STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - VAN HALEN - VAN HALEN II

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Amsterdam born guitarist and songwriter, Eddie Van Halen, on this , the 1 year anniversary of his passing. He died of a stroke at the age of 65. Words cannot describe how much he is missed. We honor his legacy by giving Van Halen's second record, Van Halen II, a spin. The LP was released March 23, 1979 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Ted Templeman. The 5X Platinum selling disc reached #23 in the UK, #22 in Sweden, #11 in the Netherlands, and #6 on the Billboard 200. Three singles were released : "Dance The Night Away" (#15 Hot 100)  , "Beautiful Girls" (#84 Hot 100)  , "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" (Japan release only). 

1. "You're No Good" Clint Ballard Jr. 3:16

2. "Dance the Night Away" 3:06

3. "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" 2:52

4. "Bottoms Up!" 3:05

5. "Outta Love Again" 2:51

Side two

6. "Light Up the Sky" 3:13

7. "Spanish Fly" (instrumental) 1:00

8. "D.O.A." 4:09

9. "Women in Love..." 4:08

10. "Beautiful Girls" 3:56

Van Halen

David Lee Roth – lead vocals

Eddie Van Halen – guitar, backing vocals

Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals

Alex Van Halen – drums

Production

Corey Bailey – engineering
Dave Bhang – artwork and design, art direction
Jim Fitzpatrick – engineer
Gregg Geller – remastering
Elliot Gilbert – photography
Donn Landee – engineer
Jo Motta – project coordinator
Ted Templeman – production
Neil Zlozower – photography