Van Halen III
Studio album by Van Halen
Released	March 17, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hard rock
Length	65:10
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Mike Post, Edward Van Halen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Van Halen chronology
Van Halen Best of, Volume I (1996) Van Halen III (1998) The Best of Both Worlds (2004)

Van Halen III is the eleventh studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1998. It is the only Van Halen album to feature Gary Cherone on lead vocals, and is commonly said to be Van Halen's most unpopular album as of 2007. No songs from it are featured on The Best of Both Worlds, the band's 2004 greatest hits compilation. Cover for album Van Halen III by Van Halen. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil on September 29, 1944) is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer of music and theme songs for many of the most popular TV dramas first shown in the United States. ... Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, generally known as Eddie Van Halen, (born January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen, Netherlands,) is a virtuoso guitarist, classically-trained pianist, and founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Best of Volume I is the first compilation of studio tracks by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1996. ... The Best of Both Worlds is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 2004. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... Gary Cherone (b. ... For the English saying, see best of both worlds. ...

The album's only significant radio hit was "Without You", which reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the March 7, 1998 issue of Billboard, and remained at #1 for six weeks. Other songs receiving airplay on rock radio were "Fire in the Hole" and "One I Want". The album's final song, "How Many Say I", was an unusual acoustic piano ballad featuring guitarist Eddie Van Halen (mostly) on lead vocals. Eddie had previously only sung on "Crossing Over" (found on the Japanese version of Balance). Also, one particular song, "That's Why I Love You", from the VH3 sessions, was leaked to the public before the album went on sale, but the band's deeper appreciation for another song ("Josephina", named after Gary's mother) caused it to replace the former on the lineup and supposedly was the reason why the album release was postponed three more weeks. This album also contributed the song "Fire in the Hole" to the Lethal Weapon 4 movie soundtrack. The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ... Balance is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1995. ... Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 film starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li. ...

Track listing

all songs by Anthony, Hagar, Roth, Van Halen and Van Halen

1. "New World" – 1:45
2. "Without You" – 6:30
3. "One I Want" – 5:30
4. "From Afar" – 5:24
5. "Dirty Water Dog" – 5:27
6. "Once" – 7:42
7. "Fire in the Hole" – 5:31
8. "Josephina" – 5:42
9. "Year to the Day" – 8:34
10. "Primary" – 1:27
11. "Ballot or the Bullet" – 5:42
12. "How Many Say I" – 6:04

Personnel

Van Halen

• David Lee Roth - vocals, keyboards
• Eddie Van Halen - lead guitar, vocals
• Sammy Hagar - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Michael Anthony - bass, vocals
• Alex Van Halen - drums, percussion

Additional personnel David Lee Roth (sometimes referred to as Diamond Dave) (born 10 October 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known for his work with the band Van Halen. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Edward Van Halen (born Edward Lodewijk van Halen on January 26, 1955[1] in Nijmegen, Netherlands), is a guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer most famous for being leader and a co-founder of the hard rock band, Van Halen. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar (aka The Red Rocker), is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, composer and former member of Van Halen, and of the early 70s rock band Montrose. ... Rhythm guitar is a guitar that is primarily used to provide rhythmic and harmonic accompaniment for a singer or for other instruments in an ensemble. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being struck with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. ...

• Matthew Bruck - guitar
• Mike Post - keyboards

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Production

• Producers: Mike Post, Eddie Van Halen
• Engineers: Erwin Musper, Eddie Van Halen
• Mixing: The Edward, Robbes
• Mastering: The Edward, Robbes, Eddy Schreyer
• Programming: Florian Ammon, Ian Dye, Ed Rogers, Paul Wight
• Art direction: Stine Schyberg
• Photography: Dan Chavkin
• Coloring: F. Scott Schafer

Charts

Album

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Singles

Billboard (North America)