Diamond Dave (album)

Diamond Dave is the sixth and most recent studio album by David Lee Roth, former lead vocalist of Van Halen. It was released in 2003 on Magna Carta Records.

Diamond Dave
Studio album by David Lee Roth
Released	July 8, 2003
Studio	Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Blues rock, hard rock
Length	45:41
Label	Magna Carta
Producer	David Lee Roth Alex Gibson Nathan Jenkins Jeremy Zuckerman
David Lee Roth chronology
DLR Band (1998) Diamond Dave (2003) Greatest Hits/The Deluxe Edition (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Daily Vault	B^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	F^[3]
KNAC	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

Background

The album was recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. It consists mostly of covers of older hard rock and blues songs, and has an overall laid back bluesy sound. Two of the tracks—a remake of the 1978 Van Halen song "Ice Cream Man" and a cover of "Bad Habits"—had been recorded in 1996, but were not released at that time.

Track listing

1. "You Got the Blues, Not Me..." (Chris Youlden) - cover of "I'm Tired" by Savoy Brown – 3:17
2. "Made Up My Mind" (Savoy Brown) – 3:00
3. "Stay While the Night is Young" (Youlden) - cover of Savoy Brown – 3:43
4. "Shoo Bop" (Steve Miller) - cover of "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" by Steve Miller Band – 5:11
5. "She's Looking Good" (Rodger Collins) – 2:50
6. "Soul Kitchen" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison) - cover of The Doors – 4:32
7. "If 6 Was 9" (Jimi Hendrix) - cover of The Jimi Hendrix Experience – 3:32
8. "That Beatles Tune" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - cover of "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles – 3:49
9. "Medicine Man" (David Lee Roth) – 1:12
10. "Let It All Hang Out" (William David Cunningham) – 2:25
11. "Thug Pop" (Roth, John Lowery) – 3:35
12. "Act One" (Roth) – 1:34
13. "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim) – 3:23
14. "Bad Habits" (William Bruce Field, Thomas Shelton Price) - cover of Billy Field – 3:44

Personnel

• David Lee Roth – vocals, harmonica (2, 9)
• Nathan Jenkins – programming, sound effects (10)
• Jeremy Zuckerman – programming, Hammond B3 organ (2, 4), rhythm guitars (2-4, 8, 11), Rhodes piano (5), organ (7), lead guitar (7, 10)
• Alex Gibson – accordion (3), percussion (3, 8), backing vocals (3), Mellotron (8), lead guitar (10)
• Zac Rae – keyboards (6)
• Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (13)
• Brett Tuggle – keyboards (14)
• Brian Young – guitars (1-6, 8, 11)
• Toshi Hiketa – rhythm guitars (5, 8)
• Nile Rodgers – guitars (13)
• Ron Richotte – guitars (14)
• James Lomenzo – bass (1-8, 11)
• Tracy Wormworth – bass (13)
• James Hunting – bass (14)
• Ray Luzier – drums (1-8, 11), backing vocals (3)
• Omar Hakim – drums (13)
• Gregg Bissonette – drums (14)
• Jaime Sickora – cowbell (1)
• Scott Page – alto saxophone (1), baritone saxophone (1), saxophone (5)
• Edgar Winter – saxophone (13, 14)
• Lee Thornburg – trombone (1), trumpet (1)
• The Crowell Sisters – backing vocals (13)

Production

• David Lee Roth – producer, art direction
• Alex Gibson – producer, recording, mixing
• Nathan Jenkins – additional producer, Pro Tools engineer, sound design
• Jeremy Zuckerman – additional producer, digital editing, sound design
• Brian Humphrey – second engineer
• Kevin Mills – second engineer
• Jaime Sickora – second engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Vic Lepejian – art direction
• Neil Zlozower – photography

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[6]	18

References

1. "Diamond Dave". AllMusic.
2. "Diamond Dave". The Daily Vault.
3. . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02.
4. "Diamond Dave". KNAC.
5. . December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008.
6. "David Lee Roth Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

External links

• AllMusic: Diamond Dave