Rhino will release a David Lee Roth boxed-set, “The Warner Recordings 1985-1994”, on February 21, 2025! It will have Roth’s first five solo releases, spanning “Crazy From The Heat” (1985),”Eat ‘Em And Smile” (1986),”Skyscraper” (1988),”A Little Ain’t Enough” (1991) and “Your Filthy Little Mouth” (1994).
As you’d expect, “The Warner Recordings 1985-1994” will be available in multiple configurations, including 5CD at retailers nationwide and D2C online, digital on streaming platforms, and as a special 5LP version available only at Rhino.com.
40 years ago this month, on January 28, 1985, Roth debuted as a solo artist with the release of the “Crazy From The Heat” EP. It cracked the Top 15 of the Billboard 200 and reached RIAA platinum status and had two Billboard Hot 100 hits – “Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody” went to #12 and his take on “California Girls” by The Beach Boys went to #3.
That EP paved the way for his first full-length solo LP, “Eat ‘Em And Smile”. Released on July 7, 1986, it went to #5 on the Billboard 200 and eventually went RIAA platinum.
You saw Roth release ‘Skyscraper’ in 1987 and a return to Top 10 of the Billboard 200, with help from his hit single, “Just Like Paradise”. Roth then started the ’90s with his gold-selling “A Little Ain’t Enough”. It was his fourth straight Top 20 debut on the Billboard 200. Then, in 1994, David Lee Roth released “Your Filthy Little Mouth”.
David Lee Roth, a.k.a. “Diamond Dave”, remains one of the most influential voices in rock history. Between his output as the original lead singer for Van Halen and his solo work, he’s sold over 70 million records worldwide, and is inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (2007).
“Crazy From The Heat” track listing:
A1. Easy Street
A2. Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody
B1. California Girls
B2. Coconut Grove
“Eat ‘Em And Smile” track listing:
A1. Yankee Rose
A2. Shyboy
A3. I’m Easy
A4. Ladies’ Nite In Buffalo?
A5. Goin’ Crazy!
B1. Tobacco Road
B2. Elephant Gun
B3. Big Trouble
B4. Bump And Grind
B5. That’s Life
“Skyscraper” track listing:
A1. Knucklebones
A2. Just Like Paradise
A3. The Bottom Line
A4. Skyscraper
A5. Damn Good
B1. Hot Dog And A Shake
B2. Stand Up
B3. Hina
B4. Perfect Timing
B5. Two Fools A Minute
“A Little Ain’t Enough” track listing:
