Keep It Up

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Keep it Up
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 30, 1983
StudioMushroom Studios, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Genre Arena rock
Length38:32
Label Columbia
Producer Bruce Fairbairn, Paul Dean
Loverboy chronology
Get Lucky
(1981)
Keep it Up
(1983)
Lovin' Every Minute of It
(1985)
Singles from Keep It Up
  1. "Strike Zone"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Hot Girls in Love"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Queen of the Broken Hearts"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hot Girls in Love"Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn3:59
2."Strike Zone"Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Scott Smith, Bruce Fairbairn6:01
3."It's Never Easy"Doug Johnson, Mike Reno, Paul Dean4:07
4."Chance of a Lifetime"Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bruce Fairbairn3:55
5."Queen of the Broken Hearts"Paul Dean, Mike Reno3:53
6."Prime of Your Life"Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn4:50
7."Passion Pit"Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bruce Fairbairn4:25
8."One-Sided Love Affair"Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Peter Taylor, Bruce Fairbairn3:46
9."Meltdown"Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Mike Reno3:31

Personnel

All information from the album booklet. [2]

Loverboy

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [3] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 25
US Billboard 200 [5] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] 2× Platinum200,000^
United States (RIAA) [7] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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