Track listing
All songs by Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen.
01 "The Seventh Seal" - 5:18
02 "Can't Stop Lovin' You" - 4:08
03 "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" - 5:56
04 "Amsterdam" - 4:45
05 "Big Fat Money" - 3:57
06 "Strung Out" (Instrumental) - 1:29
07 "Not Enough" - 5:13
08 "Aftershock" - 5:29
09 "Doin' Time" (Instrumental) - 1:41
10 "Baluchitherium" (Instrumental) - 4:05
11 "Take Me Back (Deja Vu)" - 4:43
12 "Feelin'" - 6:36
"Crossing Over" (Japanese bonus track) - 4:49
The album was also released on vinyl with "Baluchitherium" omitted due to time constraints and a slightly altered track order.
The Japanese bonus track "Crossing Over" was also the B-side to the US CD single for "Can't Stop Lovin' You".
Personnel
Band
Sammy Hagar - lead vocals
Eddie Van Halen - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Anthony - bass guitar, backing vocals
Alex Van Halen - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Steve Lukather - backing vocals on "Not Enough"[5]
The Monks of Gyuto Tantric University - chants on "The Seventh Seal"
Production
Bruce Fairbairn - production
Erwin Musper, Mike Plotnikoff - engineering
Mike Fraser - mixing
George Marino - mastering
Jeri Heiden - art direction
Randee Saint Nicholas, Glen Wexler (front cover) - photography
Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Brazil (ABPD)[6] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 3? Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] 3? Platinum 3,000,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Charts
Album
Year Chart Position
1995 The Billboard 200 1
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1995 "Amsterdam" Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
1995 "Can't Stop Lovin' You" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
1995 "Can't Stop Lovin' You" The Billboard Hot 100 30
1995 "Can't Stop Lovin' You" Top 40 Mainstream 11
1995 "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1995 "Not Enough" Mainstream Rock Tracks 27
1995 "Not Enough" The Billboard Hot 100 97
1995 "Not Enough" Top 40 Mainstream 39
1995 "The Seventh Seal" Mainstream Rock Tracks 36
Balance
Studio album by Van Halen
Released January 24, 1995
Recorded May - September 1994 at 5150 Studios, Hollywood, CA and Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 53:07
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
