Cosmic Universal Fashion

Cosmic Universal Fashion is the fifteenth studio album by Sammy Hagar, released on November 18, 2008 by Loud & Proud and Roadrunner Records. Shortly after its release, Hagar formed the supergroup Chickenfoot with his former Van Halen bandmate Michael Anthony.

Cosmic Universal Fashion
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)
GenreHard rock
Length43:39
LabelLoud & Proud, Roadrunner
ProducerBob Daspit, Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar chronology
Livin' It Up!
(2006)
Cosmic Universal Fashion
(2008)
Sammy Hagar & Friends
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Collector[2]
The Toronto Sun[3]

Cosmic Universal Fashion debuted at number 95 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Song information

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  • 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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cosmic Universal Fashion"Sammy Hagar, Steven Lost, David Kahne3:33
2."Psycho Vertigo"Hagar, Neal Schon5:03
3."Peephole"Hagar, Schon4:20
4."Loud"John Eddie3:55
5."Fight for Your Right to Party"Rick Rubin, Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz3:48
6."Switch on the Light"Hagar3:17
7."When the Sun Don't Shine"Hagar4:15
8."24365"Hagar3:58
9."I'm on a Roll"Hagar, Niki Oosterbeen2:40
10."Dreams/Cabo"Michael Anthony/Hagar/Alex Van Halen/Eddie Van Halen8:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Cosmic Universal Fashion Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ^ Jones, Tim (January 2009). "Sammy Hagar - Cosmic Universal Fashion". Record Collector. No. 358. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Cosmic Universal Fashion Review". The Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13.
  4. ^ "The Billboard 200 - Cosmic Universal Fashion". billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013.
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