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 Vixen

 is the 

debut

 studio album

 by American

 Rock band 

Vixen,

 released on

 August 31, 1988, 

by EMI's Manhattan Records.

 It includes the singles

 "Edge of a Broken Heart"

 and

 "Cryin'", 

which reached 

numbers 26

 and 22 

on the 

Billboard Hot 100, 

respectively.

Richard Marx, 

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 ranked at 

number 43 

in Rolling Stone

 magazine's

 list of the

 "50 Greatest 

Hair Metal Albums of All Time".

The album was 

certified gold

 by the 

Recording Industry

 Association of America

 (RIAA) 

on 

February 6, 1989.

TRACKLIST

Edge Of A Broken Heart

I Want You To Rock Me

Cryin'

American Dream

Desperate

One Night Alone

Hell Raisers

Love Made Me

Waiting

Cruisin'

Charmed Life

Give It Away

Not a Minute Too Soon

Bad Reputation

Love Is a Killer

Only A Heartbeat Away

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