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	1977-1994, 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 two 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" (Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen) – 1:43 (from Van Halen)
2. "It's About Time" [#] (Sammy 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 (from Van Halen)
6. "Finish What Ya Started" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:24 (from OU812)
7. "You Really Got Me" (Ray Davies) – 2:38 (from Van Halen)
8. "Dreams" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:53 (from 5150)
9. "Hot for Teacher" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:43 (from 1984)
10. "Poundcake" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:20 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
11. "And the Cradle Will Rock..." (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:34 (from Women and Children First)
12. "Black and Blue" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:27 (from OU812)
13. "Jump" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:04 (from 1984)
14. "Top of the World" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:54 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
15. "(Oh) Pretty Woman" (William Dees, Roy Orbison) – 2:53 (from Diver Down)
16. "Love Walks In" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:11 (from 5150)
17. "Beautiful Girls" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:57 (from Van Halen II)
18. "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:08 (from Balance)
19. "Unchained" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:29 (from Fair Warning)

Disc 2

1. "Panama" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:32 (from 1984)
2. "Best of Both Worlds" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:49 (from 5150)
3. "Jamie's Cryin'" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:30 (from Van Halen)
4. "Runaround" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:20 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
5. "I'll Wait" (Anthony, Michael McDonald, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:42 (from 1984)
6. "Why Can't This Be Love" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:48 (from 5150)
7. "Runnin' With the Devil" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:36 (from Van Halen)
8. "When It's Love" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:38 (from OU812)
9. "Dancing in the Street" (Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter, William Stevenson) – 3:45 (from Diver Down)
10. "Not Enough" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 6:48 (from Balance)
11. "Feels So Good" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:32 (from OU812)
12. "Right Now" (Anthony, Hagar, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:22 (from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge)
13. "Everybody Wants Some!!" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 5:10 (from Women and Children First)
14. "Dance the Night Away" (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 3:10 (from Van Halen II)
15. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" [live] (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:43
16. "Panama" [live] (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 6:39
17. "Jump" [live] (Anthony, Roth, Van Halen, Van Halen) – 4:20

# - indicates a new song

[edit] Personnel

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

[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
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