Favorite Power Ballads #7 - "Love Walks In"

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I've used this band a couple of times in my music countdowns, although not this particular lineup. We are at #7 in my Favorite Power Ballads series: "Love Walks In" by Van Halen. This is the Sammy Hagar era, from the band's debut with Hagar as vocalist, 5150. "Love Walks In" had to have come as a bit of a surprise for a lot of us. After all, Van Halen, one of the 80's' top party band's, weren't exactly known as a power ballad band. The tune was released as a single, and did fairly well, peaking at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #4 on that magazine's Mainstream Rock Songs chart. I've attached a really good live performance video, in which Hagar performs all guitar leads as lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen handles keyboard duties. Like I said, a bit of a surprise, but a good surprise. (Info verified by Wikipedia)