Standing Hampton was Sammy Hagar’s sixth solo album, his first after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen.
Track listing
1.”I’ll Fall in Love Again”
2. “There’s Only One Way to Rock”
3. “Baby’s on Fire”
4.”Can’t Get Loose”
5. “Heavy Metal”
6. “Baby, It’s You”
7. “Surrender”
8. “Inside Lookin’ In”
9. “Sweet Hitchhiker”
10. “Piece of My Heart”
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Standing Hampton was released January 6, 1982. The album cover art was inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, a Belgian painter famous for his paintings of female nudes
Conversations with Sammy Hagar Photo By: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images
The British version of the album was released with a bonus interview 45rpm called Conversations with Sammy Hagar. The promotional vinyl 7” 45 featured a nine minute conversation with Sammy including excerpts from "Piece Of My Heart," "Cant Get Loose," "There's Only One Way To Rock,” and "Sweet Hitchhiker
RIAA Certification Photo By: Paul Natkin/Getty Images
Standing Hampton was his first album to achieve RIAA certification, eventually going platinum. Five of the album's singles charted in either the mainstream rock or pop singles charts
Non-album Tracks Photo By: Paul Natkin/Getty Images
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
