Parts of the album were written by lead singer Keith Murray whilst staying between a rented cottage in Athens, Georgia, and Miami Beach, Florida. Barbara was then recorded in New York, Los Angeles and London. The album marks the first recorded with new drummer Andy Burrows, formerly of Razorlight. After Burrows parted with Razorlight in March 2009, he joined We Are Scientists in August of the same year, scheduling recording sessions with them during autumn 2009.

Rising Force is the first studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 5 March 1984 through Polydor Records. It reached No. 14 on the Swedish albums chart, No. 60 on the US Billboard 200, and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. The album is regarded as a landmark release in the shred and neoclassical metal genres.

Odyssey is the fourth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 8 April 1988 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 40 on the US Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for eighteen weeks, as well as reaching the top 50 in five other countries. As of 2021 it remains Malmsteen's highest-charting release on the Billboard 200.

Marching Out is the second studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 30 September 1985 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 52 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for 28 weeks, as well as reaching the top 30 in two other countries.
The eighth track, "On the Run Again", is a remake of "Victim of the City", a song written in 1983 by Malmsteen's earlier band Steeler, which was later released on their 2005 compilation album Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology.

Whitesnake is the self-titled seventh studio album by British rock band of the same name, released in 1987. The album produced a major power ballad hit, "Is This Love". The album was a major crossover hit eventually selling over eight million copies in the US (and thus going eight times platinum).

Это оригинальная компиляция приурочена 25-летию Whitesnake (1978-2003). Вот имена музыкантов, принявших участие в записи это альбома: Adrian Vandenberg, Bernie Marsden, David Coverdale, Ian Paice, Jimmy Page, Jon Lord, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Ritchie Blackmore и др. Ну а композиции представленные на этом диске... Рок-н-Ролл ЖИВ! Да здравствует Рок-н-Ролл!!! Приятного прослушивания.

Slip of the Tongue is the eighth studio album by the British band Whitesnake, released in 1989. The album peaked at number 10 on both the UK Album Chart and US Billboard 200. Three singles were released from the album: "Fool for Your Loving '89", "The Deeper the Love" and "Now You're Gone". All the singles hit the US Mainstream Rock Tracks Top 40, two of which, "The Deeper the Love" and "Fool for Your Loving" cracked the Top 5. Slip of the Tongue has sold over one million copies in the US, reaching platinum status.

Записи альбома предшествовали перемены в составе группы, не в последнюю очередь связанные с тем, что лидер группы Дэвид Ковердейл, решил несколько изменить стиль группы, сделав его более коммерчески выгодным, с большим тяготением к хард-року.

Lovehunter is the second studio album by British band Whitesnake, released in 1979. It charted at #29 on the UK Albums Chart.
"Long Way from Home", the leading track on the album reached #55 on the UK charts.

Come an' Get It is a studio album by the English hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1981. It is the band's fourth album and was, at the time, Whitesnake's highest-charting release in the UK, hitting #2 and being kept off the top spot by Adam and the Ants' Kings of the Wild Frontier.

The Best of Both Worlds is the second greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on July 20, 2004 on Warner Bros. The compilation features material recorded with lead vocalists David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar, but omitting Gary Cherone's three-year tenure with the band. Prior to The Best of Both Worlds' release, Hagar reunited with Van Halen, and the band subsequently recorded three new tracks to include on the release.

Van Halen записали и выпустили, пожалуй, второй по значимости альбом в своей карьере – "Balance", поскольку 1995 год значил много для группы. Данный студийный альбом "Balance" явился десятым в обойме музыкального творчества Van Halen и выполнен в виде радужного спектра хард'н'хэви с элементами харда, представленного в предыдущем студийном альбоме "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", смешанными c темной и мрачной тематикой в духе композиций альбома "OU812". "Balance" полностью сформировал и раскрыл Sammy Hagar как вокалиста.