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'''''Best of Volume I''''' is the first compilation of studio tracks by [[United States|American]] [[hard rock]] band [[Van Halen]], released in [[1996 in music|1996]].
'''''Best of Volume I''''' is the first compilation of studio tracks by [[United States|American]] [[hard rock]] band [[Van Halen]], released in [[1996 in music|1996]].

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Best of Volume I is the first compilation of studio tracks by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1996.

The material is from nine of the band's first ten studio albums. Nothing from the band's Diver Down album was included. Best of Volume I also features "Humans Being," the band's contribution to the Twister soundtrack. The two newly recorded songs, "Can't Get This Stuff No More" and "Me Wise Magic," at the end of the album are with original vocalist David Lee Roth. These two songs were released as singles to promote this compilation. They are also the last songs recorded by the original Van Halen lineup of Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony. The Van Halen Brothers would not record again with David Lee Roth until the album A Different Kind of Truth, released in 2012. Michael Anthony has not played with Van Halen since 2004.

Initial pressings of the album contained an alternate edit of "Runnin' with the Devil" where the verses, chorus and solos were arranged in a different order than that of the original album version. It was reported that this was accidental and subsequent pressings have replaced this version with the one found on Van Halen. However, some radio stations still play this erroneous version of the song.

The album itself, while not controversial, sparked a great deal of in-band controversy because of the personnel issues surrounding the band at the time. Sammy Hagar, who by this time had been a member of Van Halen for 11 years, equal to the amount of time as the previous vocalist, David Lee Roth, left the band in June 1996 due to a number of unclear circumstances. Some sources reported that Hagar was dissatisfied with the decision to issue a "greatest hits" collection, and was instead more inclined to do an entirely new album of new material. In either case, the band announced that Hagar had left the band and the band was instead working with David Lee Roth on new material for inclusion on the disc. This was not to last, as Roth and Edward clashed publicly and the band once again was without a lead singer, before hiring Gary Cherone. [1] All songs except "Humans Being", "Can't Get This Stuff No More", and "Me Wise Magic" are included on The Best of Both Worlds.

Track listing

  1. "Eruption" – 1:42 (Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen)
  2. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" – 3:47 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  3. "Runnin' with the Devil" – 3:32 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  4. "Dance the Night Away" – 3:04 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  5. "And the Cradle Will Rock..." – 3:31 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  6. "Unchained" – 3:27 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  7. "Jump" – 4:04 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  8. "Panama" – 3:31 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  9. "Why Can't This Be Love" – 3:45 (Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  10. "Dreams" – 4:54 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  11. "When It's Love" – 5:36 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  12. "Poundcake" – 5:22 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  13. "Right Now" – 5:21 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  14. "Can't Stop Lovin' You" – 4:08 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
  15. "Humans Being" – 5:14 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)†
    • (from Twister movie soundtrack, 1996)
  16. "Can't Get This Stuff No More" – 5:16 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)†
    • (new song, 1996)
  17. "Me Wise Magic" – 6:09 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)†
    • (new song, 1996)

† denotes a single

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Top 50 Albums[4] 11
Austrian Top 75 Albums[5] 16
Canadian Top Albums[6] 1
Finnish Top 50 Albums[7] 3
German Albums[8] 7
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[9] 12
New Zealand Top 50 Albums[10] 2
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[11] 36
Swedish Top 60 Albums[12] 19
Swiss Top 100 Albums[13] 26
UK Albums Chart[14] 45
US Billboard 200[15] 1
Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Catalog Albums[15] 21
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Hard Rock Albums[15] 18

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "Humans Being" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1996 "Me Wise Magic" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1997 "Can't Get This Stuff No More" Mainstream Rock Tracks 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[17] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[18] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[19] Gold 22,015[19]
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Best of Volume I (Media notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1996. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Best of Volume I". Robert Christgau.
  3. ^ "Van Halen Best Of Vol. 1". Aaron Joy's Roman Midnight Music CD & DVD Reviews Blog. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  4. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "100 Albums (CD's & Cassettes)" (PHP). RPM. 64 (13). November 11, 1996. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  8. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Van Halen / Longplay". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 14, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  10. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  11. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  12. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  13. ^ "Van Halen – Best of – Volume 1 (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  14. ^ "Artist Chart History: Van Halen". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  15. ^ a b c "Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1 – Van Halen". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  16. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  17. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Van Halen – Best of Van Halen" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Van Halen – Best of - Volume 1". Music Canada.
  19. ^ a b "Van Halen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Van Halen; 'Best of Volume 1')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Van Halen – Best of - Vol I". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Best of - Vol I in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Van Halen – Best of, Volume I". Recording Industry Association of America.
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
November 9–15, 1996 		Succeeded by
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