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The Best (David Lee Roth album)

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The Best
Greatest hits album by
David Lee Roth
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997
Recorded1985–1997
GenreHard rock
Length78:14
LabelWarner Bros., Rhino Entertainment
ProducerVarious
David Lee Roth chronology
Your Filthy Little Mouth
(1994) 		The Best
(1997) 		DLR Band
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The Best is a greatest hits album by American rock vocalist David Lee Roth, compiling his solo work from 1985 to 1996. It also features one song recorded for the album, "Don't Piss Me Off". The album was released in 1997 by Warner Bros. and Rhino Entertainment.

Track listing

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  1. "Don't Piss Me Off" – 4:28 (Brett Tuggle, Monty Byrom, Jack White, Steve Hunter, Freebo)
  2. "Yankee Rose" – 3:53 (David Lee Roth, Steve Vai)
  3. "A Lil' Ain't Enough" – 4:45 (Roth, Robbie Nevil)
  4. "Just Like Paradise" – 4:07 (Roth, Tuggle)
  5. "Big Train" – 4:19 (Roth, Terry Kilgore, Preston Sturges, Joey Hunting)
  6. "Big Trouble" – 4:01 (Roth, Vai)
  7. "It's Showtime!" – 3:50 (Roth, Jason Becker)
  8. "Hot Dog and a Shake" – 3:23 (Roth, Vai)
  9. "Skyscraper" – 3:43 (Roth, Vai)
  10. "Shy Boy" – 3:26 (Billy Sheehan, arranged by Roth)
  11. "She's My Machine" – 3:57 (Roth, Byron, David Neuhauser)
  12. "Stand Up" – 4:44 (Roth, Tuggle)
  13. "Tobacco Road" – 2:30 (John D. Loudermilk)
  14. "Easy Street" – 3:51 (Dan Hartman)
  15. "California Girls" – 2:54 (Brian Wilson, Mike Love)
  16. "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" – 4:44 (Leonello Casucci, Irving Caesar) (Spencer Williams, Roger Graham)
  17. "Sensible Shoes" – 5:10 (Dennis Morgan, Sturges, Roth)
  18. "Goin' Crazy!" – 3:11 (Roth, Vai)
  19. "Ladies' Nite in Buffalo?" – 4:02 (Roth, Vai)
  20. "Land's Edge" – 3:14 (Roth, Kilgore)


References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 704. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone david lee roth album guide.
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