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| 4 | Loverboy is a HardRock group from Canada who were active during TheEighties, releasing their most successful albums at a time when other ArenaRock bands like Music/{{Journey|Band}}, Music/{{Foreigner|Band}} and {{Music/Boston}} dominated the rock and roll scene in America. The original line-up included Mike Reno (lead vocal), Paul Dean (lead guitar), Scott Smith (bass guitar), Matt Frenette (drums, percussion) and Doug Johnson (keyboards). |
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| 6 | Their first four albums (''Loverboy'', ''Get Lucky'', ''Keep It Up'' and ''Lovin' Every Minute of It'') were multi-platinum hits in America and featured songwriting and production contributions from such luminaries as Bruce Fairbairn, Creator/RobertJohnMuttLange, Music/BryanAdams and [[Music/JourneyBand Jonathan Cain]]. However, in spite of their early successes, their fifth album stalled and the band broke up over personal tensions between Mike Reno and Paul Dean. |
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| 8 | Nevertheless, Loverboy promptly got back together after performing a benefit concert with Bryan Adams and Music/BonJovi, and despite the loss of Scott Smith (who was declared dead after becoming lost at sea) they've been touring and recording ever since. |
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| 10 | !! Loverboy Tropes: |
| 11 | * GenreMashup: Their first big hit single and SignatureSong, "Turn Me Loose", combined disco rhythms, hard rock guitars, and new wave synthesizers. |
| 12 | * NonIndicativeTitle: No, "Hot Girls in Love" is not some kind of anthem about how GirlOnGirlIsHot. Rather, it's about hot girls being in love with the singer. |
| 13 | * PopStarComposer: The song "Heaven in Your Eyes" was written for ''Film/TopGun'', but Doug Johnson declined to appear in the music video because he felt that the movie glorified war. |
| 14 | * PowerBallad: Just like all bands in their genre, Loverboy recorded a couple of these. The aforementioned "Heaven in Your Eyes" was a reasonably popular one. |
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