For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

album by Van Halen

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The album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is a 1991 release by the American heavy metal band Van Halen. It was the band's sixth studio album and the first with Sammy Hagar as lead singer to win a Grammy Award. The album produced the single "Right Now," which featured Eddie Van Halen on piano and guitar. The music video for "Right Now" won three MTV Video Music Awards in 1992. The album's use in a soft drink commercial also generated controversy among the band members.1

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Van Halen
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…culminating in the Grammy Award-winning For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991). That album also produced the single “Right Now.” Featuring Eddie on piano as well as guitar, the song peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Its music video, which features a series of captions, both serious and…
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…culminating in the Grammy Award-winning For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991). That album also produced the single “Right Now.” Featuring Eddie on piano as well as guitar, the song peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Its music video, which features a series of captions, both serious and…
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Eddie Van Halen
Career with Van Halen
…Halen studio albums, OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995), also reached number one. The relationship between Eddie Van Halen and Hagar began to fray in 1996, and Hagar left the band in June of that year.
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…Halen studio albums, OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995), also reached number one. The relationship between Eddie Van Halen and Hagar began to fray in 1996, and Hagar left the band in June of that year.
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