VOA (album)

VOA
Studio album by
Sammy Hagar
ReleasedJuly 23, 1984
Studio
GenreHard rock
Length36:24
LabelGeffen
ProducerTed 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.

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]

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 stated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Harms4:06
8."Burnin' Down the City" 5:32

Personnel

Production

  • Ted Templeman – producer
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer
  • Tom Size – assistant engineer
  • Gary Rindfuss – assistant engineer
  • Eric Mohler – assistant engineer
  • Terry Christian – assistant engineer

Charts

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ 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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