''Vixen'' is the debut studio album by American

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, released on August 31, 1988, by

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. It includes the singles " Edge of a Broken Heart" and "Cryin'", which reached numbers 26 and 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively.

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, one of the late 1980s' most successful recording artists, was heavily involved in Vixen's early career, co-producing the album and writing one of their highest-charting singles, "Edge of a Broken Heart". The three songs co-written by Jeff Paris, "Cryin'", "One Night Alone" and the bonus track "Charmed Life" were previously released on Paris's 1987 solo album ''Wired Up''. "Give It Away" is credited to Paris's real name Geoffrey Leib and was included on his previous album ''Race to Paradise'' from 1986. ''Vixen'' was featured at number 43 in ''

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'' magazine's list of the "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". The album was certified gold by the

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(RIAA) on February 6, 1989.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Vixen''.

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Janet Gardner Janet Patricia Gardner (born March 21, 1962 an American rock singer. She is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the all-female glam metal band Vixen joining in 1983. She was the band's longest serving vocalist having p ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, background vocals *

Jan Kuehnemund Janice Lynn Kuehnemund (; November 18, 1953 – October 10, 2013) was an American lead guitarist who founded the all-female hard rock/glam metal band Vixen. Life and career Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kuehnemund formed an all-female band known ...

– lead and rhythm guitar, background vocals *

Roxy Petrucci Roxanne Dora Petrucci (born March 17, 1962 in Rochester, Michigan) is an American drummer best known for her work with the heavy metal bands Madam X and Vixen. Biography Petrucci and her sister, Maxine Petrucci, first formed Madam X with vocali ...

– drums, background vocals * Share Pedersen – bass, background vocals

Additional personnel

– keyboards, production, arrangements * Brian Foraker – engineering, mixing * David Cole – production, arrangements, engineering, mixing * Rick Neigher – production, arrangements *

Spencer Proffer Spencer Proffer (born Salek Profesorski, December 25, 1948) is an American media and record producer. He is the CEO of Meteor 17, a convergence media production company based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Proffer produced the firs ...

– production, arrangements * Hans Peter Huber – engineering *

Peter Doell Peter Doell is an American recording and mastering engineer known for his work with Miles Davis, Toto, Céline Dion and The Beach Boys. Doell has been a staff engineer at Capitol Studios, Sunset Sound Recorders and Universal Mastering Studios W ...

– additional engineering * Annette Cisneros, Judy Clapp, Mark Stebbeds, Jimmy Perziosi – engineering assistance *

Greg Fulginiti Gregory Fulginiti (born February 13, 1951 in Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey) is an American recording and mastering engineer. Fulginiti grew up in Wildwood, New Jersey and graduated from Wildwood High School in 1969 ...

– mastering at

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(Hollywood, California) * Susanne Marie Edgren, Lewis Kovac – production coordination * Henry Marquez – creative direction * Robert Fusfield – art direction * Nels – photography * Glen La Ferman – back cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

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