Musical Chairs (Sammy Hagar album)

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Musical Chairs is Sammy Hagar's third solo album.

Song information

"Try (Try to Fall in Love)" was originally released as a single by its writer's stage moniker of Cooker.

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Track listing

1. "Turn Up the Music" (John Carter, Sammy Hagar) - 3:35
2. "It's Gonna Be All Right" (Hagar) - 4:11
3. "You Make Me Crazy" (Hagar) - 2:47
4. "Reckless" (Hagar) - 3:32
5. "Try (Try to Fall in Love)" (Norman Des Rosiers) - 3:11
6. "Don't Stop Me Now" (Carter, Hagar) - 3:12
7. "Straight from the Hip Kid" (Norman Tager, Paul Travis) - 3:09
8. "Hey Boys" (Hagar) - 2:50
9. "Someone Out There" (Hagar) - 3:01
10. "Crack in the World" (Hagar) - 5:11

Reissue bonus tracks

1. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding, Steve Cropper) - 3:03

• The 1996 One Way Records re-release of the album includes this bonus track, which Hagar released as a single in 1979 and did not appear on CD until The Best of Sammy Hagar compilation album in 1992.

Personnel

• Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar
• Denny Carmassi – drums
• Bill Church – bass guitar
• Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards
• Gary Pihl – guitar

Production

• John Carter – producer
• Warren Dewey – engineer
• Paul Grupp – additional recording
• Andrew Powell – string arrangement
• Hipgnosis – package design

Singles

"You Make Me Crazy" b/w "Reckless" (Capitol US 4502)
"You Make Me Crazy" b/w "Hey Boys" (Capitol Spain 006-085.367)
"You Make Me Crazy" b/w "Reckless" (Capitol Holland 5C 006-85350)
"Turn Up the Music" b/w "Hey Boys" (Capitol 4550)

Releases

• Capitol (US) SN-16051
• Capitol (UK) GO 2021
• Capitol (US) CDP 7 48434 2
• BGO Records (1994 UK reissue) BGOCD201
• One Way Records (1996 US Reissue) 72438 19091 26
• Capitol (1996 Japan reissue) TOCP-8343

External links

• Lyrics from Hagar's official web site