LOVERBOY – Lovin’ Every Minute Of It [Rock Candy remastered & reloaded] (2021) HQ *0dayrox Exclusive*

Continuing their reissue of essential LOVERBOY ’80s albums, Rock Candy Records disd their remastered & reloaded treatment to ”Lovin’ Every Minute Of It”. This well respected five piece Canadian band had struck gold with their debut release in both their home country and the USA, giving them a foothold that showed no signs of eroding.
Indeed, ”Lovin’ Every Minute Of It” was their fourth album and continued their conquest, offering up two classic hit singles with the title track and ‘This Could Be Right’, both of which hit the top 10 on the Billboard charts. It was quite a Cinderella story made even more powerful by the fact the band maintained the same line-up, but this time switching from their original studio team to British producer ‘Colonel’ Tom Allom (Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Krokus) still though opting to record in Vancouver at Little Mountain studio.
Paying meticulous attention to detail and choice of material, they had numerous well known contributions including Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance, Jonathan Cain, and, not least of all, Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange who penned the title track, a standout song that kept their commercial appeal right at the front of the public’s interest.

With Tom Allom at the desk it was also an album that beefed up the band’s melodic rock credentials throwing extra weight behind Paul Dean’s guitars and fine-tuning Mike Reno’s vocal recordings to an impressively high standard.
Issued in August 1985, the album continued their magic chart success, going on to sell over three million copies and garnering impressive reviews from both fans and critics.

Hitmaker Robert John “Mutt” Lange provided the awesome anthemic title track specially penned for them, ‘Dangerous’ is a Bryan Adams / Jim Vallance co-write arranged with a marvelous melody, while the terrific keyboard-filled AOR of ‘This Could Be The Night’ wasn’t completed until Journey ivory player Jonathan Cain came in to add a fresh perspective, resulting in a right out of the Journey-songbook tune, and of course, a hit.

‘Steal The Thunder’ owns a monster hook, and ‘Friday Night’ is a fantastic melodic rocker with an addictive chorus where Mike Reno vocals shine. The guitar / keyboard interplay of ‘Lead A Double Life’ is pure ’80s, as well as the elaborated harmony / backing vocals featuring some renowned singers such as Canadian Marc LaFrance and Jaime St. James (Black ‘n Blue).
The album closes on a heavier note with ‘Bullet In The Chamber’, a vehicle for Paul Dean’s skilled guitar work.

If previous album Keep It Up was Loverboy’s most inspired moment in terms of songwriting, “Lovin’ Every Minute Of It” is their more commercial, ‘AOR sounding’ album ever. It was 1985, and alongside the crisp vocal treatment the guitar presence is equally on par with the keyboards flurry.
Production is polished, clean and punchy in a perfect a US / Canadian AOR fashion, a wet dream for any fan of the genre. This Rock Candy remaster is the best ever done on this wonderful album, ‘airy’, with all instruments clearly heard.
You need “Lovin’ Every Minute Of It” in your collection. (All contributors get lossless)

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01 – Lovin’ Every Minute Of It
02 – Steal The Thunder
03 – Friday Night
04 – This Could Be The Night
05 – Too Much Too Soon
06 – Lead A Double Life
07 – Dangerous
08 – Destination Heartbreak
09 – Bullet In The Chamber

Mike Reno – Lead Vocals
Scott Smith – Bass, Vocals, Background Vocals
Paul Dean – Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
Matt Frenette – Drums, percussion, piano
Doug Johnson – Keyboards, Emulator, Synthesizer
additional personnel:
Marc LaFrance – Vocals, Background Vocals
Rick Livingstone – Vocals, Background Vocals
Ray McGuire – Vocals, Background Vocals
Nancy Nash – Vocals, Background Vocals
Mark Delaney – Vocals, Background Vocals
Jaime St. James – Vocals, Background Vocals
Tommy Thayer – Vocals, Background Vocals
Ramon McGuire – Background Vocals

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