Rev It Up | ||||
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Released | July 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
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Genre | Glam metal | |||
Length | 51:54 | |||
Label | EMI USA | |||
Producer | Randy Nicklaus | |||
Vixen chronology | ||||
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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. A remastered version was released on CD by Rock Candy Records in February 2023
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Select | [2] |
Rev It Up received generally mixed reviews from critics, including a score of 3 out of 5 from AllMusic.[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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European Albums (Music & Media)[3] | 41 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 14 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 29 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 36 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 14 |
UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[9] | 52 |