VOA (album)

VOA is the eighth studio album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released on July 23, 1984 by Geffen Records.

VOA
Studio album by
Sammy Hagar
ReleasedJuly 23, 1984
RecordedSpring–summer of 1984
Studio
Genre
Length36:24
LabelGeffen
ProducerTed Templeman
Sammy Hagar chronology
Through the Fire
(1984)		 VOA
(1984)		 I Never Said Goodbye
(1987)

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 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic link

Track listing

All tracks written by Sammy Hagar except for where noted

  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

Personnel

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

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
1984 Billboard 200[5] 32

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
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

Certifications
Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA[8] 1985 Platinum
Total available sales: (+ 1,000,000)

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. "Sammy Hagar". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. "Sammy Hagar Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. "Sammy Hagar - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  8. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-06-10.

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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