Fair Warning

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Fair Warning
Fair Warning cover
Studio album by Van Halen
Released April 29, 1981
Recorded 1981
Genre Hard Rock
Heavy metal
Length 30:58
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s) Ted Templeman
Professional reviews
Van Halen chronology
Women and Children First (1980) Fair Warning (1981) Diver Down (1982)


Fair Warning is the fourth and heaviest album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1981.

Reportedly, this album was originally going to be an Eddie Van Halen solo album.

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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

all songs by Anthony, Roth, Van Halen and Van Halen

[edit] Side One

  1. "Mean Street" – 5:00
  2. "Dirty Movies" – 4:08
  3. "Sinner's Swing!" – 3:09
  4. "Hear About It Later" – 4:35

[edit] Side Two

  1. "Unchained" – 3:29
  2. "Push Comes To Shove" – 3:49
  3. "So This Is Love?" – 3:06†
  4. "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" – 1:59
  5. "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
1981 Pop Albums 5

[edit] Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
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
David Lee Roth | Eddie Van Halen | Wolfgang Van Halen | Alex Van Halen
Sammy Hagar | Gary Cherone | Michael Anthony
Discography
Studio Albums: Van Halen | Van Halen II | Women and Children First | Fair Warning | Diver Down | 1984
5150 | OU812 | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge | Balance | Van Halen III
Compilations, Extended Plays and Live albums: 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
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