Three Lock Box
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Three Lock Box |
| type | studio |
| artist | Sammy Hagar |
| cover | Three_Lock_Box.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 1982 |
| studio | Goodnight LA (Los Angeles) |
| genre | Hard rock |
| length | 39:10 |
| label | Geffen |
| producer | Keith Olsen |
| prev_title | Standing Hampton |
| prev_year | 1982 |
| next_title | Live 1980 |
| next_year | 1983 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Three Lock Box |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy |
| single1date | 1982 |
| single2 | Remember the Heroes |
| single2date | 1983 |
| single3 | I Don't Need Love |
| single3date | 1983 |
| single4 | Never Give Up |
| single4date | 1983 |
| :: |
| name = Three Lock Box | type = studio | artist = Sammy Hagar | cover = Three_Lock_Box.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 1982 | venue = | studio = Goodnight LA (Los Angeles) | genre = Hard rock | length = 39:10 | label = Geffen | producer = Keith Olsen | prev_title = Standing Hampton | prev_year = 1982 | next_title = Live 1980 | next_year = 1983 | misc = {{Singles | name = Three Lock Box | type = studio | single1 = Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy | single1date = 1982 | single2 = Remember the Heroes | single2date = 1983 | single3 = I Don't Need Love | single3date = 1983 | single4 = Never Give Up | single4date = 1983 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = Three Lock Box is the seventh studio album by the American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on December 6, 1982 by Geffen Records. This album has appearances by Loverboy's Mike Reno, Journey's Jonathan Cain and Mr. Mister's Richard Page. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 album charts on April 9, 1983. His only top 20 solo hit, "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy", reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 and #3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock songs chart.
Song information
The lyrics to the title track presented a story with a more philosophical bent: "It's got to do with deep sea diving, when you look for a buried treasure. The ultimate treasure would be a sunken treasure with three locks on it, because that means it was the most valuable stuff that the queen had on that ship. And you need three different guys with keys to open it, that way no one could steal it. So a 'Three Lock Box' to me is within yourself. If you unlock the treasure of your physical, and your mental and your spiritual potential - those three in balance - you are a real human being and almost godly."
Elsewhere, Hagar said, "The three lock box can also be a woman's body. The cover of the LP shows the lips, which is one of the locks, and the others I think you can figure out for yourself."
Reception
Kerrang! said, "It's an experimental album that has failed overall, an interesting exploration which doesn't improve on tried and tested formulas. It grows on you the more you listen to it, but is that just familiarity breeding acceptability?"
Track listing
| headline = Side one | all_writing = Sammy Hagar, except where noted. | title1 = Three Lock Box | length1 = 3:22 | title2 = Remote Love | length2 = 3:54 | title3 = Remember the Heroes | writer3 = | length3 = 5:58 | title4 = Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy | length4 = 3:30 | title5 = In the Room | length5 = 3:42 | headline = Side two | title6 = Rise of the Animal | length6 = 5:30 | title7 = I Wouldn't Change a Thing | length7 = 3:19 | title8 = Growing Up | length8 = 3:16 | title9 = Never Give Up | writer9 = | length9 = 3:14 | title10 = I Don't Need Love | writer10 = | length10 = 3:08 | total_length = 39:10
Personnel
Band
- Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar
- Gary Pihl – guitar
- Bill Church – bass
- David Lauser – drums
Guests
- Jonathan Cain – keyboards and backing vocals on "Remember the Heroes"
- Mike Reno – vocals on "Remember the Heroes"
Additional personnel
- Alan Pasqua – keyboards
- Patrick Gleason – sound effects
- Richard Page – additional backing vocals
- Tom Kelly – additional backing vocals
- Greg Fulginiti - mastering
Singles
- "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" b/w "I Don't Need Love" - US (Geffen 7-29816)
- "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" b/w "I Don't Need Love" - Spain (Geffen GEF A-3043)
- "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" b/w "I Don't Need Love" - Holland (Geffen A-3043)
- "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" b/w "I Don't Need Love" - US (Geffen PRO-A-1086)
- "Never Give Up" b/w "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" - US (Geffen 7-29718)
- "Never Give Up" b/w "Rise of the Animal"/"Three Lock Box" - US (Geffen PRO-A-2008)
Releases
- Geffen Records (US LP): GHS 2021
- Geffen Records (Japan): 25AP 2485
- Geffen Records (Holland): GEF 25254
- Geffen Records (US CD): 2021-1
- MCA Victor (Japan): MVCG-21005
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Chart (1983) | Position | US Billboard 200 |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | ||
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- (December 3, 1982). "New Releases".
- "Three Lock Box Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine".
- "Chart History - Sammy Hagar - Billboard 200".
- (Jan 15, 1983). "Rock Albums & Top Tracks".
- Hagar, Sammy. ''Rockline''. April 14, 1994
- Dante Bonutto. (10 February 1983). "Boxing Clever".
- Howard Johnson. (13 January 1983). "Kuts".
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983".
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