New album by Loverboy
With their trademark red leather pants, bandannas, big rock sound and high-energy live shows, LOVERBOY has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques in the USA, including the four-million-selling Get Lucky, and a trio of double-platinum releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983’s Keep It Up and 1985’s Lovin’ Every Minute of It.
Their string of hits includes, in addition to the anthem “Working for the Weekend,” such arena rock staples as “Lovin’ Every Minute of It,” “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in Love,” “Heaven In Your Eyes,” “Turn Me Loose,” “When It’s Over,” “Heaven In Your Eyes” and “Queen of the Broken Hearts.”
LOVERBOY went on to win a still-record six Juno awards in 1982, and until a three-year sabbatical in 1989, were one of the Top 5 grossing touring acts in the world, performing in over 100 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Their success made them the first Canadian group ever to earn Columbia Records’ exclusive Crystal Glove Award, celebrating the sale of over five million albums outside their native country. Since 1992, the band has maintained a steady road presence, with a greatest hits compilation, LOVERBOY – CLASSICS, in 1993, which went gold five years later. In 2001, the band released a live greatest hits CD, Live, Loud & Loose, which captured the group doing what they did best, entertaining their legion of rabid fans.
In 2005, LOVERBOY celebrated 25 years together by performing in selected cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. During the summer tour, the band introduced a couple of brand-new songs, which led to “Just Getting Started”, their first new studio album in a decade. In March 2009, the group was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame at the Juno Awards show at GM Place in Vancouver, BC, where they joined the likes of Bryan Adams, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and David Foster.
Aside from singer Mike Reno and guitarist Paul Dean, LOVERBOY still includes original members Doug Johnson on keyboards and Matt Frenette on drums, with Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve (a former member of Dean and Frenette’s pre-LOVERBOY band Streetheart), who replaced the late Scott Smith on bass, and continues a healthy touring schedule around the world.
LOVERBOY is now back once again, having reunited at Bryan Adams’ Vancouver studio The Warehouse, with their original engineer, legendary producer Bob Rock [Metallica, Aerosmith, The Cure, Bon Jovi], who worked under Bruce Fairbairn at the time. The band has recorded three new songs with Rock, “Heartbreaker” “Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival “ and “No Tomorrow,” which have been added to nine all new re-recordings of the band’s best tracks.
But it is LOVERBOY’s reputation as a live act which has always been its calling card, as the group continues to entertain fans of all ages, amazing even Reno, who has lost more than 50 pounds recently to keep up the pace. They return to the road with Journey and Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo for an arena tour that gets underway July 21 at the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA, running all the way through December.
LOVERBOY
Mike Reno – Vocals
Paul Dean – Guitars
Doug Johnson – Keyboards
Matt Frenette – Drums
Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve – Bass
Scheduled 2012 Tour Dates (more dates TBC):
JULY
SAT 21 San Bernadino, CA San Manuel Amp.
SUN 22 Stateline, CA Harvey’s Outdoor Arena
TUE 24 Paso Robles, CA Paso Robles Fair
THU 26 Cheyenne, WY Frontier Days
SAT 28 Seattle, WA The Gorge
SUN 29 Spokane, WA Northern Quest Casino Amp.
AUGUST
FRI 3 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
SAT 4 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
MON 6 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip Campground
WED 8 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fair
FRI 10 Wantagh, NY Nikon @ Jones Beach
TUE 14 Watertown, NY Watertown Fairgrounds
WED 15 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands PAC
FRI 17 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair
SAT 18 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair
WED 22 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Outdoor Theater
FRI 24 Houston, TX Cynthia W Mitchell Pavilion
SAT 25 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
MON 27 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amp.
FRI 31 Kansas City, MO LiveStrong Sporting Park
SEPTEMBER
SAT 1 Saint Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
SAT 15 Mt. Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino
TUE 18 Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre
WED 19 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
FRI 21 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
SAT 22 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
FRI 28 Bangor, ME Waterfront Park
SAT 29 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center
Release date:
EU: August 24th
NA: August 14th
Tracklisting: Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival; No Tomorrow; Heartbreaker; Turn Me Loose; Working For The Weekend; Lovin’ Every Minute of It; The Kid Is Hot Tonight; Lucky Ones; Always On My Mind; Queen Of The Broken Hearts; When It’s Over; Hot Girls In Love.
Source: Frontiers Records
