hagar3:53
7."Confession (Please Come Back)"Ronald Nagle3:17
8."Young Girl Blues"Donovan7:50
9."Rock 'n' Roll Romeo"Carter, Hagar3:47

Personnel

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

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Hagar, Sammy. "Red". HarperCollins Books, 2011, p.64

External links

Sammy Hagar
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Songs
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