Rev It Up

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For the Jerry Harrison song of the same name, see Rev It Up (song).
Rev It Up
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Studio album by
Vixen
ReleasedJuly 1990
Recorded1990
Studio
Various
GenreGlam metal
Length51:54
LabelEMI USA
ProducerRandy Nicklaus
Vixen chronology
Vixen
(1988) 		Rev It Up
(1990) 		Tangerine
(1998)

Rev It Up is the second album by the American hard rock band Vixen, released by EMI in 1990. 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.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Rev It Up received generally mixed reviews from critics, including a score of 3 out of 5 from AllMusic.[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rev It Up"Janet Gardner, Share Pedersen, Ron Keel, Steve Diamond5:00
2."How Much Love"Jan Kuehnemund, Jack Conrad, Steve Plunkett4:40
3."Love Is a Killer"Roxy Petrucci, Harry Paress4:43
4."Not a Minute Too Soon"Gardner, Pedersen4:26
5."Streets in Paradise"Kuehnemund, Conrad, Plunkett4:32
6."Hard 16"Pedersen, Gardner4:05
7."Bad Reputation"Kuehnemund, Gardner, Brian Miku4:09
8."Fallen Hero"Kuehnemund, Petrucci, Ralph Carter5:17
9."Only a Heartbeat Away"Pedersen, Gardner5:07
10."It Wouldn't Be Love"Diane Warren4:42
11."Wrecking Ball"Pedersen, Gardner5:10
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Edge of a Broken Heart" (live)Richard Marx, Fee Waybill4:53
13."Cruisin'" (live)Kuehnemund, Gardner, Keith Krupp5:01
2006 Japanese remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Highway to Heartache" (previously unreleased)Gardner, Kuehnemund, Pedersen, Petrucci3:51
13."I Want You to Rock Me" (live at Daytona Beach, 1989)David Cole, Gardner4:50

Personnel[]

Vixen
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[]

Album

Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 20
US Billboard 200[6] 52

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "How Much Love" Billboard Hot 100 44
UK Singles Chart 35
"Love Is a Killer" Billboard Hot 100 71
UK Singles Chart 41
1991 "Not a Minute Too Soon" 37

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, Alex. "Vixen Rev It Up". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vixen – Rev It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Vixen | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Vixen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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