VOA (album)

VOA is the eighth studio album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar. Released on July 23, 1984 by Geffen Records, this was his 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.[2]

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)

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
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Track listing
  1. "I Can't Drive 55" (Sammy Hagar) - 4:12
  2. "Swept Away" (Hagar) - 5:36
  3. "Rock Is in My Blood" (Hagar) - 4:29
  4. "Two Sides of Love" (Hagar) - 3:41
  5. "Dick in the Dirt" (Hagar) - 4:19
  6. "VOA" (Hagar) - 4:29
  7. "Don't Make Me Wait" (Hagar, Jesse Harms) - 4:06
  8. "Burnin' Down the City" (Hagar) - 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

Singles
  • "I Can't Drive 55" b/w "Burnin' Down the City" - US (Geffen 7-29173)
  • "I Can't Drive 55" b/w "I Can't Drive 55" - US (Geffen 7-29176)
  • "I Can't Drive 55" b/w "I Can't Drive 55" - US (Geffen PRO-A-2174)
  • "I Can't Drive 55" b/w "Dick in the Dirt" - Germany (Geffen A 4959)
  • "Two Sides of Love" b/w "Burnin' Down the City" - US (Geffen 29246-7)
  • "Two Sides of Love" b/w "Two Sides of Love" - US (Geffen PRO-A-2156)
  • "Two Sides of Love" b/w "Burnin' Down the City" - Japan (Geffen 07SP 833)
  • "VOA" b/w "VOA" - US (Geffen PRO-A-2213)
  • "Swept Away" b/w "Swept Away" - US (Geffen PRO-A-2282)

Chart positions

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1984 I Can't Drive 55 Mainstream Rock 9
1984 I Can't Drive 55 Billboard Hot 100 26
1984 Two Sides of Love Mainstream Rock 5
1984 Two Sides of Love Billboard Hot 100 38

Releases
  • Geffen Records (US LP): GHS 24043
  • Geffen Records (Japan LP): 28AP 2899
  • Geffen Records (Holland LP): GEF 26054
  • High Stereo Light Records (Korean LP): 119
  • Geffen Records (US CD): 24043-2
  • MCA Victor (Japan CD): MVCG-21006

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.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. VOA album liner notes, 1984

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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