Keep It Up
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Keep it Up was the third album released by the rock band Loverboy
in 1983. With new hit tracks like "Hot Girls in Love
", the album became an instant hit, and reached #7 on the charts, as did the previous album released by the band.
Loverboy
Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records...
in 1983. With new hit tracks like "Hot Girls in Love
Hot Girls in Love
"Hot Girls in Love" is a song recorded by the rock band Loverboy. It appeared on their third album, Keep it Up, in 1983. When released as a single later that year, it reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Top Rock Tracks chart....
", the album became an instant hit, and reached #7 on the charts, as did the previous album released by the band.
Track listing
- "Hot Girls in LoveHot Girls in Love"Hot Girls in Love" is a song recorded by the rock band Loverboy. It appeared on their third album, Keep it Up, in 1983. When released as a single later that year, it reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Top Rock Tracks chart....
" (Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn) - 3:59 - "Strike Zone" (Dean, Mike Reno, Scott Smith, Fairbairn) - 6:10
- "It's Never Easy" (Doug Johnson, Reno, Dean) - 4:00
- "Chance of a Lifetime" (Johnson, Dean, Reno, Fairbairn) - 3:55
- "Queen of the Broken HeartsQueen of the Broken HeartsQueen of the Broken Hearts was a song released on the Canadian rock band Loverboy's album titled Keep it Up in 1983. The band released as a single later that year, and it reached #34 on the charts...
" (Dean, Reno) - 3:53 - "Prime of Your Life" (Johnson, Dean, Fairbairn) - 4:50
- "Passion Pit" (Dean, Reno, Fairbairn) - 4:25
- "One-Sided Love Affair" (Dean, Reno, Peter Taylor, Fairbairn) - 3:46
- "Meltdown" (Johnson, Dean, Reno) - 3:31
Performers
- Mike RenoMike RenoMike Reno , born January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia is a Canadian musician, drummer, and lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy....
: vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Paul DeanPaul Dean (guitarist)Paul Dean is the lead guitarist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy which reached huge fame in the early 1980s.-Biography:...
: GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Vocals - Doug Johnson: keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Scott SmithScott Smith (musician)Donald Scott Smith , born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the original bassist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy, best known for their hit singles "Working for the Weekend" and "Turn Me Loose", although their U.S...
: BassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
, Vocals - Matt Frenette: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Nancy Nash: Vocals
- Jean Piche: SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
Production
- Paul DeanPaul Dean (guitarist)Paul Dean is the lead guitarist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy which reached huge fame in the early 1980s.-Biography:...
: Producer - Bruce FairbairnBruce FairbairnBruce Earl Fairbairn was a Canadian musician and international record producer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999 and is considered one of the best of his era...
: Producer - Lindsay Kidd: Engineer