![]() Over that summer, the record became a huge hit with eventually over one million records copies sold in Canada alone. Originally rejected by all the major record labels in the United States, the band signed with Columbia Records of Canada, and on March 20, 1980, Loverboy went into the studio with producer Bruce Fairbairn and engineer Bob Rock to record what would be its self-titled debut album. The group made its live debut opening for Kiss at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, B.C. After being told by Dean about the dream the next morning, Reno agreed to try it out and it stuck. Cover Girl became Cover Boy, and then became Loverboy in Dean's dream later that night. The girlfriends were browsing through fashion magazines, where the guys in the band saw a Cover Girl advertisement. ![]() He had come up with the name after spending the previous night with some of the bandmates, including Reno and their girlfriends, before going to the movies. ![]() It has been stated by Reno that their name was chosen due to a dream by Paul Dean. ![]() Except for a brief breakup from 1988 to 1991, the band has continued to perform live shows regularly. Throughout the 1980s, Loverboy accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records. Loverboy's founding members were lead singer Mike Reno (previously with Moxy as Mike Rynoski), guitarist Paul Dean (previously with Scrubbaloe Caine and Streetheart) keyboardist Doug Johnson, bassist Jim Clench (who was replaced after one gig by Scott Smith) and drummer Matt Frenette. ![]() Loverboy's hit singles, particularly " Turn Me Loose" and " Working for the Weekend", have become arena rock staples and are still heard on many classic rock and classic hits radio stations across Canada and the United States.Īfter being rejected by many American record labels, they signed with Columbia/CBS Records Canada and began recording their first album on March 20, 1980. They were established in Calgary, Alberta, but are currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Loverboy is a Canadian rock band formed in 1979. ![]()
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