The Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen album)

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Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Eruption
   Eruption (song)
   
   "Eruption" is an instrumental by Van Halen from their first album, Van Halen . Written and primarily performed by Eddie Van Halen, this electric guitar solo showcase is considered one of the most influential rock instrumentals of all time, appearing on many 'greatest guitar solos' lists, including a recent Guitar World poll....
   " (Eddie Van Halen) – 1:43 (from Van Halen
   Van Halen (album)
   
   Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
   )
2. "It's About Time" (Sammy Hagar
   Sammy Hagar
   
   Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an United States rock music guitarist, singer, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose ....
   , Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:15 (new song)†
3. "Up for Breakfast" (Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:57 (new song)†
4. "Learning to See" (Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:15 (new song)
5. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
   Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
   
   "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" is one of the best known songs from Van Halen. Appearing on their 1978 Van Halen , it is considered one of the rawest songs the band has ever recorded....
   " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:48 (from Van Halen
   Van Halen (album)
   
   Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
   )
6. "Finish What Ya Started
   Finish What Ya Started
   
   "Finish What Ya Started" is a song by Van Halen taken from their 1988 album OU812. The song is quite different from the usual style of Van Halen and is influenced by American country music....
   " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:24 (from OU812
   OU812
   
   OU812 is the eighth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1988 in music. The album title is allegedly a joke on Van Halen's previous lead singer David Lee Roth's 1986 album Eat 'Em and Smile ....
   )
7. "You Really Got Me
   You Really Got Me
   
   "You Really Got Me" is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released as the group's third single , in August 1964, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the following month, staying there for two weeks....
   " (Ray Davies
   Ray Davies
   
   Ray Davies, Order of the British Empire is an English Rock music musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies....
   ) – 2:38 (from Van Halen
   Van Halen (album)
   
   Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
   )
8. "Dreams
   Dreams (Van Halen song)
   
   "Dreams" is a song by Van Halen released in 1986 from the album 5150 . It was the second single from that album, and it reached #22 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year....
   " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:53 (from 5150
   5150 (album)
   
   5150 is the seventh album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1986 in music. This was the first album recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth....
   )
9. "Hot for Teacher
   Hot for Teacher
   
   "Hot for Teacher" is a song on Van Halen's album, 1984 .The sexually suggestive song was best known for its near motorcycle like drum fills and its music video featuring the band as both adults and young students in a high school....
   " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:43 (from 1984
   1984 (Van Halen album)
   
   1984 is the sixth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen. One of the band's more popular albums , 1984 is the final album featuring singer David Lee Roth, who later left the band in the spring of the following year due to escalating tensions between him and guitarist Eddie Van Halen, as well as Roth's desire to pursue a sol...
   )
10. "Poundcake
    Poundcake
    
    Poundcake is a Van Halen song and the opening track on their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Poundcake was the first song to be released as a single from the album making #1 on U.S....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:20 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
    
    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is the ninth album by the United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1991 in music. The album's title came from lead singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue....
    )
11. "And the Cradle Will Rock...
    And the Cradle Will Rock...
    
    "And the Cradle Will Rock..." is a song written and performed by Van Halen. It appears on their 1980 in music album Women and Children First ....
    " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:34 (from Women and Children First)
12. "Black and Blue
    Black and Blue (Van Halen song)
    
    "Black and Blue" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1988 album OU812. It is one of six singles issued for the album, and was the first from the album to hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:27 (from OU812
    OU812
    
    OU812 is the eighth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1988 in music. The album title is allegedly a joke on Van Halen's previous lead singer David Lee Roth's 1986 album Eat 'Em and Smile ....
    )
13. "Jump
    Jump (Van Halen song)
    
    "Jump" is a song recorded by the rock group Van Halen. It is the only single the group released in their career to reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....
    " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:04 (from 1984
    1984 (Van Halen album)
    
