Balance (Van Halen album)

Balance
A sepia photo of conjoined twin boys on a teeter totter
Studio album by
Van Halen
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995 (1995-01-24)
RecordedMay 25 – September 2, 1994
Studio5150 Studios (Studio City)
Little Mountain (Vancouver)
Genre
Length53:18
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBruce Fairbairn
Van Halen chronology
Live: Right Here, Right Now
(1993) 		Balance
(1995) 		Van Halen Best of, Volume I
(1996)
Sammy Hagar chronology
Live: Right Here, Right Now
(1993) 		Balance
(1995) 		Marching to Mars
(1997)
Singles from Balance
  1. "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)"
    Released: January 9, 1995
  2. "Can't Stop Lovin' You"
    Released: March 10, 1995
  3. "Amsterdam"
    Released: June 26, 1995 (UK)
  4. "Not Enough"
    Released: July 18, 1995

Balance is the tenth studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on January 24, 1995, by Warner Bros. Records. The album is the last of the band's four studio releases to feature Sammy Hagar as the lead singer. It is also the final Van Halen album to feature bassist Michael Anthony in its entirety. Balance reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 in February 1995[3] and reached triple platinum status on May 12, 2004, by selling more than three million copies in the US.[4] "The Seventh Seal" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.[5]

Featuring a more serious tone than other Van Halen albums, Balance features a full integration of Eddie van Halen's guitar riffs and keyboard work and contains three instrumentals. The record received mixed reviews from many music critics.

The album was remastered by Donn Landee and released on October 6, 2023 as part of The Collection II; the four studio albums with Hagar, plus an extra disc of eight rarities from this era.[6]

  1. ^ "Van Halen - Balance".
  2. ^ "Balance". Rolling Stone. March 23, 1995. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Van Halen – Album chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Van Halen | The Recording Academy".
  6. ^ Irwin, Corey. "Van Halen Revisits Sammy Hagar Years With 'The Collection II' Set". Ultimate Classic Rock. Townsquare Media, Inc. Retrieved October 5, 2023.