The Best of Both Worlds is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Van Halen, released on July 20, 2004, on Warner Bros. The compilation features material recorded with lead vocalists David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar, but omitting Gary Cherone's three-year tenure with the band. Prior to The Best of Both Worlds' release, Hagar reunited with Van Halen, and the band subsequently recorded three new tracks to include on the release.
The compilation features 16 tracks taken from the six David Lee Roth era albums (1978–1984), and 14 from the four Sammy Hagar era albums (1986–1995), plus three live songs with Hagar from Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993), and three new songs with Hagar made for the compilation. The album was released in promotion of the new reunion tour featuring Hagar returning as lead singer. The three new songs were also performed live at various times.
Michael Anthony did not play bass guitar for the three new songs, although he did provide backing vocals for them. Anthony was not an official band member at that point and the songs were already recorded before he rejoined. The bass guitar on the new songs was played by Eddie Van Halen.[5]
According to Anthony, the original plans involved one disc dedicated to Roth and another to Hagar which would feature the three new songs, but problems while negotiating with Roth led to the track listing on the released album.[5]
Track 10 on disc two combines the instrumental "Strung Out" with "Not Enough", although it is shown on the album track list as simply "Not Enough". Both songs were listed as individual tracks on the Balance album.
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
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The Best of Both Worlds is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Van Halen released on July 20 2004 on Warner Bros The compilation features material recorded with lead vocalists David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar but omitting Gary Cherone s three year tenure with the band Prior to The Best of Both Worlds release Hagar reunited with Van Halen and the band subsequently recorded three new tracks to include on the release The Best of Both WorldsGreatest hits album by Van HalenReleasedJuly 20 2004Recorded1977 1994 2004GenreHard rock heavy metal glam metalLength156 57LabelWarner Bros ProducerVan HalenVan Halen chronologyVan Halen III 1998 The Best of Both Worlds 2004 A Different Kind of Truth 2012 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Entertainment WeeklyB 2 Rolling Stone 3 Debuting at 3 in the US 4 the album coincided with a reunion tour and certified Platinum It is the last Van Halen album to feature contributions from Michael Anthony and Hagar Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Singles 5 Certification 6 ReferencesBackground EditThe compilation features 16 tracks taken from the six David Lee Roth era albums 1978 1984 and 14 from the four Sammy Hagar era albums 1986 1995 plus three live songs with Hagar from Live Right Here Right Now 1993 and three new songs with Hagar made for the compilation The album was released in promotion of the new reunion tour featuring Hagar returning as lead singer The three new songs were also performed live at various times Michael Anthony did not play bass guitar for the three new songs although he did provide backing vocals for them Anthony was not an official band member at that point and the songs were already recorded before he rejoined The bass guitar on the new songs was played by Eddie Van Halen 5 According to Anthony the original plans involved one disc dedicated to Roth and another to Hagar which would feature the three new songs but problems while negotiating with Roth led to the track listing on the released album 5 Track listing EditDisc oneNo TitleWriter s Original albumLength1 Eruption Michael Anthony David Lee Roth Alex Van Halen Eddie Van HalenVan Halen 19781 432 It s About Time Sammy Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenNew song 20044 153 Up for Breakfast Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenNew song4 574 Learning to See Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenNew song5 155 Ain t Talkin bout Love Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenVan Halen3 486 Finish What Ya Started Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenOU812 19884 247 You Really Got Me Ray DaviesVan Halen2 388 Dreams Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van Halen5150 19864 539 Hot for Teacher Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van Halen1984 19844 4310 Poundcake Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenFor Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 19915 2011 And the Cradle Will Rock Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenWomen and Children First 19803 3412 Black and Blue Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenOU8125 2713 Jump Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van Halen19844 0414 Top of the World Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenFor Unlawful Carnal Knowledge3 5415 Oh Pretty Woman William Dees Roy OrbisonDiver Down 19822 5316 Love Walks In Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van Halen51505 1117 Beautiful Girls Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenVan Halen II 19793 5718 Can t Stop Lovin You Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenBalance 19954 0819 Unchained Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenFair Warning 19813 29Total length 78 33 Disc twoNo TitleWriter s Original albumLength1 