{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Standing Hampton | type = studio | artist = Sammy Hagar | cover = Sammystanding.jpg | alt = | released = January 6, 1982<ref name="Strong">{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin |date=1998 |title=The Great Metal Discography |publisher=Canongate Books Ltd. |page=135 |isbn=0-86241-727-9 }}</ref> | recorded = Spring–Summer 1981 | venue = | 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 | misc = {{Singles | name = Standing Hampton | type = studio | single1 = I'll Fall in Love Again | single1date = 1982 | single2 = Piece of My Heart | single2date = 1982 | single3 = There's Only One Way to Rock | single3date = 1982 | single4 = Baby's on Fire | single4date = 1982 | single5 = Can't Get Loose | single5date = 1982 }} }} '''''Standing Hampton''''' is the sixth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on January 6, 1982,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicchartsarchive.com/albums/sammy-hagar/standing-hampton|title=Standing Hampton|date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> 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,<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book |last=Whitburn, Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |date=2006 |title=The Billboard Albums |publisher=Joel Whitburn |page=438 |isbn=0-89820-166-7}}</ref> 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).
==Critical reception== {{Album reviews | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/standing-hampton-mw0000190209|title=Sammy Hagar — Standing Hampton review|accessdate=April 23, 2021|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Record Mirror'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="RMreview">{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Robin|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/82/Record-Mirror-1982-01-09-OCR.pdf|title=Review: Sammy Hagar — Standing Hampton|work=Record Mirror|date=January 9, 1982|access-date=April 21, 2021|page=15|via=American Radio History|issn=0144-5804}}</ref> }} ''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.<ref name="Kerrangreview">{{cite magazine|last=Bonutto|first=Dante|date=1982|title=Review: Sammy Hagar — Standing Hampton|url=https://archive.org/details/rang0010198ty/page/n21/mode/2up|magazine=Kerrang!|issue=10|page=21|location=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Inc.|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
==Title and artwork== 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.<ref>Hagar, Sammy, ''In the Studio'', show #305, original airdate: April 25, 1994</ref> 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. The female model is Patti McGuire, the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year in 1977. She married tennis player Jimmy Connors in 1979.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vinyl-records.nl/hard-rock/sammy-hagar-standing-hampton-usa-releas-sexy-cover-vinyl-lp-album.html | title=SAMMY HAGAR Standing Hampton Orig USA Sexy Cover Hard Rock 12" LP Vinyl Album Cover Gallery & Collectors Information #vinylrecords }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1966051/bio/ | title=Patti McGuire - Biography | website=IMDb }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/i-went-playboy-mansion-twice-one-time-i-met-wife-when-jimmy-connors-opened-whirlwind-romance-wife-patti-mcguire | title="I went up to the Playboy mansion twice in my life, one time was when I met my wife" - when Jimmy Connors opened up about his 'whirlwind' romance with wife Patti McGuire | date=December 8, 2024 }}</ref>
==Song information== *"I'll Fall in Love Again" was used in the soundtrack to the film ''Vision Quest''. *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. *"There's Only One Way to Rock" went on to be one of Hagar's biggest solo hits and a signature tune. This song, along with "I Can't Drive 55", were the two Hagar songs that Van Halen consistently played when he joined the band. *A different version of the song "Heavy Metal" was used for the soundtrack and the animated movie ''Heavy Metal''. *The lyrics to the song "Inside Lookin' In" refers to "ringin' just like one UXB". UXB is an acronym for an "unexploded bomb". *The lyrics to "Sweet Hitchhiker" refers to "Blaupunkt blastin' my favorite song". Blaupunkt refers to a popular brand of car stereo. *"Piece of My Heart" is a cover of the song originally recorded by Erma Franklin and made famous by Janis Joplin.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Side one | all_writing = Sammy Hagar, except where noted. | title1 = I'll Fall in Love Again | length1 = 4:15 | title2 = There's Only One Way to Rock | length2 = 4:15 | title3 = Baby's on Fire | length3 = 3:34 | title4 = Can't Get Loose | length4 = 5:39 | title5 = Heavy Metal | writer5 = {{hlist|Hagar|Jim Peterik}} | length5 = 3:51 }} {{Track listing | headline = Side two | title6 = Baby, It's You | length6 = 4:46 | title7 = Surrender | writer7 = Chas Sandford | length7 = 3:15 | title8 = Inside Lookin' In | length8 = 4:26 | title9 = Sweet Hitchhiker | writer9 = {{hlist|Hagar|David Lauser}} | length9 = 4:10 | title10 = Piece of My Heart | note10 = Big Brother and the Holding Company cover | writer10 = {{hlist|Bert Berns|Jerry Ragovoy}} | length10 = 3:55 | total_length = 42:06 }}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1982) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Canada|39|artist=Sammy Hagar|chartid=0487|album=Standing Hampton|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2023}} |- {{album chart|UK2|84|date=|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Sammy Hagar|rowheader=true|access-date=October 30, 2023}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1982) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1982/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref> | 49 |} {{col-end}}
===Charting Singles=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Year !Single !Chart !Position |- | align="left" |1982 | align="left" |"Baby's on Fire" | align="left" |Billboard Mainstream Rock |35 |- | align="left" |1982 | align="left" |"Can't Get Loose" | align="left" |Billboard Mainstream Rock |49 |- | align="left" |1982 | align="left" |"I'll Fall in Love Again" | align="left" |Billboard Mainstream Rock |2 |- | align="left" |1982 | align="left" |"I'll Fall in Love Again" | align="left" |Billboard Pop Singles |43 |- | align="left" |1982 | align="left" |"Piece of My Heart" | align="left" |Billboard Pop Singles |73 |- | align="left" |1982 | align="left" |"Piece of My Heart" | align="left" |UK Singles<ref name="UK Official Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/sammy%20hagar/| title= Sammy Hagar > Artists > Official Charts| publisher=UK Albums Chart|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> |67 |- | align="left" |1982 | align="left" |"There's Only One Way to Rock" | align="left" |Billboard Mainstream Rock |31 |- |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Standing Hampton|artist=Sammy Hagar|award=Platinum|relyear=1982|certyear=1992}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
==Personnel== ===Musicians=== *Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar *Gary Pihl – guitar, backing vocals *Bill Church – bass guitar, backing vocals *David Lauser – drums, backing vocals
===Production=== *Keith Olsen – producer, engineer *Chris Minto – engineer *Greg Fulginiti – mastering *Richard Seireeni – art direction
==Releases== *Geffen Records (Japan): 25AP 2247 *Geffen Records (Japan): MVCG 21004 *Geffen Records (UK): GEF 85456 *Geffen Records (Holland): GEF 45456 *Geffen Records (Germany): GEFD 02006
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== Lyrics from Sammy's official site [http://redrocker.com/index.php?s=media&a=discography&aid=5 link] {{Sammy Hagar}}
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