Loverboy (Loverboy album)

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

Loverboy
Studio album by Loverboy
Released	May 28, 1980 [1]
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

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
Source	Rating
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

Personnel

All information from the album's vinyl sleeve.[4]

Loverboy

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

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

Chart performance

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

References

1. "Loverboy (album) Page". Official Loverboy Website. 1980-05-28.
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. (1980). "Loverboy liner notes". In Loverboy [LP sleeve]. Columbia Records.
5. "Artist Chart History – Loverboy". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Albums (Seventh ed.). Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3.
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.