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Released
  
January 6, 1982

Length
  
42:04

Artist
  
Sammy Hagar

Producer
  
Keith Olsen

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Hard rock

Recorded
  
Spring-Summer 1981

Standing Hampton (1982)
  
Three Lock Box (1982)

Release date
  
1981

Label
  
Geffen Records

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Studio
  
Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles

Similar
  
Sammy Hagar albums, Hard rock albums

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Standing Hampton is Sammy Hagar's sixth solo album, his first after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen. It was his first album to achieve RIAA certification, eventually going platinum, and five of its singles charted in either the mainstream rock or pop singles charts.

Contents

The British version of the album was released with a bonus interview 45rpm called Conversations with Sammy Hagar (Geffen XPS 133).

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Title and artwork

Hagar has said that he was originally going to call this album One Way To Rock. It was a British fan who told him of the term that came to be the title. In Cockney rhyming slang, a "Hampton" is a substitution for penis (Hampton Wick rhymes with "dick" or "prick"). One that is "standing", of course, would be a reference to an erection. This led to the cover art that shows a gentleman greeting a woman in various states of undress. The liner notes on the inner sleeve state that the cover graphics were inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Paul Delvaux.

Song information

  • "I'll Fall in Love Again" was used in the soundtrack to the film Vision Quest.
  • A couple of non-album tracks, "Don't Get Hooked" and "Satisfied", appeared as B-sides and have not been released in any other format since.
  • "There's Only One Way to Rock" went on to be one of Hagar's biggest solo hits and a signature tune. This song, along with "I Can't Drive 55", were the two Hagar songs that Van Halen consistently played when he joined the band.
  • A different version of the song "Heavy Metal" was used for the soundtrack for the animated movie Heavy Metal.
  • The lyrics to the song "Inside Lookin' In" refers to "ringin' just like one UXB". UXB is an acronym for an "unexploded bomb". No known references to the UK punk band UXB have ever been cited.
  • The lyrics to "Sweet Hitchhiker" refers to "Blaupunkt blastin' my favorite song". Blaupunkt refers to a popular brand of car stereo.
  • "Piece of My Heart" is a cover of the song originally recorded by Erma Franklin and made famous by Janis Joplin.

    • Track listing

    1. "I'll Fall in Love Again" (Sammy Hagar) - 4:15
    2. "There's Only One Way to Rock" (Hagar) - 4:15
    3. "Baby's on Fire" (Hagar) - 3:34
    4. "Can't Get Loose" (Hagar) - 5:39
    5. "Heavy Metal" (Hagar, Jim Peterik) - 3:51
    6. "Baby, It's You" (Hagar) - 4:46
    7. "Surrender" (Chas Sanford) - 3:14
    8. "Inside Lookin' In" (Hagar) - 4:26
    9. "Sweet Hitchhiker" (Hagar, David Lauser) - 4:10
    10. "Piece of My Heart" (Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy) - 3:58

    Singles

  • "Heavy Metal" b/w "Don't Get Hooked"/"Satisfied" - UK (Epic EPC A 13 1600)
  • "I'll Fall In Love Again" b/w "Satisfied" - US (Geffen GEF4988 1)
  • "I'll Fall In Love Again" (edit) b/w "I'll Fall In Love Again" (album) - US (Geffen PRO-A-1003)
  • "I'll Fall In Love Again" (edit) b/w "I'll Fall In Love Again" (album) - US (Geffen GEF 49881)
  • "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - US (Geffen GEF 50059)
  • "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - UK (Geffen GEF A 1884)
  • "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - UK (Geffen GEF A 11-1884)
  • "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - Spain (Geffen GEF A 1884)
  • "Piece of My Heart" b/w "Baby's On Fire" - Holland (Geffen GEF A 1884)

    • Charts

    Album

    Single

    Musicians

  • Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar
  • Gary Pihl – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Church – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • David Lauser – drums, backing vocals

    • Production

  • Keith Olsen – producer, engineer
  • Chris Minto – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering

    • Releases

  • Geffen Records (Japan): 25AP 2247
  • Geffen Records (Japan): MVCG 21004
  • Geffen Records (UK): GEF 85456
  • Geffen Records (Holland): GEF 45456
  • Geffen Records (Germany): GEFD 02006

    • Songs

    1I'll Fall in Love Again4:13
    2There's Only One Way to Rock4:14
    3Baby's on Fire3:34

    References

    Standing Hampton Wikipedia
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