Best of Volume I

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Best of Volume I
Compilation album by Van Halen
Released	October 22, 1996
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	67:03
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Glen Ballard Bruce Fairbairn Andy Johns Mick Jones Donn Landee Ted Templeman Van Halen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Van Halen chronology
Balance (1995) Best of Volume I (1996) Van Halen III (1998)

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

In addition to material from the band's first ten studio albums (minus Diver Down), Best of Volume I also features the band's contribution to the Twister soundtrack ("Humans Being") and two newly recorded songs with original vocalist David Lee Roth ("Can't Get This Stuff No More" and "Me Wise Magic").

Initial pressings of the album contained an alternate version 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 pressing have replaced this version with the one found on Van Halen.

The album itself, while not controversial, sparked a 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 10 years, equal to the amount of time as the previous vocalist, David Lee Roth, left the band due to 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. 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. [1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Eruption" – 1:42 (Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen)
   • (from Van Halen, 1978)
2. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" – 3:47 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from Van Halen, 1978)
3. "Runnin' With the Devil" – 3:32 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from Van Halen, 1978)
4. "Dance the Night Away" – 3:04 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from Van Halen II, 1979)
5. "And the Cradle Will Rock..." – 3:31 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from Women and Children First, 1980)
6. "Unchained" – 3:27 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from Fair Warning, 1981)
7. "Jump" – 4:04 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from 1984, 1984)
8. "Panama" – 3:31 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from 1984, 1984)
9. "Why Can't This Be Love" – 3:45 (Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
   • (from 5150, 1986)
10. "Dreams" – 4:54 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    • (from 5150, 1986)
11. "When It's Love" – 5:36 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    • (from OU812, 1988)
12. "Poundcake" – 5:22 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    • (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, 1991)
13. "Right Now" – 5:21 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    • (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, 1991)
14. "Can't Stop Lovin' You" – 4:08 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    • (from Balance, 1995)
15. "Humans Being" – 5:10 (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    • (from Twister movie soundtrack, 1996)
16. "Can't Get This Stuff No More" – 5:14 (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen)
    • (new song, 1996)
17. "Me Wise Magic" – 6:05
    • (new song, 1996)

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

[edit] Personnel

• David Lee Roth - lead vocals (1-8,16-17)
• Sammy Hagar - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (9-15)
• Eddie Van Halen - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael Anthony - bass, backing vocals
• Alex Van Halen - drums, percussion