Loverboy (band)
| Loverboy | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| origin | Calgary , Alberta , Canada |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock |
| founding | 1980 |
| Website | www.loverboyband.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Mike Reno | |
| Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve (since 2000) | |
| Paul Dean | |
| Doug Johnson | |
| Matt Frenette | |
| former members | |
bass |
Scott Smith † (1980-2000) |
Loverboy is a Canadian rock band that celebrated its greatest successes between 1981 and 1989 (mainly in Canada and the USA). Her albums went gold twice and platinum ten times in the United States . In your home country there have been three golds and eleven platinum.
Band history
The band was formed in early 1980 by Mike Reno (vocals), Matt Frenette (drums), Paul Dean (guitar), Scott Smith (electric bass) and Doug Johnson (keyboards).
With Loverboy , they released their first LP in March 1980 , the songs of which are based on the classic hard rock style and immediately came to number 13 in the American charts. Probably Loverboy's best known titles are Turn Me Loose and Working for the Weekend . They are often wrongly classified in the 1990s, but come from the years 1980 and 1981. The band Quiet Riot became known for their tour with Loverboy, on which they accompanied the band as an opening act .
Loverboys have played almost the original line-up for over 25 years. Only Scott Smith died in 2000 and was replaced by Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve. In 2009 the band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame .
Discography
Singles
- 12.1980: Turn Me Loose (US # 35)
- 05.1981: The Kid Is Hot Tonite (US # 55)
- 10.1981: Working for the Weekend (US # 29)
- 03.1982: When It's Over (US # 26)
- 07.1982: Lucky Ones
- 11.1982: Jump (US # 101)
- 05.1983: Hot Girls in Love
- 09.1983: Queen of the Broken Hearts (US # 34)
- 07.1985: Lovin´ Every Minute of It (US # 9)
- 10.1985: Dangerous (US # 65)
- 01.1986: This Could Be the Night (US # 10)
- 04.1986: Lead a Double Life (US # 68)
- 06.1986: Heaven in Your Eyes (US # 12; from the movie Top Gun )
- 08.1987: Notorious (US # 38)
- 12.1987: Love Will Rise Again
- 04.1988: Break It to Me Gently
- 12.1989: Too Hot (US # 84)
Studio albums
- 03.1980: Loverboy (US # 13)
- 10.1981: Get Lucky (US # 7)
- 06.1983: Keep It Up (US # 7)
- 08.1985: Lovin 'Every Minute of It (US # 13)
- 09.1987: Wildside (US # 42)
- 12.1997: Six
- 11.2007: Just Getting Started
- 08.2012: Rock 'n' Roll Revival (three new songs and nine newly recorded loverboy classics)
- 06.2014: Unfinished Business
Live albums / compilations
- 11.1989: Big Ones (US # 189)
- 10.1994: Loverboy Classics
- 01.1995: Temperature's Rising
- 06.2001: Live, Loud and Loose
- 09/2008: Playlist - The Very Best of Loverboy
- 05.2013: Setlist - The Very Best of Loverboy LIVE
literature
- Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul . 3rd Revised Edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, pp. 420-422 - ISBN 0-312-02573-4
Web links
- official homepage
- Singles Discography on 45cat.com
- Discography on rateyourmusic.com
- Charts and data on chartsurfer.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US CA
- ^ Canadian Music Hall of Fame - Inductees. Canadian Music Hall of Fame , accessed August 6, 2017 .