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Van Halen II is the second album
Album

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 by American
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 hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 band Van Halen
Van Halen

Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their Van Halen in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
, released in 1979
1979 in music

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. The actual recording of the album took place less than a year after the release of the eponymous "I"
Van Halen (album)

Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
 album. Many of the songs on this album have been known to exist prior to the release of the first album, and are present (in various forms) on the demos recorded in 1975 by Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons is an United States hard rock bassist, Singing, and actor. He is best known as "The Demon," the blood-spitting, fire-breathing, and tongue-wagging bassist in the hard rock band Kiss , an act he co-founded in the early 1970s....
 and 1977 by Ted Templemann, including an early version of "Beautiful Girls" (then known as "Bring on the Girls") and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor." (The album version is only slightly different than the demo versions.)

The black and yellow guitar on the back of the album is buried with Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond" Darrell, "Dimebag" Darrell, or simply "Dime" was an American guitarist. Best known as a founding member of the heavy metal music bands Pantera and Damageplan, he also performed in the country music band Rebel Meets Rebel....
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Van Halen II is the second album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 band Van Halen
Van Halen

Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their Van Halen in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
, released in 1979
1979 in music

See also:* :Category:Musical groups established in 1979* :Category:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music ...
. The actual recording of the album took place less than a year after the release of the eponymous "I"
Van Halen (album)

Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
 album. Many of the songs on this album have been known to exist prior to the release of the first album, and are present (in various forms) on the demos recorded in 1975 by Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons is an United States hard rock bassist, Singing, and actor. He is best known as "The Demon," the blood-spitting, fire-breathing, and tongue-wagging bassist in the hard rock band Kiss , an act he co-founded in the early 1970s....
 and 1977 by Ted Templemann, including an early version of "Beautiful Girls" (then known as "Bring on the Girls") and "Somebody Get Me a Doctor." (The album version is only slightly different than the demo versions.)

The black and yellow guitar on the back of the album is buried with Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell

Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond" Darrell, "Dimebag" Darrell, or simply "Dime" was an American guitarist. Best known as a founding member of the heavy metal music bands Pantera and Damageplan, he also performed in the country music band Rebel Meets Rebel....
. Eddie Van Halen placed it in his casket at his funeral because Dimebag had said it was his favorite. However, Eddie himself stated in interviews that the guitar itself was not actually used on the Van Halen II album; as it had only been completed just in time for the photo shoots for the second album. David Lee Roth is shown in a cast in the inner liner notes, as he allegedly broke his heel making the leap on the back cover.

Track listing

All songs, except where noted, written by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth.

Side one

  1. "You're No Good
    You're No Good

    "You're No Good" is a song written by the late Clint Ballard, Jr. The song was first recorded in 1963 by female soul music singer Dee Dee Warwick, followed in a matter of weeks by a version by Betty Everett....
    " (Clint Ballard, Jr.
    Clint Ballard, Jr.

    Clint Ballard, Jr. is a United States songwriter. He wrote two Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper hit record. The first was "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders in 1965....
    ) – 3:16
  2. "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...
    " – 3:06†
  3. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" – 2:52
  4. "Bottoms Up!" – 3:05
  5. "Outta Love Again" – 2:51


Side two

  2. "Light Up the Sky" – 3:13
  3. "Spanish Fly" – 1:00
  4. "D.O.A." – 4:09
  5. "Women in Love..." – 4:08
  6. "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....
    " – 3:56†


† denotes a single

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....
     - 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....
     - Guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
     , Backing Vocals
  • Michael Anthony - Bass
    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...
    , Backing 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....


Production

  • Producer: Ted Templeman
  • Engineers: Corey Bailey, Jim Fitzpatrick, Donn Landee
  • Assistant engineers: Corey Bailey, Jim Fitzpatrick
  • Remastering: Gregg Geller
  • Project coordinator: Jo Motta
  • Art direction: Dave Bhang
  • Design: Dave Bhang
  • Artwork: Dave Bhang
  • Photography: Elliot Gilbert, Neil Zlozower


Charts


Album

Billboard (North America)
YearChartPosition
1979Pop Albums6


Singles

Billboard (North America)
YearSingleChartPosition
1979"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...
"		Billboard Hot 10015
1979"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....
"		Billboard Hot 10084