Nine on a Ten Scale is the debut solo album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released in May 1976 by Capitol Records. It was his first release after his departure from Montrose in 1975. It was announced in Billboard Magazine that Hagar was signed to Capitol Records in January of 1976. Nine on a Ten Scale was slated for a February 9th release date. The album sold poorly and was not successful. Song information "Keep On Rockin'", a Hagar original, was covered by Bette Midler on the classic soundtrack to The Rose, albeit with a different arrangement. The track written by Van Morrison, "Flamingos Fly", was not released by Morrison until a year later on his 1977 album A Period of Transition. He gave the song to Hagar after they met at The Record Plant during the recording of the album. Morrison recorded a demo for Hagar which producer John S. Carter, Jr. and Hagar intended to produce as a duet with Morrison, a move which Morrison later rejected. Hagar then re-recorded the song from scratch. "China", a track written by the former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch, was not released by Welch until after this release. Welch included his version on the 1979 album Three Hearts. Ron Nagle's "Please Come Back" was originally included in the film, The Last Detail. "Young Girl Blues" is a Donovan cover. A demo version of "Rock 'n' Roll Romeo" was released as "Thinking of You" on The Essential Red Collection in 2004. Track listing Personnel Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar Bill Church – bass guitar Scott Quick – guitars John Blakely – guitars Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards Joe Crane – keyboards Stan – keyboards Wizard – keyboards Aynsley Dunbar – drums Jim Hodder – drums Jerry Shirley – drums Dallas Taylor – drums Venetta Fields – backing vocals Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals Bob Welch – backing vocals Greg Adams – horns Emilio Castillo – horns Mic Gillette – horns Steve Kupka – horns Lenny Pickett – horns Technical Rich E. – engineer Tom Flye – engineer John Henning – engineer Gary Kellgren – engineer Cris Morris – engineer Deke Richards – engineer Jimmy Robinson – engineer John Stronack – engineer Roy Kohara – original art direction David Alexander – photography Versions Capitol (US): SN-16049 Fame (UK): FA 3068 Capitol (Germany): 1C 038-82 216 (released with