Venus in Overdrive

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Venus in Overdrive
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Studio album by
Released29 July 2008
Genre Rock, Pop rock
Length41:33
Label New Door Records
Producer Rick Springfield and Matt Bissonette
Rick Springfield studio chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Springfield
(2008)
Venus in Overdrive
(2008)
My Precious Little One: Lullabies for a New Generation
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Venus in Overdrive is the 16th studio album by rock musician Rick Springfield. According to an interview that Springfield gave to the website Songfacts, the title track was written about his wife, Barbara Porter, whom he married in 1984. The album spent two weeks on Billboard's album chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Rick Springfield; all music composed by Springfield and Matt Bissonette.

No.TitleLength
1."What's Victoria's Secret?"3:15
2."I'll Miss That Someday"3:20
3."Venus in Overdrive"2:48
4."One Passenger"4:29
5."Oblivious"3:52
6."3 Warning Shots"3:25
7."Time Stand Still"4:16
8."God Blinked (Swing It Sister)"3:31
9."Mr. PC"2:41
10."She"4:18
11."Nothing Is Ever Lost"1:40
12."Saint Sahara"3:58

Bonus Track iTunes U.S. - 13. “Pretty Little Mess“

Bonus track on German edition - 13. "Who Killed Rock 'N' Roll?"

Bonus tracks on Best Buy edition - 13. "My Generation" 14. "Jessie's Girl (Acoustic)"

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 28

Personnel

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References

  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Venus in Overdrive - Rick Springfield". All Music Guide . Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. "Venus In Overdrive". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. "Rick Springfield Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.