Vixen (album)
Encyclopedia
Vixen is the self-titled debut by the American
all-female Hard rock
/Glam metal
band Vixen
. It was released in 1988 in America and Europe
, and featured the hit singles "Edge of a Broken Heart", "Cryin'" and "Love Made Me".
In 2009, VH1
's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s featured "Edge of a Broken Heart" at No. 87.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
all-female Hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/Glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band Vixen
Vixen (band)
Vixen is an all-female American hard rock band which achieved some commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the Los Angeles, California glam metal scene.-Early years:...
. It was released in 1988 in America and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and featured the hit singles "Edge of a Broken Heart", "Cryin'" and "Love Made Me".
In 2009, VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s featured "Edge of a Broken Heart" at No. 87.
Track listing
- "Edge of a Broken Heart" (Richard MarxRichard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
, Fee WaybillFee WaybillJohn Waldo Waybill , known as Fee Waybill, is the lead singer and songwriter of the band the Tubes...
) - 4:24 - "I Want You to Rock Me" (David ColeDavid Cole (producer)David Cole was a songwriter and record producer, and was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés....
, Janet Gardner) - 3:30 - "Cryin'" (Gregg Tripp, Jeff Paris) - 3:32
- "American Dream" (Jon ButcherJon ButcherJon Butcher is an American rock, blues songwriter, guitarist & freelance multimedia producer.-Early life:Born Jon A. Toombs to Joan Butts and John A Toombs Sr., Jon picked up his new last name and his first guitar simultaneously at the age of six, through inspirations of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and...
) - 4:19 - "Desperate" (Brian Miku, Leah Santos, Jan KuehnemundJan KuehnemundJan Kuehnemund is an American hard rock guitarist best known for her work with Vixen. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan is the original founding member of the band. Her trademark guitar playing can be heard on many of the Vixen songs...
) - 4:16 - "One Night Alone" (G. Tripp, J. Paris) - 3:50
- "Hell Raisers" (Scott Metaxas, Kenneth Dubman, Spencer Proffer) - 4:27
- "Love Made Me" (John Keller, Marcy LevyMarcella DetroitMarcella Detroit is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. She was a member of the band Shakespears Sister, along with Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama. Detroit's soprano voice provided lead vocals on their biggest hit, "Stay," which was No...
, Michael Caruso) - 3:18 - "Waitin'" (J. Kuehnemund, Janet Gardner) - 3:11
- "Cruisin'" (J. Kuehnemund, J. Gardner, Keith Krupp) - 4:24
- "Charmed Life" (G. Tripp, J. Paris) - 4:05
Reception
Personnel
- Janet GardnerJanet Gardner (singer)Janet Gardner is an American rock singer.-Biography:Janet Gardner is a former member of the all female hard rock band Vixen....
- lead vocals, rhythm guitar - Jan KuehnemundJan KuehnemundJan Kuehnemund is an American hard rock guitarist best known for her work with Vixen. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan is the original founding member of the band. Her trademark guitar playing can be heard on many of the Vixen songs...
- lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals - Share PedersenShare PedersenSharon "Share" Pedersen is a former bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen....
- bass, backing vocals - Roxy PetrucciRoxy PetrucciRoxy Petrucci is a former drummer for Madam X and Vixen.-Biography:...
- drums, backing vocals
- With: Richard Marx- Keyboards
Production
- Produced By David Cole, Richard Marx, Spencer Proffer & Rick NeigherRick NeigherRick Neigher is a prolific producer, songwriter, musician and backing vocalist. More recently he has been working as a "strategic account executive" in the marketing, advertising and on-line media industries....
- Engineered & Mixed By David Cole, Peter Doell, Brian Foraker, Hanspeter Huber & Mark Stebbeds
- Mastered By Greg Fulginiti
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | 41 |
| Album chart (UK) | 66 | |