Rev It Up

Rev It Up
Rev It Up
Studio album by Vixen
Released	July 31, 1990
Recorded	May 1990
Studio	A&M (Hollywood); Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park); Cherokee (Los Angeles); Ground Control (Los Angeles);
Genre	Hard rock; glam metal; Heavy metal;
Length	51:54
Label	EMI
Producer	Randy Nicklaus
Vixen chronology

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Select	^[3]

Rev It Up received generally mixed reviews from critics, including a score of 3 out of 5 from AllMusic.^[2]

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

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

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 performance for *Rev It Up*
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

References

^ ^a ^b "Upcoming Releases" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. July 6, 1990. p. 76. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ ^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.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1340". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
^ "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 2024-06-30.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
^ "Vixen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[WRH-1] "Upcoming Releases" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. July 6, 1990. p. 76. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[AllMusic-2] Henderson, Alex. "Vixen — Rev It Up". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

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

[group=-4] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1340". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

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

[6] 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_Germany_Vixen-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Vixen – Rev It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[ac_Sweden_Vixen-8] "Swedishcharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[ac_Switzerland_Vixen-9] "Swisscharts.com – Vixen – Rev It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[ac_UK2_-10] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

[ac_Billboard200_Vixen-11] "Vixen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

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Vixen
Roxy Petrucci Britt Lightning Julia Lage Rosa Laricchiuta 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)