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Though they're best-known for their anthemic pop/rock and hard rock singles like "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" and "Workin' for the Weekend," Loverboy did enough sweeping power ballads that their Love Songs collection is fairly substantial. "This Could Be the Night," "Heaven in Your Eyes," "When It's Over," and the Ann Wilson duet "Almost Paradise" are quintessential romantic rock ballads from the '80s, with searing guitars and synth washes conveying soaring passions. This being a Loverboy collection, however, lust is just as important -- if not more so -- than love, though it's possible that "Take Me to the Top" and "Lovin' Every Minute of It" could be seen as love songs to the group's raging libido. The group's occasionally silly lyrics ("Hot Girls in Love"'s "She's on a rainbow cruise all the way to my room" is a prime example) could be a mood-killer as well, depending on the mood you wish to set. Then there are the songs that just sound out of place, like the chugging, somewhat clunky "Lucky Ones" -- even if it's about getting lucky, the music just doesn't fit. Fortunately, "Always on My Mind," "Love Will Rise Again," "Lady of the '80s," and the seemingly Dungeons & Dragons-influenced "Sword and Stone" have a better balance of raunch, romance, and humor. Despite the band's name, Loverboy isn't as convincingly romantic as, say, Journey or Foreigner, but Love Songs is still a pretty good collection of their more tender moments -- relatively speaking, that is.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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B. Wray, Composer - B. Wray, Lyricist - J. Cain, Composer - J. Cain, Lyricist - Loverboy, Performer - M. Reno, Composer - M. Reno, Lyricist - P. DEAN, Composer - P. DEAN, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Producer - Tom Allom, Producer
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC (CANADA) INC.
Bruce Fairbairn, Composer - Bruce Fairbairn, Lyricist - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Loverboy, Performer - Paul Dean, Composer - Paul Dean, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Producer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Doug Johnson, Composer - Doug Johnson, Lyricist - Loverboy, Performer - Mike Reno, Composer - Mike Reno, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Composer - Paul Dean, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Producer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
John Dexter, Composer - John Dexter, Lyricist - John Dexter, Producer - Loverboy, Performer - Mae Moore, Composer - Mae Moore, Lyricist - Mike Reno, Composer - Mike Reno, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Composer - Paul Dean, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Producer
(P) 1986 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Bob Rock, Engineer - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Doug Johnson, Keyboards - Loverboy, Performer - Matt Frenette, Drums - Mike Fraser, 2nd Engineer - Mike Reno, Composer - Mike Reno, Lyricist - Mike Reno, Vocal - Nancy Nash, Background Vocal - Paul Dean, Composer - Paul Dean, Guitar - Paul Dean, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Vocal - Scott Smith, Bass
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC (CANADA) INC.
B. FAIRBAIRN, Composer - B. FAIRBAIRN, Lyricist - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Loverboy, Performer - M. Reno, Composer - M. Reno, Lyricist - P. DEAN, Composer - P. DEAN, Lyricist - P. Taylor, Composer - P. Taylor, Lyricist
1983 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Denise Thurlow, Composer - Denise Thurlow, Lyricist - Keith Stein, Engineer - Loverboy, Performer - Mike Reno, Composer - Mike Reno, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Composer - Paul Dean, Lyricist - Paul Warren Dean, Producer - Rob Porter, 2nd Engineer - Scott Smith, Composer - Scott Smith, Lyricist
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Loverboy, Performer - Taylor Rhodes, Composer - Taylor Rhodes, Lyricist - Todd Cerney, Composer - Todd Cerney, Lyricist
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Loverboy, Performer - Mike Reno, Composer - Mike Reno, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Composer - Paul Dean, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Producer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Bob Rock, Engineer - Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Doug Johnson, Composer - Doug Johnson, Keyboards - Doug Johnson, Lyricist - Loverboy, Performer - Matt Frenette, Drums - Mike Fraser, 2nd Engineer - Mike Reno, Composer - Mike Reno, Lyricist - Mike Reno, Vocal - Paul Dean, Composer - Paul Dean, Guitar - Paul Dean, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Vocal - Scott Smith, Bass - Vern Wills, Composer - Vern Wills, Lyricist
(P) 1980 SONY BMG MUSIC (CANADA) INC.
B. Kulick, Composer - B. Kulick, Lyricist - Brian MacLeod, Producer - Desmond Child, Composer - Desmond Child, Lyricist - Paul Dean, Producer - Paul Stanley, Composer - Paul Stanley, Lyricist - Paul Warren Dean, Performer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
David Steele, Background Vocal - Doug Johnson, Keyboards - Doug Johnson, Saxophone - Doug Johnson, Synthesizer - George Marino, Re-Mastering Engineer - Loverboy, Performer - Marc LaFrance, Background Vocal - Mark Dodson, Engineer - Matt Frenette, Drums - Matt Frenette, Percussion - Mike Reno, Vocal - Nancy Nash, Background Vocal - Paul Dean, Background Vocal - Paul Dean, Guitar - Paul Warren Dean, Producer - Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Composer - Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Lyricist - Ron Obvious, 2nd Engineer - Scott Smith, Acoustic Bass - Tom Allom, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Ann Wilson, Vocal - D. Pitchford, Composer - D. Pitchford, Lyricist - E. Carmen, Composer - E. Carmen, Lyricist - Keith Olsen, Producer - Mike Reno, Vocal - Mike Reno feat. Ann Wilson, Performer
(P) 1984 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Though they're best-known for their anthemic pop/rock and hard rock singles like "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" and "Workin' for the Weekend," Loverboy did enough sweeping power ballads that their Love Songs collection is fairly substantial. "This Could Be the Night," "Heaven in Your Eyes," "When It's Over," and the Ann Wilson duet "Almost Paradise" are quintessential romantic rock ballads from the '80s, with searing guitars and synth washes conveying soaring passions. This being a Loverboy collection, however, lust is just as important -- if not more so -- than love, though it's possible that "Take Me to the Top" and "Lovin' Every Minute of It" could be seen as love songs to the group's raging libido. The group's occasionally silly lyrics ("Hot Girls in Love"'s "She's on a rainbow cruise all the way to my room" is a prime example) could be a mood-killer as well, depending on the mood you wish to set. Then there are the songs that just sound out of place, like the chugging, somewhat clunky "Lucky Ones" -- even if it's about getting lucky, the music just doesn't fit. Fortunately, "Always on My Mind," "Love Will Rise Again," "Lady of the '80s," and the seemingly Dungeons & Dragons-influenced "Sword and Stone" have a better balance of raunch, romance, and humor. Despite the band's name, Loverboy isn't as convincingly romantic as, say, Journey or Foreigner, but Love Songs is still a pretty good collection of their more tender moments -- relatively speaking, that is.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:21
- Main artists: Loverboy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
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