VOA (album)

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VOA
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Studio album by
Sammy Hagar
ReleasedJuly 23, 1984
Studio
Genre Hard rock
Length36:24
Label Geffen
Producer Ted Templeman
Sammy Hagar chronology
Through the Fire
(1984)		VOA
(1984)		 I Never Said Goodbye
(1987)

VOA is the eighth studio album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released on July 23, 1984, by Geffen Records. It was Hagar's last solo album before joining Van Halen. The title is a reference to the Voice of America broadcast network. [1] The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 album charts on December 15, 1984 and features the single "I Can't Drive 55", Hagar's most successful song as a solo artist. [2]

Contents

Background and recording

The album was recorded at Fantasy Studios 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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Track listing

All tracks are written by Sammy Hagar, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Dick in the Dirt" 4:19
6."VOA" 4:29
7."Don't Make Me Wait"
4:06
8."Burnin' Down the City" 5:32
Total length:36:24

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 93
US Billboard 200 [6] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (July 23, 2014). "How Sammy Hagar Finally Broke Through With 'VOA'" . Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Chart History - Sammy Hagar - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ VOA (Media notes). Sammy Hagar. Universal Music B.V. 2018. MOCCD13570.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ VOA album liner notes, 1984
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8515". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sammy Hagar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "American album certifications – Sammy Hagar – VOA". Recording Industry Association of America.

Further reading

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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