Sammy Hagar (album)

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Sammy Hagar
Studio album by Sammy Hagar
Released	January 1977
Recorded	1975–76
Studio	Abbey Road (London)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:48
Label	Capitol
Producer	John Carter
Sammy Hagar chronology
Nine on a Ten Scale (1976) Sammy Hagar (1977) Musical Chairs (1977)

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AllMusic	[1]

Sammy Hagar is the second studio album by American rock singer Sammy Hagar, released in January 1977 by Capitol Records. It is also often referred to as The Red Album, as it includes Hagar's first anthem, "Red", which is also the basis for his nickname "The Red Rocker". Future multi-platinum selling producer Scott Mathews was talked into playing a drum solo on "Red" after being told Ringo Starr had played his only drum solo in the very same room on The Beatles' last album, named after the EMI Studios this album was recorded in, Abbey Road.^[2]

According to Billboard Magazine, Capitol Records pressed the single, "Red" onto Red vinyl, a first for the company.