| Standing Hampton | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Sammy Hagar |
| Cover: | Sammystanding.jpg |
| Released: | January 6, 1982[1] |
| Recorded: | Spring–Summer 1981 |
| Studio: | Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles |
| Genre: | Hard rock |
| Length: | 42:06 |
| Label: | Geffen |
| Producer: | Keith Olsen |
| Prev Title: | Danger Zone |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Three Lock Box |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Standing Hampton is the sixth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on January 6, 1982,[2] by Geffen. This is his first album after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen. It was his first album to achieve RIAA certification, eventually going platinum,[3] and five of its singles charted in either the mainstream rock or pop singles charts.
The British version of the album was released with a bonus interview 45 rpm called Conversations with Sammy Hagar (Geffen XPS 133).
Kerrang! reviewer Dante Bonutto praised the album opener "There's Only One Way to Rock" (in British editions it was a first track) and complained that the rest of the songs on the album could not match its energy and originality.[4]
Hagar has said that he was originally going to call this album One Way To Rock. It was a British fan who told him of the term that came to be the title. In Cockney rhyming slang, a "Hampton" is a substitution for penis (Hampton Wick rhymes with "Dick"). One that is "standing" would be a reference to an erection.[5] This led to the cover art that shows a gentleman greeting a woman in various states of undress. The liner notes on the inner sleeve state that the cover graphics were inspired by the work of Surrealist painter Paul Delvaux.
All songs written by Sammy Hagar, except where noted.
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Baby's on Fire" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 35 |
| 1982 | "Can't Get Loose" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 49 |
| 1982 | "I'll Fall in Love Again" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 2 |
| 1982 | "I'll Fall in Love Again" | Billboard Pop Singles | 43 |
| 1982 | "Piece of My Heart" | Billboard Pop Singles | 73 |
| 1982 | "Piece of My Heart" | UK Singles[7] | 67 |
| 1982 | "There's Only One Way to Rock" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 31 |
Lyrics from Sammy's official site link