Through the Fire is the only studio album by the band Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve, also known as HSAS. The album was recorded live with guitar overdubs added later. The only single, a cover of Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale", reached No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]
| Through the Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 9–21 November 1983, December 1983 | |||
| Studio | Westwood Mobile, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Sammy Hagar, Neal Schon | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Robert Christgau | D+[3] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Sammy Hagar and Neal Schon, except where stated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Top of the Rock" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Missing You" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Animation" | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Valley of the Kings" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Giza" | 1:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Whiter Shade of Pale" (Procol Harum cover) | Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, and Keith Reid | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Hot and Dirty" | 4:19 | |
| 8. | "He Will Understand" | 4:49 | |
| 9. | "My Home Town" | 4:06 |
Personnel edit
- Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, producer
- Neal Schon – lead and rhythm guitars, producer
- Kenny Aaronson – bass
- Michael Shrieve – drums
Production
- Don Smith – engineer, mixing
- Greg Ladanyi – mixing
- Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastering
Singles edit
- "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w "Hot And Dirty" – US (Geffen 29280-7)
- "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w "Hot And Dirty" – Japan (Geffen 07SP 804)
- "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w "Whiter Shade of Pale (edit)" – US Promo (Geffen 7-29280)
- "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w etched signatures in wax – US Promo (Geffen PRO-A-2142)
Releases edit
- Geffen (US) : GHS 4023
- Geffen (Japan) : 23AP 2825
- Geffen (Netherlands) : GEF 25893
- Geffen (US) : CD 050059.2
References edit
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal. Voyageur Press. p. 59. ISBN 9781627883757.
- ^ Stone, Doug. "Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve Through the Fire review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 12, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ "Through the Fire Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
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