MARCH 23, 1979 – “Van Halen II” was released, the second studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles “Dance the Night Away” and “Beautiful Girls”.Recording of the album took place less than a year after the release of the band’s eponymous self-titled debut album; the process was completed in three weeks. Many of the songs on “Van Halen II” 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, including an early version of “Beautiful Girls” (then known as “Bring On the Girls”) and “Somebody Get Me a Doctor”.
TRACKLIST:1) You’re No Good (Clint Ballard, Jr.)2) Dance the Night Away3) Somebody Get Me a Doctor4) Bottoms Up!5) Outta Love Again6) Light Up the Sky7) Spanish Fly (instrumental)8) D.O.A.9) Women in Love10) Beautiful Girls
