Wednesday, May 15, 2024: 6pm ET: Feature LP: Van Halen – Fair Warning (1981)

Fair Warning is the fourth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released on April 29, 1981, it sold more than two million copies in the United States, but was still the band’s slowest-selling album of the David Lee Roth era. Despite the album’s commercially disappointing sales, Fair Warning was met with mostly positive reviews from critics.

The album was listed by Esquire as one of the “75 Albums Every Man Should Own”.

On US Billboard 200 the album peaked at while single “So This Is Love?” failed to reach Hot 100, just peaking at #110 in the Bubbling-Under list.

  1. “Mean Street” 4:58
  2. “”Dirty Movies”” 4:08
  3. “Sinner’s Swing!” 3:09
  4. “Hear About It Later” 4:35
  5. “Unchained” 3:29
  6. “Push Comes to Shove” 3:49
  7. “So This Is Love?” 3:06
  8. “Sunday Afternoon in the Park” 1:59
  9. “One Foot Out the Door” 1:58

David Lee Roth – lead vocals
Eddie Van Halen – guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
Alex Van Halen – drums