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Released | July 23, 1984 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 36:24 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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VOA is the eighth studio album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released on July 23, 1984, by Geffen Records.
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 |
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM) [5] | 93 |
US Billboard 200 [6] | 32 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Templeman, Ted; Renoff, Greg (2020). Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life In Music. Toronto: ECW Press. pp. 361–7. ISBN 9781770414839. OCLC 1121143123.