- hard rock, rock, heavy metal
- 31 min
- 10 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Van Halen II is the second studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released by Warner Bros Records on March 23, 1979, it peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and yielded hit singles "Dance the Night Away" and "Beautiful Girls." As of 2004, it had sold almost six million copies in the United States alone. Critical reaction to the album has been positive, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide praising the "feel-good, party atmosphere" of the songs.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC+
- Classic Rock3.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography7/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1You’re No Good3:12
- A2Dance the Night Away3:04
- A3Somebody Get Me a Doctor2:51
- A4Bottoms Up!3:04
- A5Outta Love Again2:49
- B1Light Up the Sky3:09
- B2Spanish Fly0:58
- B3D.O.A.4:07
- B4Women in Love…4:05
- B5Beautiful Girls3:56
10 tracks, 31 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Van Halen
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- PT
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