''Street Machine'' is the fourth studio album by American rock vocalist

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, released in 1979 by

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. The album peaked at number 71 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album charts on October 20, 1979.

Song information

* The track "Wounded in Love" was co-written by Hagar's then-wife Betsy. * "Falling in Love" has backing vocals by

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and Sib Hashian of the group

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. * "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" was later covered by

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and included on certain editions of their sixteenth studio album, '' The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!'' Hagar sang vocals on the recording.

Track listing

All songs written by Sammy Hagar, except where noted. # "Growing Pains" – 3:46 # "Child to Man" – 4:28 # "Trans Am (Highway Wonderland)" – 3:46 # "Feels Like Love" – 4:21 # "Plain Jane" – 3:49 # "Never Say Die" – 4:47 # "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" – 4:34 # "Wounded in Love" (Betsy Hagar, Sammy Hagar) – 3:50 # "Falling in Love" – 4:44 # "Straight to the Top" – 3:29

Personnel

– guitar, lead vocals * Bill Church – bass guitar, background vocals *

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– guitar, background vocals * Chuck Ruff – drums, background vocals * Steve Douglas – saxophone * Mark Jordan – piano

Reissues

* The 1996

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re-release includes a bonus live track, "Miles from Boredom", which was recorded at the

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in Long Beach, California, on July 13, 1980. This was a previously unreleased track from the recordings that were released on '' Live 1980''. * On May 26, 2009, Rock Candy records re-released the album as a "Collector's Edition: Remaster & Reloaded". The collection contains extensive liner notes, photos and bonus tracks from a 1979 non-album single, " (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" and " I've Done Everything for You".

Singles

* "Plain Jane" (mono) b/w "Plain Jane" (stereo) - US (Capitol P-4757) * "Plain Jane" (mono) b/w "Plain Jane" (stereo) - US (Capitol PRO-9189/9190) * "Plain Jane" b/w "Wounded in Love" - UK (Capitol CL 16101) * "This Planet's on Fire (Burn in Hell)" b/w "Space Station #5" (live) - UK (Capitol CL 16114) * "Straight to the Top" b/w "Growing Pains" - US (Capitol 4825)

Charts

Releases

* Capitol (US) : ST-11983 * Capitol (Japan) : ECS-81278 * Revolver (1986 UK reissue) : REV LP 72 * Capitol (US) : CDP 748433 2 * BGO (1992 UK reissue) : BGOCD150 *

(1996 reissue) : 72438 19092 25 * Capitol (1996 Japan reissue) : TOCP-8344 * Rock Candy Records (2009 reissue) : CANDY052

References

External links

www.redrockerdiscography.com Red Rock discography
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