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Best Of – Volume I is the first greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on October 22, 1996.

This article is about the Van Halen album. For German album Best Of - Vol.1, see Michael Wendler.

Best Of – Volume I
Greatest hits album by
Van Halen
ReleasedOctober 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)
Recorded1977–1996
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length71:33
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman, Mick Jones, Donn Landee, Van Halen, Andy Johns, Bruce Fairbairn, Glen Ballard
Van Halen chronology
Balance
(1995)		 Best Of – Volume I
(1996)		 Video Hits Volume I
(1996)
Singles from Best Of – Volume I
  1. "Humans Being"
    Released: October 1996
  2. "Me Wise Magic"
    Released: November 1996
  3. "Can't Get This Stuff No More"
    Released: February 7, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Q link
Christgau's Consumer Guide[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide link

The album does not contain any songs from the band's 1982 album Diver Down. Best Of – Volume I also features "Humans Being", the band's contribution to the Twister soundtrack. The two newly recorded songs, "Can't Get This Stuff No More" and "Me Wise Magic", at the end of the album are with original lead vocalist David Lee Roth. These two songs were released as singles to promote this compilation. They are also the last songs recorded by the original Van Halen lineup of Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Roth and Michael Anthony. The Van Halen brothers would not record again with Roth until the album A Different Kind of Truth, released in 2012. Anthony has not played with Van Halen since the band's 2004 tour.[citation needed]

Initial pressings of the album contained an alternate edit of "Runnin' with the Devil" where the verses, chorus and solos were arranged in a different order than that of the original album version. It was reported that this was accidental and subsequent pressings have replaced this version with the one found on Van Halen. However, some radio stations still play this erroneous version of the song.[citation needed]

The album itself, while not controversial, sparked a great deal of in-band controversy because of the personnel issues surrounding the band at the time. Sammy Hagar, who by this time had been a member of Van Halen for eleven years, equal to the amount of time as the previous lead vocalist, David Lee Roth, left the band in June 1996 due to a number of unclear circumstances. Some sources reported that Hagar was dissatisfied with the decision to issue a "greatest hits" collection, and was instead more inclined to do an entirely new album of new material. In either case, it was announced that Hagar had left the band and they began working with David Lee Roth on new material for inclusion on the disc. This was not to last, as Roth and Eddie Van Halen clashed publicly and the band once again was without a lead singer, before hiring Gary Cherone. All songs except "Humans Being", "Can't Get This Stuff No More", and "Me Wise Magic" are included on the band's subsequent greatest hits album The Best of Both Worlds (2004).[citation needed]

Despite the aforementioned friction, the album went on to win Metal Edge magazine's 1996 Readers' Choice Award for "Best Hits or Compilation Album". Hagar shares the accolade with Roth, since the album features material from both singers. Also, the song "Humans Being" (featured on both the album and the Twister film soundtrack) was voted "Best Song from a Movie Soundtrack".[2]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Eruption"
Van Halen, 19781:42
2."Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
Van Halen3:47
3."Runnin' with the Devil"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
Van Halen3:32
4."Dance the Night Away"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
Van Halen II, 19793:04
5."And the Cradle Will Rock..."
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
Women and Children First, 19803:31
6."Unchained"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
Fair Warning, 19813:27
7."Jump"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
1984, 19844:04
8."Panama"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
19843:31
9."Why Can't This Be Love"
5150, 19863:45
10."Dreams"
  • Anthony
  • Hagar
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
51504:54
11."When It's Love"
  • Anthony
  • Hagar
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
OU812, 19885:36
12."Poundcake"
  • Anthony
  • Hagar
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, 19915:22
13."Right Now"
  • Anthony
  • Hagar
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge5:21
14."Can't Stop Lovin' You"
  • Anthony
  • Hagar
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
Balance, 19954:08
15."Humans Being"
  • Anthony
  • Hagar
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
Twister soundtrack, 19965:14
16."Can't Get This Stuff No More"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
New song, 19965:16
17."Me Wise Magic"
  • Anthony
  • Roth
  • A. Van Halen
  • E. Van Halen
New song6:09
Total length:71:33

Personnel


Van Halen


Production



Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[21] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[23] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[24] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[25] Gold 22,015[25]
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[27] 2× Platinum 400,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[30] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Christgau, Robert. "CG: The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1". Robert Christgau.
  2. Metal Edge, June 1997
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  6. "100 Albums (CD's & Cassettes)". RPM. Vol. 64, no. 13. November 11, 1996. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original (PHP) on October 23, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  8. "Van Halen: Best Of - Volume 1" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  10. "Charts.nz – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Van Halen – Best Of - Volume 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  16. "Van Halen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  17. "Van Halen Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  18. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  19. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  20. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  21. "Disos de Oro y Platino". CAPIF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  23. "Brazilian album certifications – Van Halen – Best of Van Halen" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  24. "Canadian album certifications – Van Halen – Best of - Volume 1". Music Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  25. "Van Halen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  26. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Van Halen; 'Best of Volume 1')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  27. "Japanese album certifications – Van Halen – Greatest Hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 27, 2020. Select 1996年12月 on the drop-down menu
  28. "New Zealand album certifications – Van Halen – Best of Volume 1". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  29. "British album certifications – Van Halen – Best of - Vol I". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  30. "American album certifications – Van Halen – Best of, Volume I". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

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[de] Best Of – Volume I (Van-Halen-Album)

Best Of – Volume I ist das erste Kompilationsalbum der US-amerikanischen Rockband Van Halen. Es wurde im Oktober 1996 von Warner Bros. veröffentlicht. Auf dem Album befinden sich 17 Songs. 14 Songs stammen von den bis dahin veröffentlichen zehn Studioalben der Band, darüber hinaus ein Song der Band vom Soundtrack des Films Twister sowie zwei neu aufgenommene Songs mit ihrem früheren Leadsänger David Lee Roth. Das Album erreichte Platz eins der US-Charts. Gleichzeitig wurde ein begleitendes Videoalbum veröffentlicht.
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«Best Of — Volume I» (с англ. — «Лучшее — Том I») — первый сборник лучших хитов американской хард-рок-группы Van Halen, выпущенный в 1996 году на лейбле Warner Bros.


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