    1984 is the sixth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen. One of the band's more popular albums , 1984 is the final album featuring singer David Lee Roth, who later left the band in the spring of the following year due to escalating tensions between him and guitarist Eddie Van Halen, as well as Roth's desire to pursue a sol...
    )
14. "Top of the World
    Top of the World (Van Halen song)
    
    "Top of the World" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It is one of six singles issued for the album, and spent four non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., becoming their eighth number one on this chart....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:54 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
    
    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is the ninth album by the United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1991 in music. The album's title came from lead singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue....
    )
15. "(Oh) Pretty Woman
    Oh, Pretty Woman
    
    "Oh, Pretty Woman" is a song, released in 1964, which was a worldwide hit for Roy Orbison. Recorded on the Monument Records label in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, it was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees....
    " (William Dees, Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison
    
    Roy Kelton Orbison was an influential Grammy Award-winning United States singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades....
    ) – 2:53 (from Diver Down
    Diver Down
    
    Diver Down is the fifth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1982 in music. According to , it spent 65 weeks on the US album charts and had, by 1998, sold 4 million copies in the United States....
    )
16. "Love Walks In
    Love Walks In
    
    "Love Walks In" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1986 album 5150. It is one of the five singles issued for the album....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:11 (from 5150
    5150 (album)
    
    5150 is the seventh album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1986 in music. This was the first album recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth....
    )
17. "Beautiful Girls
    Beautiful Girls (song)
    
    "Beautiful Girls" is the last song from Van Halen's second album, Van Halen II, from 1979. The song was a concert staple during their tour for this album....
    " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:57 (from Van Halen II
    Van Halen II
    
    Van Halen II is the second album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1979 in music. The actual recording of the album took place less than a year after the release of the eponymous Van Halen album....
    )
18. "Can't Stop Lovin' You
    Can't Stop Lovin' You
    
    "Can't Stop Lovin' You" is a song by United States hard rock band Van Halen. It was released in 1995 in music as the third single from Balance ....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:08 (from Balance)
19. "Unchained
    Unchained
    
    Unchained may refer to:*Unchained , a 1955 prison film*"Unchained Melody", the popular theme song from the above film*Unchained , a 1996 Johnny Cash album...
    " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:29 (from Fair Warning
    Fair Warning
    
    Fair Warning is the fourth studio album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1981 in music. Fair Warning went 2x platinum,, which was disappointing compared to the sales of the band's previous albums, making it the least commercially successful album of the David Lee Roth years....
    )

Disc 2

1. "Panama
   Panama (song)
   
   "Panama" is a song from Van Halen's highly successful album 1984 . It was the third single released from that record and is one of their most recognized songs....
   " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:32 (from 1984
   1984 (Van Halen album)
   
   1984 is the sixth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen. One of the band's more popular albums , 1984 is the final album featuring singer David Lee Roth, who later left the band in the spring of the following year due to escalating tensions between him and guitarist Eddie Van Halen, as well as Roth's desire to pursue a sol...
   )
2. "Best of Both Worlds
   Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen song)
   
   "Best of Both Worlds" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1986 album 5150 . It is one of five singles issued for the album, and also one of their most well-known songs....
   " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:49 (from 5150
   5150 (album)
   
   5150 is the seventh album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1986 in music. This was the first album recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth....
   )
3. "Jamie's Cryin'
   Jamie's Cryin'
   
   "Jamie's Cryin" is a 1978 song by Van Halen from their debut album, Van Halen . The song was written and recorded live during the three week sessions for the album....
   " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:30 (from Van Halen
   Van Halen (album)
   
   Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
   )
4. "Runaround
   Runaround (Van Halen song)
   
   "Runaround" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It is one of six singles issued for the album, and was the second to reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
   " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:20 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
   For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
   
   For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is the ninth album by the United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1991 in music. The album's title came from lead singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue....
   )
5. "I'll Wait
   I'll Wait
   
