Through the Fire (Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve album)

Through the Fire
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1984
Recorded9–21 November 1983, December 1983
StudioWestwood Mobile, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre
Length36:39
LabelGeffen
ProducerSammy Hagar, Neal Schon
Sammy Hagar chronology
Live 1980
(1983)
Through the Fire
(1984)
VOA
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauD+[3]

Through the Fire is the only studio album by the band Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve, also known as HSAS. The album was recorded live with guitar overdubs added later. The only single, a cover of Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale", reached No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sammy Hagar and Neal Schon, except where stated

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Top of the Rock"4:21
2."Missing You"4:28
3."Animation"4:55
4."Valley of the Kings"3:30
5."Giza"1:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Whiter Shade of Pale" (Procol Harum cover)Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, and Keith Reid4:49
7."Hot and Dirty" 4:19
8."He Will Understand" 4:49
9."My Home Town" 4:06

Personnel

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Production

  • Don Smith – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing
  • Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastering

Singles

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  • "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w "Hot And Dirty" – US (Geffen 29280-7)
  • "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w "Hot And Dirty" – Japan (Geffen 07SP 804)
  • "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w "Whiter Shade of Pale (edit)" – US Promo (Geffen 7-29280)
  • "Whiter Shade of Pale" b/w etched signatures in wax – US Promo (Geffen PRO-A-2142)

Releases

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  • Geffen (US) : GHS 4023
  • Geffen (Japan) : 23AP 2825
  • Geffen (Netherlands) : GEF 25893
  • Geffen (US) : CD 050059.2

References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2014). The Big Book of Hair Metal. Voyageur Press. p. 59. ISBN 9781627883757.
  2. ^ Stone, Doug. "Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve Through the Fire review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 12, 1984). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Through the Fire Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-28.