Rev It Up
1990 studio album by Vixen
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Rev It Up is the second album by the American glam metal band Vixen, released on July 31, 1990, through EMI.[1] It entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 20, and placed two songs inside the Billboard Hot 100. However, it did not match up to its predecessor in the US and EMI dropped the band shortly thereafter. Therefore, this album is the band's last release from a major label. The race car on the US cover belonged to local racing legend and all around hero Bobby Baldwin. The European and Japanese covers show a picture of the band, which is on the back cover for the US release. A remastered version was released on CD by Rock Candy Records in February 2023.
ReleasedJuly 31, 1990[1]
RecordedMay 1990
Studio
- A&M (Hollywood)
- Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park)
- Cherokee (Los Angeles)
- Ground Control (Los Angeles)
Reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rev It Up" | Janet Gardner, Share Pedersen, Ron Keel, Steve Diamond | 5:00 |
| 2. | "How Much Love" | Jan Kuehnemund, Jack Conrad, Steve Plunkett | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Love Is a Killer" | Roxy Petrucci, Harry Paress | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Not a Minute Too Soon" | Gardner, Pedersen | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Streets in Paradise" | Kuehnemund, Conrad, Plunkett | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Hard 16" | Pedersen, Gardner | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Bad Reputation" | Kuehnemund, Gardner, Brian Miku | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Fallen Hero" | Kuehnemund, Petrucci, Ralph Carter | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Only a Heartbeat Away" | Pedersen, Gardner | 5:07 |
| 10. | "It Wouldn't Be Love" | Diane Warren | 4:42 |
| 11. | "Wrecking Ball" | Pedersen, Gardner | 5:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Edge of a Broken Heart" (live) | Richard Marx, Fee Waybill | 4:53 |
| 13. | "Cruisin'" (live) | Kuehnemund, Gardner, Keith Krupp | 5:01 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Highway to Heartache" (previously unreleased) | Gardner, Kuehnemund, Pedersen, Petrucci | 3:51 |
| 13. | "I Want You to Rock Me" (live at Daytona Beach, 1989) | David Cole, Gardner | 4:50 |
Personnel
- Vixen is
- Janet Gardner – lead vocals
- Jan Kuehnemund – guitar, backing vocals
- Share Pedersen – bass, backing vocals
- Roxy Petrucci – drums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Michael Alemania – keyboards
- Production
- Randy Nicklaus - producer
- Dennis MacKay - engineer
- Chad Blinman, Chris Fuhrman, Mike Gunderson, Gina Immel, Rob Jacobs, Bill Kennedy, Chad Munsey - assistant engineers
- Mike Shipley - mixing
- George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- Mark Sullivan - production coordinator
- David Reilly - sound technician for Jan Kuehnemund's guitar
- Jack Benson - second engineer
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] | 90 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[5] | 41 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 29 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 36 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 14 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 52 |