DESCRIPTION:
"5150" is the seventh studio album by Van Halen and was released in 1986. It was the first 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, which is a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code).

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 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 a series of temporary singers to replace Roth, including Patty Smyth, Eric Martin and Jimmy Barnes. However in July 1985, Eddie met former Montrose singer Sammy Hagar while getting a mechanic to work on his Lamborghini. The pair hit it off and the new singer and band immediately began work on new songs.

Track listing:

01. 00:00 Good Enough
02. 04:07 Why Can't This Be Love
03. 07:52 Get Up
04. 12:32 Dreams
05. 17:26 Summer Nights
06. 22:33 Best of Both Worlds
07. 27:23 Love Walks In
08. 32:35 "5150"
09. 38:19 Inside