Cosmic Universal Fashion
Cosmic Universal Fashion is the eleventh studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on November 18, 2008 by Roadrunner Records. Shortly after its release, Hagar formed the supergroup Chickenfoot with his former Van Halen bandmate Michael Anthony.
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| Released | November 18, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 43:39 | |||
| Label | Loud & Proud, Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Bob Daspit, Sammy Hagar | |||
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| Record Collector | [2] |
| The Toronto Sun | [3] |
Cosmic Universal Fashion debuted at number 95 on the Billboard 200.[4]
Song information
- The title track was previously released in a different version by Baghdad Heavy Metal in an album called Baghdad Heavy Metal in 2007.
- "Loud" features Michael Anthony, The Cult's Billy Duffy with Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver's Matt Sorum.
- Hagar's version of "Fight for Your Right to Party" includes a guest lead vocal by his tour manager, Paul Binder, who is introduced as the character "Bling". Hagar has performed the song live with Bling for years, often infusing "Summertime Blues". In the album's liner notes, Hagar explains that the Beastie Boys would not let him change the lyrics. That being the case, Hagar then says, "Then the teacher was right." (In reference to the Beastie Boys lyric "but your teacher preaches class like you're some kind of jerk".)
- "Psycho Vertigo" and "Peephole" feature the Journey guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo with the former Van Halen bass guitarist Michael Anthony. Hagar, Schon and Anthony were originally planning to form a new side project called Planet Us after finishing these two tracks but Hagar and Anthony rejoined Van Halen in 2004. "Peephole" was later recorded by Schon's side project band Soul SirkUS.
- "Switch On The Light" features ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons.
- "24365" features the Funkadelic bass guitarist Bootsy Collins on backup vocals.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Cosmic Universal Fashion" | Sammy Hagar, Steven Lost, David Kahne | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Psycho Vertigo" | Hagar, Neal Schon | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Peephole" | Hagar, Schon | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Loud" | John Eddie | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Fight for Your Right to Party" | Rick Rubin, Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Switch on the Light" | Hagar | 3:17 |
| 7. | "When the Sun Don't Shine" | Hagar | 4:15 |
| 8. | "24365" | Hagar | 3:58 |
| 9. | "I'm on a Roll" | Hagar, Niki Oosterbeen | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Dreams/Cabo" | Michael Anthony/Hagar/Alex Van Halen/Eddie Van Halen | 8:50 |
Personnel
- Sammy Hagar - lead vocals, guitar
- Michael Anthony - bass guitar, vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 10
- Billy Gibbons - vocals on track 6
- Billy Duffy - guitars on track 4
- Matt Sorum - drums, percussion on track 4
- Bootsy Collins - backing vocals on track 8
- Deen Castronovo - drums on tracks 2, 3
- Neal Schon - guitars on tracks 2, 3
- David Lauser - drums on tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Vic Johnson - guitar, vocals on tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Mona Gnader - bass guitar, vocals on tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
References
- "Cosmic Universal Fashion Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Jones, Tim (January 2009). "Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal Fashion". Record Collector. No. 358. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Cosmic Universal Fashion Review". The Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
- "The Billboard 200 - Cosmic Universal Fashion". billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013.
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