Lovin' Every Minute of It

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 Hot 100, while "This Could Be The Night" was #10, "Dangerous" #65 and "Lead A Double Life" #68. The album went double platinum, being the last of the band's to do so.

Lovin' Every Minute of It
Studio album by
Loverboy
ReleasedAugust 1985
StudioLittle Mountain Sound Studios
GenreArena rock, pop rock
Length38:19
LabelColumbia
ProducerTom Allom and Paul Dean
Loverboy chronology
Keep It Up
(1983)		 Lovin' Every Minute of It
(1985)		 Wildside
(1987)
Singles from Lovin' Every Minute of It
  1. "Lovin' Every Minute of It"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Dangerous"
    Released: 1985
  3. "This Could Be the Night"
    Released: 1986
  4. "Lead a Double Life"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![2]

Due to scheduling conflicts this is the first album the band did not use Bruce Fairbairn as their producer.[3] Tom Allom was 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."[4] Billboard said it borrows "aggressive mannerisms from the new wave."[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lovin' Every Minute of it"Robert John "Mutt" Lange3:30
2."Steal the Thunder"Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Davitt Sigerson, Bill Wray4:09
3."Friday Night"Patrick Mahassen, Wray, Dean, Sigerson3:33
4."This Could Be the Night"Jonathan Cain, Dean, Reno, Wray4:56
5."Too Much Too Soon"Dean, Sigerson, Wray4:07
6."Lead a Double Life"Doug Johnson, Sigerson, Ted Johnson, Wray, Dean, Reno4:20
7."Dangerous"Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance3:29
8."Destination Heartbreak"Scott Smith, Wray, Reno, Dean4:42
9."Bullet in the Chamber"Dean, Sigerson, Wray, Reno5:11

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.[6]

Loverboy

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

Additional backing vocals

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
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 54
US Billboard 200[9] 13

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes
  1. DeGagne, Mike. "Lovin' Every Minute of it – Review". AllMusic.
  2. Suter, Paul (17 October 1985). "Loverboy 'Lovin' Every Minute of It'". Kerrang!. Vol. 105. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 22.
  3. "The Difficult Triumphs of Loverboy's 'Lovin' Every Minute of It'". 18 August 2015.
  4. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. April 19, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. "Reviews". Billboard. April 19, 1986. p. 85. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  6. (1985). "Lovin' Every Minute of It liner notes". In Lovin' Every Minute of It [CD booklet]. Columbia Records.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0581". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  9. "Loverboy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  10. "Canadian album certifications – Loverboy – Lovin' Every Minute of It". Music Canada.
  11. "American album certifications – Loverboy – Lovin' Every Minute of It". Recording Industry Association of America.
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