5150
Year
1986
Genre
Rock
Style
Hard Rock, Arena Rock
Label
Warner Bros. Records
Producer
Donn Landee
Album Summary
5150 is the seventh studio album by American rock band Van Halen. It was released on March 24, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records and was the first of four albums to be recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth. The album was named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, in turn named after a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, 1984, which had peaked at number 2 behind Michael Jackson's Thriller album, on which Eddie made a guest appearance.
Tracklist
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A1 Good Enough
4:00
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A2 Why Can't This Be Love 3:45
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A3 Get Up 4:35
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A4 Dreams 4:54
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A5 Summer Nights 5:04
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B1 Best Of Both Worlds 4:49
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B2 Love Walks In 5:09
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B3 "5150" 5:44
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B4 Inside 5:02
Total Runtime: 43:02
Most Popular Members
David Lee Roth
Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Hagar
Michael Anthony
Alex Van Halen
Gary Cherone
Mitch Malloy
Wolfgang Van Halen
