The Very Best of Van Halen

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Panama (2015 remaster)
assistant engineer:
Ken Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alex Van Halen
guitar:
Edward Van Halen
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen and Alex Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983, in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Panama
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Mugambi Publishing, Diamond Dave Music (in 1984) and Van Halen Music (in 1984)
4.23:30
2Best of Both Worlds (2004 remaster)
additional engineer:
Ken or Murray Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Donn Landee and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
acoustic guitar and guitar and lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Best of Both Worlds
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Yessup Music Company (in 1986)
3.54:49
3Jamie’s Cryin’ (2015 remaster)
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
drums (drum set):
Alex Van Halen
electric bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
electric guitar:
Edward Van Halen
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) and Edward Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Roth
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Jamie’s Cryin’
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Iconic Roth Anthems, Mugambi Publishing, WC Music Corp., Diamond Dave Music (in 1978) and Van Halen Music (in 1978)
4.253:29
4Runaround (2004 remaster)
recording engineer:
Andy Johns
assistant engineer:
Ken or Murray Deane
engineer:
Lee Herschberg, Andy Johns and Michael Scott (American studio engineer, producer and musician)
producer:
Andy Johns, Ted Templeman and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
mixer:
Andy Johns, Michael Scott (American studio engineer, producer and musician) and Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alex Van Halen
guitar and keyboard:
Edward Van Halen
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen and Alex Van Halen
lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991)
recorded at:
“5150” (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Runaround
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Yessup Music Co.
3.54:20
5I’ll Wait (2015 remaster)
assistant engineer:
Ken Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
drums (drum set):
Alex Van Halen
guitar and keyboard:
Edward Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1983) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’ll Wait
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer), David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Diamond Dave Music, Genevieve Music, Mugambi Publishing and Van Halen Music
3.454:40
6Why Can’t This Be Love (2004 remaster)
additional engineer:
Ken or Murray Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Donn Landee and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
acoustic guitar and guitar and lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Why Can’t This Be Love
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Yessup Music Company (in 1986)
4.23:48
7Runnin’ With the Devil (2015 remaster)
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
drums (drum set):
Alex Van Halen
electric bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
electric guitar:
Edward Van Halen
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) and Edward Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Roth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 9), Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 68) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Runnin’ With the Devil
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Iconic Roth Anthems, Mugambi Publishing, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Diamond Dave Music (in 1978), Van Halen Music (in 1978) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.253:34
8When It’s Love (2004 remaster)
recording engineer:
Donn Landee
assistant engineer:
Ken or Murray Deane
producer:
Donn Landee and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
acoustic guitar and guitar and lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alex Van Halen
electric bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
electric guitar:
Sammy Hagar and Edward Van Halen
keyboard:
Edward Van Halen
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) and Edward Van Halen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
When It’s Love
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Yessup Music Company (in 1988)
3.855:38
9Dancing in the Street (2015 remaster)
assistant engineer:
Ken Deane
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
drums (drum set):
Alex Van Halen
guitar and synthesizer:
Edward Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
cover recording of:
Dancing in the Street
writer:
I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.553:45
10Not Enough (2004 remaster)
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Sammy Hagar
vocals:
Sammy Hagar
recording of:
Not Enough
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Yessup Music Company (in 1995)
recording of:
Strung Out
composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Yessup Music Company (in 1995)
6:48
11Feels So Good (single version; 2004 remaster)
recording of:
Feels So Good
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen and Edward Van Halen
publisher:
Yessup Music Company (in 1988)
4:32
12Right Now (2004 remaster)
recording engineer:
Andy Johns
assistant engineer:
Ken or Murray Deane
engineer:
Lee Herschberg, Andy Johns and Michael Scott (American studio engineer, producer and musician)
producer:
Andy Johns, Ted Templeman and Van Halen (American hard rock band)
mixer:
Andy Johns, Michael Scott (American studio engineer, producer and musician) and Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Alex Van Halen
guitar and keyboard:
Edward Van Halen
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen and Alex Van Halen
lead vocals:
Sammy Hagar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1991)
recorded at:
“5150” (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Right Now
writer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Yessup Music Co.
45:22
13Everybody Wants Some!! (2015 remaster)
assistant engineer:
Gene Meros
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
drums (drum set):
Alex Van Halen
electric bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
guitar:
Edward Van Halen
background vocals:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) and Edward Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
recording of:
Everybody Wants Some!!
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Mugambi Publishing, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Diamond Dave Music (in 1980) and Van Halen Music (in 1980)
45:06
14Dance the Night Away (2015 remaster)
assistant engineer:
Corey Bailey and Jim Fitzpatrick (engineer)
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass guitar:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen)
drums (drum set):
Alex Van Halen
guitar:
Edward Van Halen
lead vocals:
David Lee Roth
recorded at:
Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dance the Night Away
lyricist:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Edward Van Halen
composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Van Halen Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28, in 1979), Diamond Dave Music (in 1979), Mugambi Publishing (in 1979) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.153:08
15Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love (live from Selland Arena in Fresno, California on May 14, 1993; 2004 remaster)
recording engineer:
Biff Dawes
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Sammy Hagar (in 1992)
vocals:
Sammy Hagar (in 1992)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1992: lead vocals) and Selland Arena in Fresno, California, United States (on 1992-05-14)
live recording of:
Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Love (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Iconic Roth Anthems, Mugambi Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Diamond Dave Music (in 1978), Van Halen Music (in 1978) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
44:43
16Panama (live from Selland Arena in Fresno, California on May 14, 1993; 2004 remaster)
recording engineer:
Biff Dawes
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Sammy Hagar (in 1992)
vocals:
Sammy Hagar (in 1992)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1992: lead vocals) and Selland Arena in Fresno, California, United States (on 1992-05-14)
live recording of:
Panama (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Mugambi Publishing, Diamond Dave Music (in 1984) and Van Halen Music (in 1984)
46:39
17Jump (live from Selland Arena in Fresno, California on May 15, 1993; 2004 remaster)
recording engineer:
Biff Dawes
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Sammy Hagar (in 1992)
vocals:
Sammy Hagar (in 1992)
recorded at:
5150 (Eddie Van Halen's recording studio) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1992: lead vocals) and Selland Arena in Fresno, California, United States (on 1992-05-15)
live recording of:
Jump (in 1992)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen), Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen
publisher:
Mugambi Publishing, Diamond Dave Music (in 1984) and Van Halen Music (in 1984)
44:20