Keep It Up
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| Keep it Up | ||||
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| File:KeepitupLB.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 30, 1983 | |||
| Studio | Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, B.C., Canada | |||
| Genre | Arena rock | |||
| Length | 38:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn, Paul Dean | |||
| Loverboy chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Keep It Up | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Rolling Stone | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg |
Keep it Up is the third studio album released by the Canadian rock band Loverboy in late June 1983. With new hit tracks like "Hot Girls in Love", the album became an instant hit, and reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 charts, as did the previous album released by the band.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hot Girls in Love" | Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Strike Zone" | Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Scott Smith, Bruce Fairbairn | 6:01 |
| 3. | "It's Never Easy" | Doug Johnson, Mike Reno, Paul Dean | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Chance of a Lifetime" | Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bruce Fairbairn | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Queen of the Broken Hearts" | Paul Dean, Mike Reno | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Prime of Your Life" | Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Passion Pit" | Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bruce Fairbairn | 4:25 |
| 8. | "One-Sided Love Affair" | Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Peter Taylor, Bruce Fairbairn | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Meltdown" | Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Mike Reno | 3:31 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]All information from the album booklet.[2]
Loverboy
- Mike Reno – lead vocals
- Paul Dean – guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Doug Johnson – keyboards
- Scott Smith – bass
- Matt Frenette – drums
Additional musicians
- Nancy Nash – backing vocals on "It's Never Easy"
Production
- Paul Dean – producer
- Bruce Fairbairn – producer
- Lindsay Kidd – engineer
- Mike Fraser – engineer
- Dave Ogilvie – engineer
- Bob Rock – engineer, mixing
- Keith Stein – engineer, recording
- George Marino – mastering
- Jean Piché – programming
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 9 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 25 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 7 |
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[6] | 3× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Keep It Up at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ (1983). "Keep It Up liner notes". In Keep It Up [CD booklet]. Columbia Records.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6235a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Loverboy – Keep It Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Loverboy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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