Crazy from the Heat

This article is about the David Lee Roth EP, for Roth's autobiography of the same name see Crazy from the Heat (book)

Crazy from the Heat
EP by David Lee Roth
Released	January 28, 1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	14:06
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
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David Lee Roth chronology
Crazy from the Heat (1985) Eat 'Em and Smile (1986)

Crazy from the Heat is a 1985 EP by David Lee Roth, his debut solo release. It was released while Roth was still a member of Van Halen. All four songs on the EP are cover versions, with Roth's version of the Beach Boys hit "California Girls" peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, which was the same position that the Beach Boys original version reached twenty years prior to Roth's cover.

The song "Easy Street" is originally by Edgar Winter, the song "Coconut Grove" is originally by The Lovin' Spoonful. The medley of "Just a Gigolo" and "I Ain't Got Nobody" is based on Louis Prima's 1956 medley of the two songs.

In 1997, using the same title, David Lee Roth published Crazy from the Heat, his autobiography.

Track listing

1. "Easy Street" (Hartman) – 3:45
2. "Medley: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) (Roger Graham, Spencer Williams) – 4:39
3. "California Girls" (Mike Love, Brian Wilson) – 2:50
4. "Coconut Grove" (Sebastian, Yanovsky) – 2:52

Personnel

• David Lee Roth - vocals
• Eddie Martinez - guitars
• Sid McGinnis - guitars
• Willie Weeks - bass guitar
• John Robinson - drums
• Sammy Figueroa - drums
• Edgar Winter - keyboards
• Brian Mann - keyboards
• Carl Wilson - backing vocals on "California Girls"
• Christopher Cross - backing vocals on "California Girls"

Charts

Album

Singles