The Essential Red Collection

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The Essential Red Collection
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 10, 2004 (2004-08-10)
Recorded1973–1999
Genre
Length78:40
LabelHip-O
Sammy Hagar chronology
Live: Hallelujah
(2003)
The Essential Red Collection
(2004)
Livin' It Up!
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Essential Red Collection is a greatest hits album by Sammy Hagar. It includes some of his early works, from "Bad Motor Scooter" with Montrose, released demos, film soundtrack songs to more recent material. It was released in 2004 on Hip-O Records. It excludes songs from his time with Van Halen.

Song information

  • "Thinking of You" was retooled for Hagar's first album, Nine on a Ten Scale, and included with the title, "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo".
  • A different version of "Heavy Metal" was included on the Heavy Metal soundtrack. The version included here, however, was the re-recorded version for his Standing Hampton album.
  • "
    Edward Van Halen
    on bass guitar.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sammy Hagar, except where noted

The Essential Red Collection track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Bad Motor Scooter" Montrose (1973)3:41
2."Thinking of You" (previously unreleased 1974 demo)3:42
3."Call My Name" (previously unreleased 1974 demo)3:03
4."Red"
  • Hagar
  • John Carter
Sammy Hagar (1977)4:04
5."I've Done Everything for You" (originally released as a B-side to the 1979 "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" single)3:03
6."Heavy Metal"
There's Only One Way to Rock"
 Standing Hampton4:14
9."Fast Times at Ridgemont High" Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)3:34
10."Your Love is Driving Me Crazy" Three Lock Box (1982)3:30
11."Two Sides of Love" VOA (1984)3:41
12."I Can't Drive 55" VOA4:12
13."The Girl Gets Around"Footloose (1984)3:21
14."Winner Takes It All"Over the Top (1986)3:58
15."Give to Live" I Never Said Goodbye4:22
16."Eagles Fly" I Never Said Goodbye4:59
17."High Hopes" Unboxed (1994)5:28
18."Little White Lie" Marching to Mars (1997)2:52
19."Marching to Mars" Marching to Mars5:05
20."Mas Tequila"Red Voodoo (1999)4:10

Singles

  • "Call My Name" b/w "Eagles Fly (Unreleased Radio Edit)" b/w "Eagles Fly (Album version)" (Hip-O)

Versions

  • Hip-O Records (US) : B0002760-02

References

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