Nine on a Ten Scale

Nine on a Ten Scale is the debut studio album by American musician and songwriter Sammy Hagar, released in May 1976 by Capitol Records. It was his first release as a solo artist after his departure from Montrose in 1975. It was announced in Billboard magazine that Hagar was signed to Capitol Records in January 1976. Nine on a Ten Scale was slated for a February 9 release date.

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)
Singles from Nine on a Ten Scale
"Flamingos Fly b/w Urban Guerilla US" "Flamingos Fly b/w Urban Guerilla Germany"

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The album sold poorly and was not successful.

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.
• "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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep On Rockin'"	John Carter, Sammy Hagar	2:50
2.	"Urban Guerilla"	Carter, Hagar	2:52
3.	"Flamingos Fly"	Van Morrison	4:30
4.	"China"	Bob Welch	3:07
5.	"Silver Lights"	Hagar	5:38
6.	"All American"	Hagar	3:53
7.	"Confession (Please Come Back)"	Ronald Nagle	3:17
8.	"Young Girl Blues"	Donovan	7:50
9.	"Rock 'n' Roll Romeo"	Carter, 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

Technical

• 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

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

See also

• Sammy Hagar discography

External links

• Nine on a Ten Scale on Hagar's website