Nine on a Ten Scale
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{{Infobox album
| name = Nine on a Ten Scale
| type = studio
| artist = Sammy Hagar
| cover = Sammynine.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 1976
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Record Plant (Sausalito)
| length = 37:55
| label = Capitol
| producer = Carter
| prev_title = Paper Money
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Sammy Hagar
| next_year = 1977
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Nine on a Ten Scale
| type = Studio
| single1 = Flamingos Fly b/w Urban Guerilla US
| single2 = Flamingos Fly b/w Urban Guerilla Germany
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r8815|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
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.Hagar, Sammy. "Red". HarperCollins Books, 2011, p.64
- "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
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Keep On Rockin'
| writer1 = {{hlist|John Carter|Sammy Hagar}}
| length1 = 2:50
| title2 = Urban Guerilla
| writer2 = {{hlist|Carter|Hagar}}
| length2 = 2:52
| title3 = Flamingos Fly
| writer3 = Van Morrison
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = China
| writer4 = Bob Welch
| length4 = 3:07
| title5 = Silver Lights
| writer5 = Hagar
| length5 = 5:38
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = All American
| writer6 = Hagar
| length6 = 3:53
| title7 = Confession (Please Come Back)
| writer7 = Ronald Nagle
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = Young Girl Blues
| note8 = Donovan cover
| writer8 = Donovan Phillips Leitch
| length8 = 7:50
| title9 = Rock 'n' Roll Romeo
| writer9 = {{hlist|Carter|Hagar}}
| length9 = 3:47
| total_length = 37:55
}}
Personnel
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- Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar
- Bill Church – bass guitar
- Scott Quick – guitars
- John Blakely – guitars
- Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards
- Joe Crane – keyboards
- Stan – keyboards
- Wizard – keyboards
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Jim Hodder – drums
- Jerry Shirley – drums
- Dallas Taylor – drums
- Venetta Fields – backing vocals
- Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
- Bob Welch – backing vocals
- Greg Adams – horns
- Emilio Castillo – horns
- Mic Gillette – horns
- Steve Kupka – horns
- Lenny Pickett – horns
;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
{{div col end}}
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
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External links
- [http://www.redrocker.com/discography/nine-ten-scale Nine on a Ten Scale] on Hagar's website
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