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The Best
Greatest hits album by David Lee Roth
Released	October 28, 1997
Recorded	1985–1997
Genre	Hard rock
Length	78:14
Label	Warner Bros., Rhino Entertainment
Producer	Various
David Lee Roth chronology
Your Filthy Little Mouth (1994) The Best (1997) DLR Band (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	C−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Best is a greatest hits album by American rock vocalist David Lee Roth, compiling his solo work from 1985 to 1996. It also features one song recorded for the album, "Don't Piss Me Off". The album was released in 1997 by Warner Bros. and Rhino Entertainment.

Track listing

1. "Don't Piss Me Off" – 4:28 (Brett Tuggle, Monty Byrom, Jack White, Steve Hunter, Freebo)
2. "Yankee Rose" – 3:53 (David Lee Roth, Steve Vai)
3. "A Lil' Ain't Enough" – 4:45 (Roth, Robbie Nevil)
4. "Just Like Paradise" – 4:07 (Roth, Tuggle)
5. "Big Train" – 4:19 (Roth, Terry Kilgore, Preston Sturges, Joey Hunting)
6. "Big Trouble" – 4:01 (Roth, Vai)
7. "It's Showtime!" – 3:50 (Roth, Jason Becker)
8. "Hot Dog and a Shake" – 3:23 (Roth, Vai)
9. "Skyscraper" – 3:43 (Roth, Vai)
10. "Shy Boy" – 3:26 (Billy Sheehan, arranged by Roth)
11. "She's My Machine" – 3:57 (Roth, Byron, David Neuhauser)
12. "Stand Up" – 4:44 (Roth, Tuggle)
13. "Tobacco Road" – 2:30 (John D. Loudermilk)
14. "Easy Street" – 3:51 (Dan Hartman)
15. "California Girls" – 2:54 (Brian Wilson, Mike Love)
16. "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" – 4:44 (Leonello Casucci, Irving Caesar) (Spencer Williams, Roger Graham)
17. "Sensible Shoes" – 5:10 (Dennis Morgan, Sturges, Roth)
18. "Goin' Crazy!" – 3:11 (Roth, Vai)
19. "Ladies' Nite in Buffalo?" – 4:02 (Roth, Vai)
20. "Land's Edge" – 3:14 (Roth, Kilgore)

• Track 1 is a new recording, 1997
• Tracks 14, 15 and 16 are from Crazy from the Heat, 1985
• Tracks 2, 6, 10, 13, 18 and 19 are from Eat 'Em and Smile, 1986
• Tracks 4, 8, 9, and 12 are from Skyscraper, 1988
• Tracks 3, 7, and 17 are from A Little Ain't Enough, 1991
• Tracks 5, 11 and 20 are from Your Filthy Little Mouth, 1994

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 704. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone david lee roth album guide.

• David Lee Roth albums
• 1997 greatest hits albums
• Warner Records compilation albums
• Rhino Entertainment compilation albums