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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 "Connection" Released: November 1974 "I Got the Fire" Released: March 1975 (Japan)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10

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.

History

Paper Money was the band's highest-charting release, reaching No. 65 on the Billboard 200. 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.

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.

Personnel

Montrose

• Sammy Hagar – lead vocals on all songs 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

References

1. "Great Rock discography". p. 559.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Montrose - Paper Money review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
3. Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 187. ISBN 978-1894959025.
4. "Montrose". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
5. Montrose (1974). Paper Money (LP sleeve). Warner Bros. Records. BS 2823.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3951b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
7. "Montrose Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

Other sources

• Montrose; Paper Money liner notes; Warner Brothers Records 1974

• 1974 albums
• Montrose (band) albums
• Albums produced by Ted Templeman
• Warner Records albums