Paper Money

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Paper Money is the second studio album by the American hard rock band Montrose, released on October 11, 1974, by Warner Bros. Records. It was produced by Ted Templeman and is the band's final recording with original vocalist Sammy Hagar. It marks the arrival of new bass player Alan Fitzgerald, replacing original bassist Bill Church.

Paper Money
Studio album by Montrose
Released	October 11, 1974
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	34:50
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman, Ronnie Montrose
Montrose chronology
Montrose (1973) Paper Money (1974) Warner Bros. Presents Montrose! (1975)
Sammy Hagar chronology
Montrose (1973) Paper Money (1974) Nine on a Ten Scale (1976)
Singles from Paper Money
"Paper Money" Released: September 1974[1] "Connection" Released: November 1974 "I Got the Fire" Released: March 1975 (Japan)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[3]

History

Paper Money was the band's highest-charting release, reaching No. 65 on the Billboard 200.^[4] To promote the album, the band appeared live on The Midnight Special television show, performing "Paper Money" and "I Got the Fire".

After building acrimony between Ronnie Montrose and Sammy Hagar reached a peak during the band's 1974–75 European tour to promote Paper Money, Hagar parted ways with the band in early February 1975 and was replaced by vocalist Bob James.

Although the liner notes for the CD edition of Paper Money state that Ronnie Montrose was offered the lead guitar slot for Mott the Hoople when he left the Edgar Winter Group, the guitarist has stated that this never happened.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.^[5]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Underground" (Lauren Wood cover)	Ilene Rappaport	3:33
2.	"Connection" (The Rolling Stones cover)	Jagger–Richards	5:42
3.	"The Dreamer"	Sammy Hagar Ronnie Montrose	3:36
4.	"Starliner" (Instrumental)	Montrose	3:36

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I Got the Fire"	Montrose	3:06
6.	"Spaceage Sacrifice"	Hagar Montrose	4:55
7.	"We're Going Home"	Montrose	4:52
8.	"Paper Money"	Hagar Montrose	5:01
Total length:			34:50

Paper Money (2017 rerelease bonus)

On October 13, 2017, Rhino Entertainment released a Deluxe Edition. The bonus disc tracks are from a session on KSAN radio from the Record Plant in Sausalito, California on December 26, 1974.

Deluxe Edition disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro by Phil Buchanan"		0:29
2.	"I Got the Fire"	Montrose	3:13
3.	"Rock Candy"	Denny Carmassi Bill Church Hagar Montrose	5:59
4.	"Bad Motor Scooter"	Hagar	4:45
5.	"Spaceage Sacrifice"	Hagar Montrose	6:58
6.	"One and a Half"	Montrose	4:31
7.	"Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry cover)	Chuck Berry	3:39
8.	"Trouble" (Elvis Presley cover)	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	4:56
9.	"Space Station #5"	Hagar Montrose	11:40

Personnel

Montrose

• Sammy Hagar – lead vocals (except on "We're Going Home")
• Ronnie Montrose – guitar, lead vocals on "We're Going Home", producer
• Alan Fitzgerald – bass, synthesizer
• Denny Carmassi – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Mark Jordan – piano on "Connection"
• Nick DeCaro – mellotron on "We're Going Home"
• Charles Faris – special effects

Production

• Ted Templeman – producer
• Donn Landee – engineer

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	73
US Billboard 200[7]	65