Loverboy (Loverboy album)

Loverboy was the debut album released by Canadian rock band Loverboy in October, 1980

Loverboy
Studio album by
Loverboy
ReleasedOctober 1980[1]
RecordedSpring 1980
GenreRock
Length40:13
LabelColumbia
ProducerBruce Fairbairn
Loverboy chronology
Loverboy
(1980)		 Get Lucky
(1981)
Singles from Loverboy
  1. "Turn Me Loose"
    Released: February 7, 1981
  2. "The Kid is Hot Tonite"
    Released: June 20, 1981
  3. "Lady Of The 80's"
    Released: 1981

Album cover

Barbara Astman was commissioned to create the album cover, and was sent a copy along with lyrics for the song "Little Girl". She created the cover by typing the lyrics from the song onto a self-portrait Polaroid as it developed.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Billboard(unrated)[3]

Allmusic gave the album a rave retrospective review, making particular note of the hybridization of musical styles on most of the songs, and picking out "The Kid is Hot Tonite" and "Turn Me Loose" as especially strong tracks.[2]

Track listing
Track Title Writer(s) Length
1 "The Kid is Hot Tonite" Bernie Aubin, Paul Dean 4:24
2 "Turn Me Loose" Dean, Mike Reno 5:35
3 "Always on My Mind" Dean, Reno 3:31
4 "Lady of the 80's" Dean, Johnson, Reno, Vernon Wills 5:05
5 "Little Girl" Dean 3:55
6 "Prissy Prissy" Dean, Frenette 4:21
7 "Teenage Overdose" Dean, Johnson, Reno 4:14
8 "D.O.A." Dean, Johnson, Reno 3:38
9 "It Don't Matter" Dean, Reno 4:56

Chart performance
Chart (1980-1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[4][5] 13
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 5
Canada (RPM 50 Albums)[7] 17
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[8][9] 12

Personnel

All information from the album's vinyl sleeve.[10]

Loverboy

Additional musicians

  • Wayne Kozak – saxophone
  • Nancy Nash – backing vocals on "Turn Me Loose" and "Always On My Mind"

Production

  • Barbara Astman – cover art
  • Bruce Fairbairn – producer
  • Bob Rock – engineer
  • Mike Fraser – assistant engineer
  • Hans Sipma – photography
  • James O'Mara – photography

References
  1. "Loverboy (album) Page". Official Loverboy Website.
  2. Loverboy at AllMusic
  3. "Review: Loverboy – Loverboy" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (41). 11 October 1980. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
  4. "Artist Chart History – Loverboy". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 182. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 34 no. 6. Library and Archives Canada. 1980-12-20.
  8. "OFFICIAL TOP 40 ALBUMS". Recorded Music NZ. 1981-10-18.
  9. "LOVERBOY - LOVERBOY". charts.nz.
  10. (1980). "Loverboy liner notes". In Loverboy [LP sleeve]. Columbia Records.
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