Nine on a Ten Scale

Nine on a Ten Scale is the debut solo studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Sammy Hagar, released in May 1976 by Capitol Records.

Nine on a Ten Scale
Studio album by Sammy Hagar
Released	May 1976
Studio	The Record Plant, Sausalito
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	37:55
Label	Capitol
Producer	Carter
Sammy Hagar chronology
Paper Money (1974) Nine on a Ten Scale (1976) Sammy Hagar (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Song information

• "Keep On Rockin'", a Hagar original, was covered by Bette Midler on the classic soundtrack to The Rose, albeit with a different arrangement.
• The track written by Van Morrison, "Flamingos Fly", was not released by Morrison until a year later on his 1977 album A Period of Transition. He gave the song to Hagar after they met at The Record Plant during the recording of the album. Morrison recorded a demo for Hagar which producer John S. Carter, Jr. and Hagar intended to produce as a duet with Morrison, a move which Morrison later rejected. Hagar then re-recorded the song from scratch.[2]
• "China", a track written by the former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch, was not released by Welch until after this release. Welch included his version on the 1979 album Three Hearts.
• Ron Nagle's "Please Come Back" was originally included in the film, The Last Detail.
• "Young Girl Blues" is a Donovan cover.
• A demo version of "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo" was released as "Thinking of You" on The Essential Red Collection in 2004.

Track listing

1. "Keep On Rockin'" (John Carter, Sammy Hagar) – 2:50
2. "Urban Guerilla" (John Carter, Sammy Hagar) – 2:52
3. "Flamingos Fly" (Van Morrison) – 4:30
4. "China" (Bob Welch) - 3:07
5. "Silver Lights" (Sammy Hagar) – 5:38
6. "All American" (Sammy Hagar) – 3:53
7. "Confession (Please Come Back)" (Ronald Nagle) – 3:17
8. "Young Girl Blues" (Donovan) – 7:50
9. "Rock 'N' Roll Romeo" (John Carter, Sammy Hagar) – 3:47

Personnel

• Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar
• Bill Church – bass guitar
• Scott Quick – guitars
• John Blakely – guitars
• Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards
• Joe Crane – keyboards
• Stan – keyboards
• Wizard – keyboards
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums
• Jim Hodder – drums
• Jerry Shirley – drums
• Dallas Taylor – drums
• Venetta Fields – backing vocals
• Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals
• Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
• Bob Welch – backing vocals
• Greg Adams – horns
• Emilio Castillo – horns
• Mic Gillette – horns
• Steve Kupka – horns
• Lenny Pickett – horns
• Rich E. – engineer
• Tom Flye – engineer
• John Henning – engineer
• Gary Kellgren – engineer
• Cris Morris – engineer
• Deke Richards – engineer
• Jimmy Robinson – engineer
• John Stronack – engineer
• Roy Kohara – original art direction
• David Alexander – photography

Singles

• "Flamingos Fly" b/w "Urban Guerilla" US (Capitol S45-923834A)
• "Flamingos Fly" b/w "Urban Guerilla" Germany (Capitol C 006-82 254)

Versions

• Capitol (US): SN-16049
• Fame (UK): FA 3068
• Capitol (Germany): 1C 038-82 216 (released with the title "Collection")
• BGO (1993 UK reissue): BGOCD182
• One Way Records (1996 US reissue): BGOCD18272438 19095 22
• Repertoire (2000 German reissue): REP 4869

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Hagar, Sammy. "Red". HarperCollins Books, 2011, p.64

External links

• Lyrics from Hagar's official site