Panama Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van Halen19843 322 Best of Both Worlds Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van Halen51504 493 Jamie s Cryin Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenVan Halen3 304 Runaround Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenFor Unlawful Carnal Knowledge4 205 I ll Wait Anthony Michael McDonald Roth A Van Halen E Van Halen19844 426 Why Can t This Be Love Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van Halen51503 487 Runnin with the Devil Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenVan Halen3 368 When It s Love Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenOU8125 389 Dancing in the Street Marvin Gaye Ivy Hunter William StevensonDiver Down3 4510 Strung Out Not Enough Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenBalance6 4811 Feels So Good Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenOU8124 3212 Right Now Anthony Hagar A Van Halen E Van HalenFor Unlawful Carnal Knowledge5 2213 Everybody Wants Some Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenWomen and Children First5 1014 Dance the Night Away Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenVan Halen II3 1015 Ain t Talkin bout Love live Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenLive Right Here Right Now 19934 4316 Panama live Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenLive Right Here Right Now6 3917 Jump live Anthony Roth A Van Halen E Van HalenLive Right Here Right Now4 20Total length 78 24 Notes Track 10 on disc two combines the instrumental Strung Out with Not Enough although it is shown on the album track list as simply Not Enough Both songs were listed as individual tracks on the Balance album Personnel EditVan Halen Sammy Hagar lead vocals on tracks 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 on disc 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 on disc 2 rhythm guitar backing vocals Eddie Van Halen lead guitar rhythm guitar acoustic guitar keyboards backing vocals bass on tracks 2 4 on disc 1 Michael Anthony bass except on tracks 2 4 on disc 1 backing vocals Alex Van Halen drums percussionAdditional musicians David Lee Roth lead and backing vocals on tracks 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 on disc 1 1 3 5 7 9 13 14 on disc 2 6 Steve Lukather backing vocals on tracks 2 4 14 on disc 1 10 on disc 2Production 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 WoolardCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2004 07 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 7 31Austrian Albums O3 Austria 8 33Canadian Albums Billboard 9 2Danish Albums Hitlisten 10 25Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 11 4French Compilations 12 27German Albums Offizielle Top 100 13 28Irish Albums IRMA 14 56Italian Albums FIMI 15 34New Zealand Albums RMNZ 16 9Norwegian Albums VG lista 17 17Scottish Albums OCC 18 12Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 19 12Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 20 55UK Albums OCC 21 15US Billboard 200 22 3 Year end charts Edit Chart 2004 PositionUS Billboard 200 23 166 Singles Edit Year Single Chart Position2004 It s About Time Mainstream Rock Tracks 6 citation needed Up for Breakfast Mainstream Rock Tracks 33 citation needed Certification EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 24 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 25 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit The Best of Both Worlds at AllMusic Entertainment Weekly review Rolling Stone Review The Best of Both Worlds Van Halen Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved July 16 2011 a b Harrell John Shooter March 17 2006 MICHAEL ANTHONY Speaks Candidly About VAN HALEN s Past And Future blabbermouth net Retrieved December 17 2013 Roth was not a member at the time of this release therefore belongs in additional personnel Australiancharts com Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Austriancharts at Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds in German Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Van Halen Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved October 29 2020 Danishcharts dk Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved October 29 2020 Les Charts Runs de chaque Album Classe InfoDisc in French Archived from the original PHP on August 20 2008 Find VAN HALEN under the drop down menu to see statistics Offiziellecharts de Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved October 29 2020 Irish charts com Discography Van Halen Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Italiancharts com Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Charts nz Van Halen The Best Of Both Worlds Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Norwegiancharts com Van Halen The Best Of Both Worlds Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 29 2020 Swedishcharts com Van Halen The Best Of Both Worlds Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Swisscharts com Van Halen The Best Of Both Worlds Hung Medien Retrieved October 29 2020 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 29 2020 Van Halen Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 29 2020 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2004 Billboard Retrieved October 29 2020 British album certifications Def Leppard The Best Of Both Worlds The Very Best British Phonographic Industry American album certifications Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Best of Both Worlds Van Halen album amp oldid 1126523447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
