Standing Hampton is the sixth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on January 6, 1982,
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.
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.
[Hagar, Sammy, In the Studio, show #305, original airdate: April 25, 1994] 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. The female model is Patti McGuire, the
Playboy Playmate of the Year in 1977. She married tennis player
Jimmy Connors in 1979.
Song information
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"I'll Fall in Love Again" was used in the soundtrack to the film Vision Quest.
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A couple of non-album tracks, "Don't Get Hooked" and "Satisfied", appeared as B-sides and have not been released in any other format since.
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"There's Only One Way to Rock" went on to be one of Hagar's biggest solo hits and a signature tune. This song, along with "I Can't Drive 55", were the two Hagar songs that Van Halen consistently played when he joined the band.
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A different version of the song "Heavy Metal" was used for the soundtrack and the animated movie Heavy Metal.
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The lyrics to the song "Inside Lookin' In" refers to "ringin' just like one UXB". UXB is an acronym for an "unexploded bomb".
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The lyrics to "Sweet Hitchhiker" refers to "Blaupunkt blastin' my favorite song". Blaupunkt refers to a popular brand of car stereo.
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"Piece of My Heart" is a cover of the song originally recorded by Erma Franklin and made famous by Janis Joplin.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Charting Singles
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| 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 | 67 |
| 1982 | "There's Only One Way to Rock" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 31 |
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Certifications
Personnel
Musicians
Production
Releases
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Geffen Records (Japan): 25AP 2247
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Geffen Records (Japan): MVCG 21004
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Geffen Records (UK): GEF 85456
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Geffen Records (Holland): GEF 45456
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Geffen Records (Germany): GEFD 02006
External links
Lyrics from Sammy's official site
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