VOA is the eighth studio album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released on July 23, 1984 by Geffen Records.
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Released | July 23, 1984 | |||
Recorded | Spring–summer of 1984 | |||
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Length | 36:24 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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In 1985, Hagar joined Van Halen and VOA was his last solo album until 1987's I Never Said Goodbye. The title is a reference to the Voice of America broadcast network.[1]
The album features the single "I Can't Drive 55", Hagar's most successful song as a solo artist. The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 album charts on December 15, 1984.[2]
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The album was recorded at Fantasy Recording in Berkeley, California and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, and then mixed at The Power Station in New York.[3]
According to the album's liner notes,[4] "Burnin' Down the City" is inspired by the street artists of New York City.
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All tracks are written by Sammy Hagar, except where stated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Can't Drive 55" | 4:12 | |
2. | "Swept Away" | 5:36 | |
3. | "Rock Is in My Blood" | 4:29 | |
4. | "Two Sides of Love" | 3:41 | |
5. | "Dick in the Dirt" | 4:19 | |
6. | "VOA" | 4:29 | |
7. | "Don't Make Me Wait" | Hagar, Jesse Harms | 4:06 |
8. | "Burnin' Down the City" | 5:32 |
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1984 | Billboard 200[5] | 32 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1984 | I Can't Drive 55 | Mainstream Rock[6] | 9 |
1984 | I Can't Drive 55 | Billboard Hot 100[7] | 26 |
1984 | Two Sides of Love | Mainstream Rock[6] | 5 |
1984 | Two Sides of Love | Billboard Hot 100[7] | 38 |
Country | Organization | Year | Sales |
USA | RIAA[8] | 1985 | Platinum |
Total available sales: | (+ 1,000,000) |
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life In Music. Toronto: ECW Press. pp. 361–7. ISBN 9781770414839. OCLC 1121143123.
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