Venus in Overdrive

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]

Venus in Overdrive
Studio album by Rick Springfield
Released	29 July 2008
Genre	Rock, Pop rock
Length	41:33
Label	New Door Records
Producer	Rick Springfield and Matt Bissonette
Rick Springfield chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Springfield (2008) Venus in Overdrive (2008) My Precious Little One: Lullabies for a New Generation (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Rick Springfield; all music composed by Springfield and Matt Bissonette.

No.	Title	Length
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
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