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The Best (David Lee Roth album)

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The Best
Compilation album by
David Lee Roth
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Recorded1985–1997
Genre
Length78:14
Label
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 compilation 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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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Don't Piss Me Off"
New recording4:28
2."Yankee Rose"
Eat 'Em and Smile (1986)3:53
3."A Lil' Ain't Enough"
A Little Ain't Enough (1991)4:45
4."Just Like Paradise"
  • Roth
  • Tuggle
Skyscraper (1988)4:07
5."Big Train"
Your Filthy Little Mouth (1994)4:19
6."Big Trouble"
  • Roth
  • Vai
Eat 'Em and Smile4:01
7."It's Showtime!"
A Little Ain't Enough3:50
8."Hot Dog and a Shake"
  • Roth
  • Vai
Skyscraper3:23
9."Skyscraper"
  • Roth
  • Vai
Skyscraper3:43
10."Shy Boy"Billy SheehanEat 'Em and Smile3:26
11."She's My Machine"
  • Roth
  • Byrom
  • David Neuhauser
Your Filthy Little Mouth3:57
12."Stand Up"
  • Roth
  • Tuggle
Skyscraper4:44
13."Tobacco Road" (The Nashville Teens cover)John D. LoudermilkEat 'Em and Smile2:30
14."Easy Street" (Edgar Winter Group cover)Dan HartmanCrazy from the Heat (1985)3:51
15."California Girls" (The Beach Boys cover)
Crazy from the Heat2:54
16."Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" (Louis Prima cover)
Sam Butera (arrangement)		Crazy from the Heat4:44
17."Sensible Shoes"
  • Dennis Morgan
  • Sturges
  • Roth
A Little Ain't Enough5:10
18."Goin' Crazy!"
  • Roth
  • Vai
Eat 'Em and Smile3:11
19."Ladies' Night in Buffalo?"
  • Roth
  • Vai
Eat 'Em and Smile4:02
20."Land's Edge"
  • Roth
  • Kilgore
Your Filthy Little Mouth3:14
Total length:78:14

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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