Rev It Up

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.

Rev It Up
Studio album by Vixen
Released	July 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	Various A&M Studios, Hollywood, California Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California Cherokee Studios and Ground Control Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Glam metal
Length	51:54
Label	EMI USA
Producer	Randy Nicklaus
Vixen chronology
Vixen (1988) Rev It Up (1990) Tangerine (1998)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

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

• 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

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
	"Love Is a Killer"		71
1991	"Not a Minute Too Soon"	UK Singles Chart	37

References

1. 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.