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Standing Hampton is the sixth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on January 6, 1982[4] by Geffen. This is his first album after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen. It was his first album to achieve RIAA certification, eventually going platinum,[5] and five of its singles charted in either the mainstream rock or pop singles charts.

Standing Hampton
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 6, 1982[1]
RecordedSpring-Summer 1981
StudioGoodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles
GenreHard rock
Length42:06
LabelGeffen
ProducerKeith Olsen
Sammy Hagar chronology
Danger Zone
(1980)
Standing Hampton
(1982)
Three Lock Box
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]

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


Critical reception


Kerrang! reviewer Dante Bonutto praised the album opener "There's Only One Way to Rock" (in British editions it was a first track) and complained that the rest of the songs on the album could not match its energy and originality.[6]


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"). One that is "standing" would be a reference to an erection.[7] 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



Track listing


All songs written by Sammy Hagar, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Fall in Love Again" 4:15
2."There's Only One Way to Rock" 4:15
3."Baby's on Fire" 3:34
4."Can't Get Loose" 5:39
5."Heavy Metal"Hagar, Jim Peterik3:51
6."Baby, It's You" 4:46
7."Surrender"Chas Sandford3:15
8."Inside Lookin' In" 4:26
9."Sweet Hitchhiker"Hagar, David Lauser4:10
10."Piece of My Heart"Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy3:55
Total length:42:06

Charts



Charting Singles


Year Single Chart Position
1982 "Baby's on Fire" Billboard Mainstream Rock 35
1982 "Can't Get Loose" Billboard Mainstream Rock 49
1982 "I'll Fall in Love Again" Billboard Mainstream Rock 2
1982 "I'll Fall in Love Again" Billboard Pop Singles 43
1982 "Piece of My Heart" Billboard Pop Singles 73
1982 "Piece of My Heart" UK Singles[12] 67
1982 "There's Only One Way to Rock" Billboard Mainstream Rock 31

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Personnel



Musicians



Production



Releases



References


  1. Strong, Martin (1998). The Great Metal Discography. Canongate Books Ltd. p. 135. ISBN 0-86241-727-9.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sammy Hagar — Standing Hampton review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  3. Smith, Robin (9 January 1982). "Review: Sammy Hagar — Standing Hampton" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 15. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 21 April 2021 via American Radio History.
  4. "Standing Hampton". 4 December 2018.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums. Joel Whitburn. p. 438. ISBN 0-89820-166-7.
  6. Bonutto, Dante (1982). "Review: Sammy Hagar — Standing Hampton". Kerrang!. No. 10. London: Spotlight Publications Inc. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  7. Hagar, Sammy, In The Studio, show #305, original airdate: April 25, 1994
  8. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 36, No. 8". RPM. April 3, 1982. Archived from the original (PHP) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  9. "Sammy Hagar | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  10. "Sammy Hagar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  12. "Sammy Hagar > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  13. "American album certifications – Sammy Hagar – Standing Hampton". Recording Industry Association of America.


Lyrics from Sammy's official site link


На других языках


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Standing Hampton es el sexto álbum de estudio de Sammy Hagar y su primer álbum con Geffen Records. Fue su primer producción discográfica en convertirse en disco de platino,[2] y cinco de sus sencillos ingresaron en las listas de éxitos estadounidenses.



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