The Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen album)

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The Best of Both Worlds
Greatest hits by Van Halen
Released	July 20, 2004
Recorded	1978-1994, 2004
Genre	Hard rock
Length	2:36:38
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	Van Halen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Van Halen chronology
Van Halen III (1998)	The Best of Both Worlds (2004)

The Best of Both Worlds is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 2004. The title "The Best of Both Worlds" references both their song of the same name, and the fact that the album has the greatest songs from their 2 main vocalists David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. The album featured three brand new songs from the band with Hagar on vocals, but Eddie Van Halen took over the bass work typically done by Michael Anthony. It featured no songs from the band's last studio album, Van Halen III which featured Gary Cherone on vocals.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 4.1 Album 4.2 Singles

[edit] Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Eruption" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 1:43
2. "It's About Time" [#] (Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:15
3. "Up for Breakfast" [#] (Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:57
4. "Learning to See" [#] (Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:15
5. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:48
6. "Finish What Ya Started" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:24
7. "You Really Got Me" (Ray Davies) – 2:38
8. "Dreams" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:53
9. "Hot for Teacher" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:43
10. "Poundcake" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:20
11. "And the Cradle Will Rock..." (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:34
12. "Black and Blue" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:27
13. "Jump" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:04
14. "Top of the World" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:54
15. "(Oh) Pretty Woman" (Dees, Orbison) – 2:53
16. "Love Walks In" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:11
17. "Beautiful Girls" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:57
18. "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:08
19. "Unchained" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:29

Disc 2

1. "Panama" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:32
2. "Best of Both Worlds" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:49
3. "Jamie's Cryin'" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:30
4. "Runaround" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:20
5. "I'll Wait" (Anthony, Michael McDonald, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:42
6. "Why Can't This Be Love" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:48
7. "Runnin' With the Devil" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:36
8. "When It's Love" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:38
9. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter, William Stevenson) – 3:45
10. "Not Enough" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 6:48
11. "Feels So Good" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:32
12. "Right Now" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:22
13. "Everybody Wants Some!!" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:10
14. "Dance the Night Away" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:10
15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" [live] (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:43
16. "Panama" [live] (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 6:39
17. "Jump" [live] (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:20

# indicates a new song

[edit] Personnel

• Michael Anthony - bass, background vocals
• Sammy Hagar - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• David Lee Roth - vocals
• Alex Van Halen - percussion, drums, background vocals
• Eddie Van Halen - guitar, keyboards, background vocals, bass on all three new tracks.

[edit] Production

• Compilation producer: Van Halen
• Engineer: Bill Malina (on new songs)
• Product Manager: Kenny Nemes
• Project assistants: Hugh Brown, Tom Consolo, Malia Doss, Jimmy Edwards, Alan Fletcher, Kevin Gore, Bill Inglot, Joanne Jaworowski, Anna Loynes, Mark McKenna, David McLees, Scott Pascucci
• Mastering Supervisor: Glen Ballard
• Remastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Editorial supervision: Cory Frye
• Art direction: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
• Design: Sara Cumings, Jeri Heiden
• Photography: Kevin Westenberg
• Liner notes: David Wild
• Discographical annotation: Steve Woolard

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	3
2004	Top Canadian Albums	2
2004	Top Internet Albums	3

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"It's About Time"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
2004	"Up for Breakfast"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	33

Van Halen
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