Musical Chairs (Sammy Hagar album)

Musical Chairs
Studio album by Sammy Hagar
Released	October 1977
Genre	Hard rock
Length	34:35
Label	Capitol
Producer	John Carter
Sammy Hagar chronology
Sammy Hagar (1977) Musical Chairs (1977) All Night Long (1978)

Musical Chairs is Sammy Hagar's third solo album.

Song information

"Try (Try to Fall in Love)" was originally released as a single by Ricky Nelson.

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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" (N. Tager/P. 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 The Best of Sammy Hagar compilation album in 1992.

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)

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

Versions

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