Fair Warning
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| Fair Warning | ||
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| Studio album by Van Halen | ||
| Released | April 29, 1981 | |
| Recorded | 1981 | |
| Genre | Hard Rock, Classic Rock | |
| Length | 30:58 | |
| Label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Van Halen chronology | ||
| Women and Children First (1980) | Fair Warning (1981) | Diver Down (1982)
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Fair Warning is the fourth album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1981. During this time, there were great tensions in the band, and in sales, it has only sold about 2 million copies. This was considered to be Van Halen's darkest and most uncompromising album and despite the relatively low sales, it has become a fan favorite and an underrated classic.
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[edit] Track listing
all songs by Anthony, Roth, Van Halen and Van Halen
- "Mean Street" – 5:00
- "Dirty Movies" – 4:08
- "Sinner's Swing!" – 3:09
- "Hear About It Later" – 4:35
- "Unchained" – 3:29
- "Push Comes To Shove" – 3:49
- "So This Is Love?" – 3:06†
- "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" – 1:59
- "One Foot Out The Door" – 1:58
† denotes a single
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Production
- Producer: Ted Templeman
- Engineers: Donn Landee, Gene Meros
- Remastering: Chris Bellman, Gregg Geller
- Project coordinator: Jo Motta
- Art direction: Richard Seireeni
- Design: Pete Angelus
- Cover design: Pete Angelus
- Cover artwork: From The Maze (1953) by William Kurelek
- Photography: Greg Gorman, Neil Zlozower
- Inlay photography: Greg Gorman
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Pop Albums | 5 |
[edit] Singles
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "So This Is Love?" | Mainstream Rock | 15 |
| 1981 | "Mean Street" | Mainstream Rock | 12 |
| 1981 | "Push Comes To Shove" | Mainstream Rock | 29 |
| 1981 | "Unchained" | Mainstream Rock | 13 |
| Van Halen |
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| Eddie Van Halen | Alex Van Halen | Michael Anthony | David Lee Roth | Sammy Hagar |
| Gary Cherone |
| Discography |
| Albums and extended plays: Van Halen | Van Halen II | Women and Children First | Fair Warning | Diver Down | 1984 | 5150 | OU812 | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge | Balance | Van Halen III | Live: Right Here, Right Now | Best of Volume I | The Best of Both Worlds |
| Videos and DVDs: Van Halen - Live Without a Net | Van Halen: Right Here, Right Now - Live | Van Halen: Video Hits, Vol. 1 |
