47+ Van Halen Album 1984 Background. 1984 instrumentals were nothing new for van halen. Producer, ted templeman 1984 (stylized as mcmlxxxiv on the album's front cover).
The band was originally called mammoth and changed their name to van halen by 1974.
Producer, ted templeman 1984 (stylized as mcmlxxxiv on the album's front cover). The album featured four hugely successful singles, jump, i'll wait, panama and hot for teacher. it was also the last van halen album vocalist david lee roth sang. 1984 and van halen's debut are van halen's bestselling albums, each having sold more than 10 million copies. It's an album that never grows up, even as it turns 35 this year.