Crazy from the Heat
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This article is about the David Lee Roth EP, for Roth's autobiography of the same name see Crazy From The Heat
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| EP by David Lee Roth | |||||
| Released | January 28, 1985 | ||||
| Recorded | ??? | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 14:06 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | ||||
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Crazy from the Heat is a 1985 EP by David Lee Roth, his debut solo release. It was released while Roth was still a member of Van Halen. All four songs on the EP are cover versions, with Roth's version of the Beach Boys hit "California Girls" peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1997, David Lee Roth published Crazy from the Heat, his autobiography.
The medley of "Just a Gigolo" and "I Ain't Got Nobody" is based on Louis Prima's 1956 medley of the two songs.
[edit] Track listing
- "Easy Street" (Hartman) – 3:45
- "Medley: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) (Roger Graham, Spencer Williams) – 4:39
- "California Girls" (Mike Love, Brian Wilson) – 2:50
- "Coconut Grove" (Sebastian, Yanovsky) – 2:52
[edit] Personnel
- David Lee Roth - vocals
- Eddie Martinez - guitars
- Sid McGinnis - guitars
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar
- John Robinson - drums
- Sammy Figueroa - drums
- Edgar Winter - keyboards
- Brian Mann - keyboards
- Carl Wilson - backing vocals on "California Girls"
- Christopher Cross - backing vocals on "California Girls"
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | The Billboard 200 | 15 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | "California Girls" | Adult Contemporary | 29 |
| 1985 | "California Girls" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| 1985 | "California Girls" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 1985 | "Easy Street" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 |
| 1985 | "Medley: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
| 1985 | "Medley: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
