| Big Ones | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 11, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 64:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer |
Bruce Fairbairn Tom Allom Bob Rock | |||
| Loverboy chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  
[1] |
Big Ones is a compilation album released in 1989 by the Canadian rock band Loverboy. The album was the band's first compilation, including hit tracks such as " Working for the Weekend" and " Lovin' Every Minute of it". The compilation includes 3 new studio tracks: "For You", "Ain't Looking for Love" and "Too Hot". It was also released in the same year that the band decided to break up a second time, and another compilation would not be released until five years later.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Working for the Weekend" | Get Lucky (1981) | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "For You" |
| New Song | 5:46 |
| 3. | " The Kid Is Hot Tonight" |
| Loverboy (1980) | 4:21 |
| 4. | " Lovin' Every Minute Of It" | Robert John Lange | Lovin' Every Minute Of It (1985) | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Lucky Ones" |
| Get Lucky | 3:48 |
| 6. | " Hot Girls in Love" |
| Keep It Up (1983) | 3:56 |
| 7. | " This Could Be the Night" |
| Lovin' Every Minute Of It | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Ain't Looking for Love" |
| New Song | 4:34 |
| 9. | " Turn Me Loose" |
| Loverboy | 5:35 |
| 10. | "Notorious" |
| Wildside (1987) | 4:36 |
| 11. | " When It's Over" |
| Get Lucky | 5:02 |
| 12. | "Too Hot" |
| New Song | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Take Me to the Top" |
| Get Lucky | 6:09 |
| 14. | " Heaven in Your Eyes" |
| Top Gun Soundtrack (1986) | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 64:11 | |||
Note
- Tracks 7 and 14 are bonus tracks on the CD and cassette versions.
- Track 14, while previously released as a single and on the soundtrack to the film Top Gun, makes its first appearance on a Loverboy album here.
- Keyboard player Doug Johnson's photo does not appear on the album's back cover, although all four other members do.
- Track information and credits verified from Discogs, [2] AllMusic, [3] and the album's liner notes. [4]
Personnel
- Mike Reno - lead vocals
- Paul Dean - guitar, backing vocals
- Doug Johnson - keyboards
- Scott Smith - bass
- Matt Frenette - drums
Production
- Bruce Fairbairn - Producer
- Paul Dean - Producer
- Tom Allom - Producer
- Mark Dodson - Engineer
- Michael Fraser - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Ken Lomas - Assistant Engineer
- Bob Rock - Producer, Engineer
- Randy Staub - Engineer
- Keith Stein - Engineer
- Chris Taylor - Assistant Engineer
- Dave Ogilvie - Assistant Engineer
- John Dexter - Producer
- Mark Burdett - Art Direction
- James O'Mara - Photography
- Ron Obvious - Assistant Engineer
- Sandee Bathgate - Production Coordination
- Rob Porter - Assistant Engineer
Notes
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Big Ones - Review". Allmusic.
- ^ "Discogs Credits". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "AllMusic Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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^ Big Ones (liner notes). Loverboy.
Columbia Records. 1989. CK 45411.
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