Venus in Overdrive
2008 studio album by Rick Springfield studio
Venus in Overdrive | ||||
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Studio album by Rick Springfield studio | ||||
Released | 29 July 2008 | |||
Genre | Rock, Pop rock | |||
Length | 41:33 | |||
Label | New Door Records | |||
Producer | Rick Springfield and Matt Bissonette | |||
Rick Springfield studio chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
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]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Rick Springfield; all music composed by Springfield and Matt Bissonette.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 28 |
Personnel
- Rick Springfield - lead vocals, guitars
- Matt Bissonette - bass, backing vocals
- George Bernhardt - guitars
- Derek Hilland - keyboards
- Rodger Carter - drums
References
External links
- Rick Springfield Official Website
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Rick Springfield
- Beginnings (1972)
- Comic Book Heroes (1973)
- Wait for Night (1976)
- Working Class Dog (1981)
- Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982)
- Living in Oz (1983)
- Beautiful Feelings (1984)
- Tao (1985)
- Rock of Life (1988)
- Karma (1999)
- Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance (2004)
- The Day After Yesterday (2005)
- Christmas with You (2007)
- Venus in Overdrive (2008)
- My Precious Little One: Lullabies for a New Generation (2009)
- Songs for the End of the World (2012)
- Rocket Science (2016)
- The Snake King (2018)
- Mission: Magic! (1974)
- Hard to Hold (1984)
- Stripped Down (2015)
- Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Springfield (2008)
- "Speak to the Sky"
- "Jessie's Girl"
- "I've Done Everything for You"
- "Love Is Alright Tonite"
- "Don't Talk to Strangers"
- "What Kind of Fool Am I"
- "Affair of the Heart"
- "Human Touch"
- "Love Somebody"
- "Bruce"
- "State of the Heart"
- Discography
- The Red Locusts
- Zoot
- Mission: Magic! TV series (1973)
- The Morris Springfield Project