Rev It Up

Rev It Up
Rev It Up
Studio album by Vixen
Released	July 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	A&M (Hollywood); Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park); Cherokee (Los Angeles); Ground Control (Los Angeles);
Genre	Glam metal
Length	51:54
Label	EMI USA
Producer	Randy Nicklaus
Vixen chronology

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

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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]

Track listing[edit]

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

Japanese edition bonus tracks
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

2006 Japanese remastered edition bonus tracks
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[edit]

Vixen

Janet Gardner – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Jan Kuehnemund – lead 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[edit]

Chart performance for *Rev It Up*
Chart (1990)	Peak position
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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. "Vixen Rev It Up". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ Marlowe, Chris (September 1990). "Vixen: Rev It Up". Select. No. 3. p. 98.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 35. September 1, 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vixen – Rev It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^ "Vixen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

[AllMusic-1] Henderson, Alex. "Vixen Rev It Up". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

[2] Marlowe, Chris (September 1990). "Vixen: Rev It Up". Select. No. 3. p. 98.

[3] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 35. September 1, 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[4] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Vixen-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Vixen – Rev It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

[ac_Sweden_Vixen-6] "Swedishcharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_Vixen-7] "Swisscharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Vixen-9] "Vixen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

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v t e Vixen
Roxy Petrucci Britt Lightning Lorraine Lewis Julia Lage Jan Kuehnemund Janet Gardner Share Ross Gina Stile Jenna Sanz-Agero
Studio albums	Vixen (1988) Rev It Up (1990) Tangerine (1998) Live & Learn (2006)
Singles	"Edge of a Broken Heart"
Film appearances	Hardbodies (1984) The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)