OU812 - the eighth studio album of the American rock band Van Halen , published in 1988.
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| Studio album Van Halen | ||||
| Date of issue | May 24, 1988 | |||
| Recorded by | September 1987 - April 1988 at 5150 Studios, Studio City | |||
| Genres | Hard rock | |||
| Duration | 50:09 | |||
| Producer | Van Halen, Donn Lundy | |||
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| Language of songs | English | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| A source | Evaluation |
| Allmusic |    [one] |
| Robert Christgau | C [2] |
| Rolling stone | [3] |
Content
About the album
After completing the 5150 tour, Eddie Van Halen had several riffs he worked on, and Sammy Hagar “there was a bunch of texts in notebooks that I thought about and wrote, ”so they soon began work on a new album.
The name of the album contained an ironic answer to David Lee Roth's first solo album, Eat 'Em And Smile . If you read the name OU812 character by character, you’ll get the English phrase Oh You Ate One Too. The working title was Bone ', which Alex hated.
The album cover was a tribute to the album With the Beatles . She also bears a resemblance to the covers of Vincebus Eruptum (1968) albums by Blue Cheer and Red (1974) King Crimson . The back cover shows a statue of Hugo Reinhold Affe mit Schädel .
The album is dedicated to the father of Eddie and Alex, Jan Van Halen, who died on December 9, 1986 at the age of 66 years. The words “This One's For You, Pa” are written in the album booklet. Ian previously participated in the recording of the album Van Halen, Diver Down (1982), playing the clarinet in the song “Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)”.
Song List
The words and music of all Van Halen songs, except as indicated otherwise.
| No | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| one. | "Mine All Mine" | 5:11 |
| 2 | "When It's Love" | 5:36 |
| 3 | “AFU (Naturally Wired)” | 4:28 |
| four. | "Cabo Wabo" | 7:04 |
| five. | "Source of Infection" | Two to four |
| 6 | "Feels So Good" | 4:27 |
| 7 | "Finish What Ya Started" | 4:20 |
| eight. | "Black and Blue" | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Sucker in a 3 Piece" | 5:52 |
| ten. | "A Apolitical Blues" (Lowell George) | 3:50 |
Record Members
- Van halen
- Sammy Hagar - vocals, rhythm guitar
- Eddie Van Halen - lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael Anthony - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Alex Van Halen - Percussion
- Additional staff
- Donn Lundy - producer, sound producer
- Ken Dean - Assistant Recording Engineer
- Bobby Hut - Mastering
- Jeri Hayden - Design
- Maura P. McLaughlin Design
- Eika Aoshima - Photographer
- Stuart Watson - Photographer
Positions in Charts and Certification
Chart Positions
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Notes
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. OU812 (eng.) . Allmusic . The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Robert Christgau . CG: Van Halen (English) . The Village Voice . The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ David Fricke. Van Halen: OU812 (English) . Rolling Stone (June 30, 1988). The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Australian Chart (NID.) . Hung Medien. The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Austrian Chart (ned.) . Hung Medien. The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Van Halen (English) . The Official Charts Company . The appeal date is August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Offizielle Deutsche Charts (German) . GfK Entertainment Charts. The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Dutch Chart (nid.) . Hung Medien. The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Van Halen: Billboard 200 (English) . Billboard . The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Timo Pennanen. Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. - Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2006. - P. 223. - ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5 . Checked on August 19, 2017.
- ↑ Swedish Chart (nid.) . Hung Medien. The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Certified Awards . BPI . - It is necessary to set the parameter “Keywords” as “Van Halen”. The appeal date is August 19, 2016.
- ↑ Gold & Platinum (English) . RIAA . The appeal date is August 19, 2016.