   "I'll Wait" is a song by Van Halen that appears on their album 1984 . It was the second single released from the album and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100....
   " (Anthony, Michael McDonald
   Michael McDonald (singer)
   
   Michael McDonald is a Music recording sales certification and Music recording sales certification United States R&B/soul music singer and songwriter....
   , Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:42 (from 1984
   1984 (Van Halen album)
   
   1984 is the sixth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen. One of the band's more popular albums , 1984 is the final album featuring singer David Lee Roth, who later left the band in the spring of the following year due to escalating tensions between him and guitarist Eddie Van Halen, as well as Roth's desire to pursue a sol...
   )
6. "Why Can't This Be Love
   Why Can't This Be Love
   
   is a single by Van Halen, off the album 5150 , the band's first with lead singer Sammy Hagar, who had replaced founding member David Lee Roth in late 1985....
   " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:48 (from 5150
   5150 (album)
   
   5150 is the seventh album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1986 in music. This was the first album recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth....
   )
7. "Runnin' With the Devil
   Runnin' With the Devil
   
   "Runnin' with the Devil" is a Rock music song and the first track from Van Halen's 1978 Van Halen ....
   " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:36 (from Van Halen
   Van Halen (album)
   
   Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
   )
8. "When It's Love
   When It's Love
   
   "When It's Love" is a song recorded by Van Halen. It was released as a Single from their album OU812. It was the most popular song from that album, hitting #1 on the mainstream rock charts and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
   " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:38 (from OU812
   OU812
   
   OU812 is the eighth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1988 in music. The album title is allegedly a joke on Van Halen's previous lead singer David Lee Roth's 1986 album Eat 'Em and Smile ....
   )
9. "Dancing in the Street
   Dancing in the Street
   
   "Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. It is one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song....
   " (Marvin Gaye
   Marvin Gaye
   
   Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye was an United States singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range....
   , Ivy Hunter, William Stevenson) – 3:45 (from Diver Down
   Diver Down
   
   Diver Down is the fifth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1982 in music. According to , it spent 65 weeks on the US album charts and had, by 1998, sold 4 million copies in the United States....
   )
10. "Not Enough
    Not Enough (Van Halen song)
    
    "Not Enough" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1995 album Balance . It is one of five singles issued from the album. It was performed on the David Letterman show in 1995....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) - 6:48 (from Balance)
11. "Feels So Good
    Feels So Good (Van Halen song)
    
    "Feels So Good" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1988 album OU812. It is one of six singles issued for the album....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:32 (from OU812
    OU812
    
    OU812 is the eighth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1988 in music. The album title is allegedly a joke on Van Halen's previous lead singer David Lee Roth's 1986 album Eat 'Em and Smile ....
    )
12. "Right Now
    Right Now (Van Halen song)
    
    "Right Now" is a rock music song written by the group Van Halen for their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. The song reflects on living for the moment and not being afraid of making a change....
    " (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:22 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
    
    For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is the ninth album by the United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1991 in music. The album's title came from lead singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue of censorship with naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue....
    )
13. "Everybody Wants Some!!
    Everybody Wants Some!!
    
    Everybody Wants Some!! is one of Van Halen's most popular songs. It features David Lee Roth on vocals. It is the second song from the band's 1980 album Women and Children First ....
    " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:10 (from Women and Children First)
14. "Dance the Night Away
    Dance the Night Away
    
    "Dance the Night Away" was Van Halen's first top 20 U.S. hit, peaking at #15, and the second song from their 1979 album Van Halen II. While the rest of the songs from this album had existed in some way, shape or form since their days doing demos and playing clubs, this song was possibly the only song written during the recording sessions...
    " (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:10 (from Van Halen II
    Van Halen II
    
    Van Halen II is the second album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1979 in music. The actual recording of the album took place less than a year after the release of the eponymous Van Halen album....
    )
15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" [live] (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:43 (from Live: Right Here, Right Now
    Live: Right Here, Right Now
    
