Street Machine (Sammy Hagar album)
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Song information
- The track "Wounded in Love" was co-written by Hagar's then-wife Betsy.
- The track "Falling In Love" features backing vocals by Brad DelpBrad DelpBradley E. Delp was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. Delp was known for his vocal histrionics, and especially his high range.-Early life:...
, Barry GoudreauBarry GoudreauBarry Goudreau is a musician, best known as one of the original guitarists for the rock band Boston.- Before Boston :Goudreau had developed a musical interest at an early age and got his first guitar, an acoustic which he borrowed from a friend, at age 11. He began taking lessons and by age 13,...
, and Sib HashianSib HashianJohn "Sib" Hashian is a drummer who was a member of the rock band Boston during their first and most successful lineup. Hashian currently lives in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Sib is of Armenian descent.-Boston years:...
of the group BostonBoston (band)Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists...
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Track listing
- "Growing Pains" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 3:46 - "Child to Man" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 4:28 - "Trans Am (Highway Wonderland)" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 3:46 - "Feels Like Love" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 4:21 - "Plain Jane" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 3:49 - "Never Say Die" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 4:47 - "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 4:34 - "Wounded in Love" (Betsy Hagar/Sammy HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 3:50 - "Falling in Love" (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 4:44 - "Straight to the Top (HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
) - 3:29
Reissues
- The 1996 One Way Records re-release includes a bonus live track, "Miles from Boredom", which was recorded at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California on July 13, 1980. This was a previously unreleased track from the recordings that made Live 1980Live 1980Live 1980 is a Sammy Hagar live album recording during the tour promoting his then-newsest album Danger Zone. The majority of this album contains track from this album and its predecessor, Street Machine...
. - On May 26, 2009, Rock Candy records re-released the album as a "Collector's Edition: Remaster & Reloaded". The collection contains extensive liner notes, photos and bonus tracks from a 1979 non-album single, "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Otis Redding in 1967, just days before his death. It was released posthumously on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous number-one single in U.S...
" and "I've Done Everything for YouI've Done Everything for You"I've Done Everything for You" is a 1978 song written and sung by American rock musician Sammy Hagar and covered by Australian singer Rick Springfield whose version became a Top 10 hit in the United States in 1981.-Hagar version:...
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Singles
- "Plain Jane" (mono) b/w "Plain Jane" (stereo) - US (Capitol P-4757)
- "Plain Jane" (mono) b/w "Plain Jane" (stereo) - US (Capitol PRO-9189/9190)
- "Plain Jane" b/w "Wounded in Love" - UK (Capitol CL 16101)
- "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" b/w "Space Station #5" (live) - UK (Capitol CL 16114)
- "Straight to the Top" b/w "Growing Pains" - US (Capitol 4825)
Personnel
- Sammy HagarSammy HagarSam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Also sings Country Music....
: Guitar, lead vocals - Bill ChurchBill ChurchWilliam 'Bill' Church , started out playing bass in a band called Sawbuck in 1969, with Mojo Collins, Starr Donaldson, Ronnie Montrose and Chuck Ruff. As the band was beginning to record their first album, Montrose and Church left Sawbuck to join Van Morrison on his Tupelo Honey album...
: Bass, background vocals - Gary PihlGary PihlGary Pihl is a guitarist most famous for playing for Sammy Hagar and the band Boston.At his home recording studio, Pihl worked with the founding members of a band that would eventually be called "Night Ranger." They recorded demos for their first and second albums at his home studio...
: Guitar, background vocals - Chuck RuffChuck ruff (musician)Chuck Ruff was an American rock drummer well known for his work with Edgar Winter on the popular instrumental "Frankenstein".-Biography:...
: Drums, background vocals - Steve DouglasSteve Douglas (saxophonist)Steven Douglas Kreisman , better known as Steve Douglas, was an American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist. Douglas is best known as a Los Angeles session musician, a member of The Wrecking Crew, who worked with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys...
: sax - Mark Jordan: piano
Versions
- Capitol (US) : ST-11983
- Capitol (Japan) : ECS-81278
- Revolver (1986 UK reissue) : REV LP 72
- Capitol (US) : CDP 748433 2
- BGO (1992 UK reissue) : BGOCD150
- One Way Records (1996 reissue) : 72438 19092 25
- Capitol (1996 Japan reissue) : TOCP-8344
- Rock Candy Records (2009 reissue) : CANDY052