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Released
  
May 20, 1997

Length
  
50:58

Artist
  
Sammy Hagar

Label
  
MCA Records

Producers
  
Mike Clink, Mickey Hart

Recorded
  
1996-1997

Marching to Mars (1997)
  
Red Voodoo (1999)

Release date
  
20 May 1997

Genre
  
Hard rock

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Similar
  
Sammy Hagar albums, Hard rock albums

Sammy hagar marching to mars full album


Marching to Mars is Sammy Hagar's first post-Van Halen solo album. It is his tenth solo studio album. It features various musicians on different songs. It was released on MCA Records, which had by that point acquired his former label, Geffen Records. "Little White Lie" was a major mainstream rock hit, topping the mainstream rock tracks chart for five weeks.

Contents

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Song information

  • "Leaving The Warmth Of The Womb" amounted to a Montrose reunion. The sessions also had a rerecording of the Montrose classic, "Rock Candy", which can be found on the CD single release of "Little White Lie".
  • "Kama" is described by Hagar as the Sanskrit translation of "love". It was written for his daughter, whom he had given the word as a name.
  • Written while Hagar was still in Van Halen, "Amnesty Is Granted" was previously recorded by Meat Loaf for his album Welcome to the Neighborhood. Hagar played guitar and sang backing vocals on that version. According to Hagar's autobiography, he wrote the song about being able to be with his newfound love away from his ex-wife Betsy.
  • "Salvation On Sand Hill" is co-written by Brother Cane's vocalist/lyricist/guitarist Damon Johnson who says, "...Sammy was inspired to write those lyrics after I showed him a book I had been reading: Salvation on Sand Mountain, which is about the worship rituals of some churches in Northeast Alabama..."

    • Track listing

    1. "Little White Lie" (featuring Slash) (Sammy Hagar) - 2:54
    2. "Salvation on Sand Hill" (Hagar/Damon Johnson) - 5:01
    3. "Who Has the Right?" (Craig Chaquico/Hagar/Jesse Harms) - 5:20
    4. "Would You Do It for Free?" (Hagar/Harms) - 4:30
    5. "Leaving the Warmth of the Womb" (Hagar) - 5:06
    6. "Kama" (featuring Matt Sorum) (Hagar/Harms) - 5:20
    7. "On the Other Hand" (Hagar) - 2:42
    8. "Both Sides Now" (Hagar/Harms) - 4:27
    9. "The Yogi's So High (I'm Stoned)" (Hagar) - 6:02
    10. "Amnesty Is Granted" (Hagar) - 4:23
    11. "Marching to Mars" (Hagar/Mickey Hart) - 5:09

    Japanese release bonus tracks

    1. "Ether" (Hagar/Harms) - 1:09
    2. "Wash Me Down Again" (Hagar/Harms) - 6:05

    Singles

  • "Little White Lie" US (Track Factory TRK5P-3964)
  • "Little White Lie" b/w "Rock Candy" Japan (MCA Victor MVCE-9002)
  • "Little White Lie" b/w "Rock Candy" b/w "Ether" Europe (Track Factory TRD 49036)
  • "Both Sides Now" (Radio Edit) b/w "Both Sides Now" (Album version) US (Track Factory TRK5P-90091)
  • "Both Sides Now" (Radio Edit) US (GKS Entertainment 8125)
  • "Marching To Mars" (Radio Edit) b/w "Marching To Mars" (Album version) US (Track Factory TRK5P-4011)
  • "On The Other Hand" b/w "Right Now" (live) US (Track Factory TRK5P-4158)
  • "Kama" (Radio Edit) b/w "Kama" (Album version) Asia (MCA TRK5P-4095)

    • Personnel

    All tracks were produced by Mike Clink, except for the title track, which was co-produced by Clink and Mickey Hart.

    Releases

  • MCA Victor (Japan) : MVCE 240 10
  • Track Factory (Europe) : TRD 11627
  • Track Factory/MCA Records (Canada) : TRKSD 11627

    • Songs

    1Little White Lie2:54
    2Salvation on Sand Hill5:01
    3Who Has the Right?5:20

    References

    Marching to Mars Wikipedia
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