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

Crazy from the Heat
Crazy from the Heat cover
EP by David Lee Roth
Released January 28, 1985
Recorded ???
Genre Hard Rock
Length 14:06
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ted Templeman
Professional reviews
David Lee Roth chronology
Crazy from the Heat
(1985)
Eat 'Em and Smile
(1986)

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

  1. "Easy Street" (Hartman) – 3:45
  2. "Medley: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) (Roger Graham, Spencer Williams) – 4:39
  3. "California Girls" (Mike Love, Brian Wilson) – 2:50
  4. "Coconut Grove" (Sebastian, Yanovsky) – 2:52

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1985 The Billboard 200 15

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
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