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 featured at number 43 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time".[1] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 6, 1989.[3]
A remastered CD, featuring 6 bonus tracks, was reissued by Rock Candy Records in September 2023.
^Vixen (liner notes). Vixen. EMI Manhattan Records. 1988. CDP-7-46991-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Marx, Richard (July 2021). Stories To Tell. ISBN 9781982169435 – via www.simonandschuster.com.
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.