Lovin' Every Minute of It
1985 studio album by Loverboy
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Lovin' Every Minute of It is the fourth studio album, released in 1985 by the rock band Loverboy. The album became a hit thanks to the title track which reached #9 at US Billboard Hot 100, while "This Could Be the Night" peaked at #10, "Dangerous" #65 and "Lead a Double Life" #68. The album went double platinum, being the last of the band's to do so.
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| Released | August 1985 | |||
| Studio | Little Mountain Sound Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia) | |||
| Genre | Arena rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 38:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom and Paul Dean | |||
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Due to scheduling conflicts this is the first album the band did not use Bruce Fairbairn as their producer.[3] In October 1984, they did sessions with Mike Shipley producing at Le Studio in Morin Heights, but were dissatisfied with the results so the recordings were scrapped.[4] Tom Allom was eventually hired as a replacement.
Cash Box said of the single "Lead a Double Life" that "Loverboy’s trademark straightforward pop/rock angle is given a slight 'new music,' Devo-ish bent here."[5] Billboard said it borrowed "aggressive mannerisms from the new wave."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lovin' Every Minute of it" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Steal the Thunder" | Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Davitt Sigerson, Bill Wray | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Friday Night" | Patrick Mahassen, Wray, Dean, Sigerson | 3:33 |
| 4. | "This Could Be the Night" | Jonathan Cain, Dean, Reno, Wray | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Too Much Too Soon" | Dean, Sigerson, Wray | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Lead a Double Life" | Doug Johnson, Sigerson, Ted Johnson, Wray, Dean, Reno | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Dangerous" | Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Destination Heartbreak" | Scott Smith, Wray, Reno, Dean | 4:42 |
| 9. | "Bullet in the Chamber" | Dean, Sigerson, Wray, Reno | 5:11 |
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.[7]
Loverboy
- Mike Reno – lead vocals
- Paul Dean – guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Doug Johnson – keyboards, Fairlight CMI, E-MU Emulator
- Scott Smith – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Frenette – drums, percussion, timbales
Additional backing vocals
- Jaime St. James
- Mark LaFrance
- Nancy Nash
- Ra McGuire
- Rick Livingstone
- Tommy Thayer
Production
- Tom Allom – producer
- Mark Dodson – engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- James O'Mara – photography
- Ron Obvious – assistant engineer
- Holland MacDonald – art direction
- Elizabeth Legge – artwork
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] | 22 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 54 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 13 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | 2× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
