Van Halen II

Van Halen II is the second studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. Released on March 23, 1979, it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200. As of 2004, it has sold almost six million copies in the United States. Many of the songs on the album are known to have existed prior to the release of the first album.

About Van Halen II in brief

Summary Van Halen IIVan Halen II is the second studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. Released on March 23, 1979, it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles \”Dance the Night Away\” and \”Beautiful Girls\”. As of 2004, it has sold almost six million copies in the United States. Many of the songs on the album are known to have existed prior to the release of the first album, and are present on the demos recorded in 1976 by Gene Simmons and in 1977 by Ted Templeman.

The black-and-yellow guitar on the back of the album known as \”Bumblebee\” is buried with Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who was killed December 8, 2004.