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Diamond Dave (album)

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Diamond Dave
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 2003
StudioHenson (Hollywood)
Genre
Length45:41
LabelMagna Carta
Producer
David Lee Roth chronology
DLR Band
(1998)
Diamond Dave
(2003)
Greatest Hits/The Deluxe Edition
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Daily VaultB[2]
Entertainment WeeklyF[3]
KNAC[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Diamond Dave is the sixth studio album by David Lee Roth, former lead vocalist of Van Halen. It was released in 2003 on Magna Carta Records.

Background

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The album was recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. It consists mostly of covers of older hard rock and blues songs, and has an overall laid back bluesy sound. Two of the tracks—a remake of the 1978 Van Halen song "Ice Cream Man" and a cover of "Bad Habits"—had been recorded in 1996, but were not released at that time.

Track listing

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  1. "You Got the Blues, Not Me..." (Chris Youlden) - cover of "I'm Tired" by Savoy Brown – 3:17
  2. "Made Up My Mind" (Savoy Brown) – 3:00
  3. "Stay While the Night is Young" (Youlden) - cover of Savoy Brown – 3:43
  4. "Shoo Bop" (Steve Miller) - cover of "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" by Steve Miller Band – 5:11
  5. "She's Looking Good" (Rodger Collins) – 2:50
  6. "Soul Kitchen" (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison) - cover of The Doors – 4:32
  7. "If 6 Was 9" (Jimi Hendrix) - cover of The Jimi Hendrix Experience – 3:32
  8. "That Beatles Tune" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - cover of "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles – 3:49
  9. "Medicine Man" (David Lee Roth) – 1:12
  10. "Let It All Hang Out" (William David Cunningham) – 2:25
  11. "Thug Pop" (Roth, John Lowery) – 3:35
  12. "Act One" (Roth) – 1:34
  13. "Ice Cream Man" (John Brim) – 3:23
  14. "Bad Habits" (William Bruce Field, Thomas Shelton Price) - cover of Billy Field – 3:44

Personnel

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Production

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  • David Lee Roth – producer, art direction
  • Alex Gibson – producer, recording, mixing
  • Nathan Jenkins – additional producer, Pro Tools engineer, sound design
  • Jeremy Zuckerman – additional producer, digital editing, sound design
  • Brian Humphrey – second engineer
  • Kevin Mills – second engineer
  • Jaime Sickora – second engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Vic Lepejian – art direction
  • Neil Zlozower – photography

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 18

References

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  1. ^ "Diamond Dave". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Diamond Dave". The Daily Vault.
  3. ^ "Diamond Dave". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02.
  4. ^ "Diamond Dave". KNAC.
  5. ^ "Diamond Dave". December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008.
  6. ^ "David Lee Roth Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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