Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits

by Loverboy

Overview

The Toronto-based Loverboy, comprised of vocalist Mike Reno, guitarist Paul Dean, bassist Scott Smith, keyboardist Doug Johnson, and drummer Matthew Frenette, was never a big hit with critics, but the band members' blend of hard-edged pop won droves of fans and kept them at the forefront of pop/rock for most of the '80s. This album contains most of their hits (excepting some more minor cuts like "Queen of the Broken Hearts"), giving a broad overview of their work. Sex was always a hot topic for the band -- think "Hot Girls in Love" -- but there is more to Loverboy than just hormones. There are also party anthems, with "Working for the Weekend" and "Turn Me Loose" being iconic in the genre. What makes this all pay off for Loverboy is that, there being nothing wrong with some harmless monster rock, as sophomoric as it can oftentimes be, the band does it with tongue firmly implanted in cheek, which is much to their advantage. If they had had any pretensions, none of the material would have worked. But being able to sing "Little girl, don't you hesitate/'Cause you're usin' live bait" with a straight face shows the band members are in on the joke. To spotlight their softer, more adult side, the band brings on "Heaven in Your Eyes" and, as a bonus, Reno's duet with Heart's Ann Wilson, "Almost Paradise," from the Footloose soundtrack, which is included, as Smith says in the liner notes, "as a way of selling more of this collection." Now who says they don't get the joke? ~ Bryan Buss

Product Details

Release Date:	10/11/1994
Label:	Legacy / Columbia
UPC:	0074646664827
Rank:	25014

Tracks

1. Turn Me Loose
2. Working for the Weekend
3. Take Me to the Top
4. Kid Is Hot Tonite
5. This Could Be the Night
6. Jump
7. Lovin' Every Minute of It
8. Notorious
9. Almost Paradise
10. Lucky Ones
11. Destination Heartbreak
12. Hot Girls in Love
13. When It's Over
14. It's Your Life
15. Gangs in the Street
16. Heaven in Your Eyes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Loverboy   Primary Artist
Mike Reno   Primary Artist
Ann Wilson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Paul Dean   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Nancy Nash   Vocals (Background)
Marc LaFrance   Vocals (Background)
Doug Johnson   Keyboards,Saxophone,Synthesizer
David Steele   Vocals (Background)
Scott Smith   Guitar (Bass)
Matt Frenette   Percussion,Drums,Timbales

Technical Credits

Mike Reno   Performer,Composer
Todd Cerney   Composer
Harry Nilsson   Composer
Bruce Fairbairn   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Paul Dean   Composer,Performer
John Dexter   Composer
Jon Bon Jovi   Composer
Richie Sambora   Composer
Doug Johnson   Composer,Performer
Bernie Aubin   Composer
Bill Wray   Composer
Eric Carmen   Composer
Mae Moore   Composer
Dean Pitchford   Composer
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Composer
Jonathan Cain   Composer
Scott Smith   Composer,Liner Notes
Jim Vallance   Composer
Matt Frenette   Composer