Livin' It Up!

Livin' It Up!
Studio album by Sammy Hagar
Released	July 25, 2006
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	Rock
Length	41:11
Label	Cabo Wabo Music
Producer	Bob Daspit
Sammy Hagar chronology
Live: Hallelujah (2003) Livin' It Up! (2006) Cosmic Universal Fashion (2008)
Singles from Livin' It Up!
"Let Me Take You There" Released: 2005 "Mexico" Released: 11 July 2006
Singles
Let Me Take You There
Alternative cover
Mexico

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Allmusic	[1]

Livin' It Up! is a semi-based "lifestyle" album by Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas. While writing with Kenny Chesney and covering Toby Keith, Hagar began singing about enjoying the life of a beach dweller. It was vaguely reminiscent of Jimmy Buffett's career, and Hagar even used this time as an opportunity to meet more easy-going party fans as he went on a brief tour with Chesney.^[2]

Song information[]

• "I Love This Bar" was previously recorded by Toby Keith for his 2003 album Shock'n Y'all.
• "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" is a cover of a Bob Dylan song, originally released on his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde.
• The first version of the song "Halfway to Memphis" was recorded for the Hagar's album Not 4 Sale.
• "Let Me Take You There" was called "I'll Take You There" when it was recorded by the soul/gospel family band the Staple Singers. The song was included on the group's 1972 album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself.

Track listing[]

1. "Sam I Am" (Bob Daspit/Sammy Hagar/Nicole Summerwood) - 2:56
2. "Living on a Coastline" (Sammy Hagar) - 4:20
3. "Mexico" (Sammy Hagar) - 3:34
4. "The Way We Live" (Sammy Hagar) - 4:39
5. "I Love This Bar" (Scotty Emerick/Toby Keith) - 3:41
6. "One Sip" (Kenny Chesney/Sammy Hagar) - 2:18
7. "Rainy Day Women #12/#35" (Bob Dylan) - 3:37
8. "Halfway to Memphis" (Sammy Hagar) - 4:23
9. "Sailin'" (Sammy Hagar) - 4:21
10. "Let Me Take You There" (Sammy Hagar/Alvertis Isbell) - 4:24
11. "Someday" (Sammy Hagar) - 2:58

Personnel[]

• Sammy Hagar: lead vocals and guitar
• David (Bro) Lauser: drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Vic (Tore Up) Johnson: electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Mona Gnader: bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel[]

• Gibby Ross: timbales, congas, shaker, cowbell, tambourine
• Bob Daspit: guitar, slide guitar, percussion, backing vocals
• Nicole Summerwood: backing vocals
• Roy Rogers: slide guitar
• Rosendo Rodriguez Mariachi Band
• Tim Hockenberry: trombone, piccolo trumpet
• Austin de Lone: piano
• Dave Zirbel: pedal steel guitar
• Aaron Hagar: backing vocals and lead vocal duet on "Someday"
• Kari Hagar: backing vocals
• Will Blochinger: photography

Chart performance[]

The album premiered at #50 on the Billboard Charts in 2006, with 16,000+ sold.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Lyrics from Hagar's official web site