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Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released in February 1978.
[edit] History
Recorded in 1977, Van Halen sold over 10 million copies in the US alone, becoming one of the most successful debuts by a rock band. Along with 1984, it gives Van Halen two original albums with Diamond status in sales. The album cover was shot at the Whisky a Go Go. The guitar pictured on the cover of the album is Edward Van Halen's famous Frankenstrat Guitar, made from a neck purchased from Boogie Bodies and a Stratocaster style body custom made by Wayne Charvel in California and assembled in Edward's parents' garage.[2]
In 2003, the album was ranked number 415 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[3] In 2006, Guitar World readers ranked it 7th on a list of the Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time.[4]
In the band's licensed game, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, nine of the eleven tracks of this album are available for play; only "Little Dreamer" and "On Fire" do not appear in the game.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth except where noted.
| 1. |
"Jamie's Cryin'" |
3:31 |
| 2. |
"Atomic Punk" |
3:02 |
| 3. |
"Feel Your Love Tonight" |
3:43 |
| 4. |
"Little Dreamer" |
3:23 |
| 5. |
"Ice Cream Man" (John Brim) |
3:20 |
| 6. |
"On Fire" |
3:01 |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Band members
[edit] Production
- Producer: Ted Templeman
- Engineers: Donn Landee, Peggy McCreary, Kent Nebergall, Logan Jervis
- Project coordinator: Jo Motta
- Art direction: Dave Bhang
- Design: Dave Bhang
- Photography: Elliot Gilbert
- Typesetting: Jodi Cohen
[edit] Charts
Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1978 |
Pop Albums[5] |
19 |
| 1984 |
The Billboard 200 |
117 |
[edit] Singles
Billboard (North America)
[edit] Certifications
[edit] See also
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Van Halen Van Halen review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/van-halen-r1725926/review. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Quan, Denise (February 4, 2009). "Eddie Van Halen reinvents the guitar". CNN.com. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/04/eddie.van.halen. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums - Van Halen:Van Halen". Rolling Stone. November 1, 2003. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/van-halen-van-halen-19691231. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ "100 Greatest Guitar Albums". Guitar World. October 2006. A copy can be found at "Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Albums Of All Time - Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Boggs1027/guitar_worlds_100_greatest_guitar_albums_of_all_time. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Van Halen - Van Halen". Billboard.com. Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/van-halen/van-halen/17714. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Van Halen – Van Halen". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Van+Halen&sa=Van+Halen&smt=0.
- ^ a b "Finnish album certifications – Van Halen – Van Halen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Van+Halen.
- ^ "French album certifications – Van Halen – Van Halen" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php. Select VAN HALEN and click OK
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Van Halen; 'Van Halen')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Van+Halen&strInterpret=Van+Halen&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked.
- ^ "British album certifications – Van Halen – Van Halen". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter Van Halen in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "American album certifications – Van Halen – Van Halen". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Van+Halen%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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