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
Mexico

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 turned down the energy and 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.

Song information

• "I Love This Bar" was previously recorded by Toby Keith for his 2003 album Shock'n Y'all. The song was written by Keith and Scotty Emerick.
• "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 Delone: 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.^[2]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. The Billboard 200

External links

• Lyrics from Hagar's official web site