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5150 (album)

5150
VanHalen 5150 fcover.jpg
Studio album by Van Halen
Released March 24, 1986
Recorded November 1985 – February 1986
Studio 5150 Studios, Studio City, CA
Genre Hard rock
Length 43:14
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Mick Jones, Donn Landee, Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen
Van Halen chronology
1984
(1984)		 5150
(1986)		 OU812
(1988)
Sammy Hagar chronology
VOA
(1984)		 5150
(1986)		 I Never Said Goodbye
(1987)
Singles from 5150
  1. "Why Can't This Be Love"/"Get Up"
    Released: February 26, 1986
  2. "Dreams"/Inside"
    Released: May 24, 1986
  3. "Love Walks In"/"Summer Nights"
    Released: July 23, 1986
  4. "Best of Both Worlds"
    Released: November 5, 1986
  5. "Summer Nights"
    Released: December 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
Robert Christgau C+
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3/5 stars

5150 (pronounced "fifty-one-fifty") is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1986 on Warner Bros. Records. It was the first of four albums to be recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth.

It was named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, itself named after a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code). The 5150 name has been used several times by Van Halen. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, 1984, which had peaked at number 2 at the same time as Michael Jackson's Thriller album, on which Eddie Van Halen made a guest appearance.

Before the album was released, Van Halen had considerable difficulty finding a replacement for the popular David Lee Roth. To make matters worse, Warner Bros. Records advised them to discontinue the Van Halen name; in the beginning of 1986, Eddie and Alex Van Halen formally refused. The trio even considered having a series of temporary singers on the album to replace Roth, including Patty Smyth, Eric Martin and Jimmy Barnes. However, in July 1985, Eddie was referred to former Montrose singer Sammy Hagar by the mechanic who was working on his Ferrari. The pair hit it off and the new singer and band immediately began work on new songs.


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