    Live: Right Here, Right Now is the only live album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1993 in music. The album combines songs performed over two nights in May 1992 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, CA....
    )
16. "Panama" [live] (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 6:39 (from Live: Right Here, Right Now
    Live: Right Here, Right Now
    
    Live: Right Here, Right Now is the only live album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1993 in music. The album combines songs performed over two nights in May 1992 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, CA....
    )
17. "Jump" [live] (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:20 (from Live: Right Here, Right Now
    Live: Right Here, Right Now
    
    Live: Right Here, Right Now is the only live album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1993 in music. The album combines songs performed over two nights in May 1992 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, CA....
    )

Track division by album

David Lee Roth era (1978-1984, 1996)

• 5 songs from Van Halen (1978)
• 2 songs from Van Halen II (1979)
• 2 songs from Women and Children First (1980)
• 1 song from Fair Warning (1981)
• 2 songs from Diver Down (1982)
• 4 songs from 1984 (1984)
• TOTAL: 16

Sammy Hagar era (1985-1996, 2004)

• 4 songs from 5150 (1986)
• 4 songs from OU812 (1988)
• 4 songs from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991)
• 3 live songs from Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993)
• 2 songs from Balance (1995)
• 3 new songs (2004)
• TOTAL: 20

Gary Cherone era (1998)

• 0 songs from Van Halen III (1998)
• TOTAL: 0

Personnel

• David Lee Roth
  David Lee Roth
  
  David Lee Roth is an United States Rock and roll vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known as the lead singer of Van Halen....
   - lead vocals, background vocals
• Sammy Hagar
  Sammy Hagar
  
  Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an United States rock music guitarist, singer, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose ....
   - lead vocals, rhythm
  Rhythm guitar
  
  Rhythm guitar is the use of a guitar to provide rhythmic chord al accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a musical ensemble. In ensembles or "bands" playing within the country music, blues music, rock music or Heavy metal music genres , a guitarist playing the rhythm part of a composition supports the melodic lines and solos play...
   and lead guitar
  Lead guitar
  
  Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
  , background vocals
• Eddie Van Halen
  Eddie Van Halen
  
  Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen , is a Dutch-American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and music producer, most famous as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen....
   - lead
  Lead guitar
  
  Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
   and rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  
  Rhythm guitar is the use of a guitar to provide rhythmic chord al accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a musical ensemble. In ensembles or "bands" playing within the country music, blues music, rock music or Heavy metal music genres , a guitarist playing the rhythm part of a composition supports the melodic lines and solos play...
  , acoustic guitar, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  
  A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
  , background vocals
• Michael Anthony - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  
  The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
  , background vocals
• Alex Van Halen
  Alex Van Halen
  
  Alexander Arthur Van Halen is a Dutch-American drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen.Originally, his brother Eddie Van Halen had taken lessons for drums, while Alex practiced guitar....
   - drums
  Drum kit
  
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
  
  A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration....
  

Personnel (new songs)

• Sammy Hagar - lead vocals, background vocals, rhythm guitars
• Eddie Van Halen - lead and rhythm guitars, background vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
• Alex Van Halen - drums, percussion, background vocals
• Steve Lukather - background vocals

Production

• Compilation producer: Van Halen
• Engineer: Bill Malina (on new songs)
• Product Manager: Kenny Nemes
• Project assistants: Hugh Brown, Tom Consolo, Malia Doss, Jimmy Edwards, Alan Fletcher, Kevin Gore, Bill Inglot, Joanne Jaworowski, Anna Loynes, Mark McKenna, David McLees, Scott Pascucci
• Mastering Supervisor: Glen Ballard
• Remastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Editorial supervision: Cory Frye
• Art direction: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
• Design: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
• Photography: Kevin Westenberg
• Liner notes: David Wild
• Discographical annotation: Steve Woolard

Charts

Album

Singles