Loverboy (Loverboy album)

Loverboy
Studio album by Loverboy
Released	March 28, 1980
Recorded	March 1980
Genre	Rock
Length	40:13
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn
Loverboy chronology
Loverboy (1980) Get Lucky (1981)
Singles from Loverboy
"Turn Me Loose" Released: December 1980 "The Kid is Hot Tonite" Released: June 1981 "Lady Of The 80's" Released: 1981

Loverboy was the debut album released by the rock band Loverboy in 1980. The album was originally refused by Columbia Records in the United States, but after its success in Canada it was released in the U.S.

Album cover

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.^[1]

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, Doug Johnson, Reno, Vernon Wills	5:05
5 "Little Girl"	Dean	3:55
6 "Prissy Prissy"	Dean, Matt 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

Personnel

• Mike Reno: lead vocals
• Paul Dean: lead guitar, vocals
• Doug Johnson: keyboards, vocals
• Scott Smith: bass, vocals
• Matt Frenette: drums

Additional personnel

• Wayne Kozak: saxophone
• Nancy Nash: lead and background vocals
• Maggie Ryder: background vocals

Production

• Bruce Fairbairn: Producer
• Bob Rock: Engineer
• Mike Fraser: Assistant Engineer

References

1. Loverboy (Loverboy album) at AllMusic