Wildside (album)

Wildside
Studio album by
Loverboy
ReleasedSeptember 1987
StudioLittle Mountain Sound Studios
GenreRock
Length48:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerBruce Fairbairn
Loverboy chronology
Lovin' Every Minute of It
(1985) 		Wildside
(1987) 		Big Ones
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Wildside is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Loverboy, released in September 1987.[2] It was the band's first to not be certified platinum, signalling a decline in their popularity.

Cash Box cited the "driving rock melodies" of the single "Love Will Rise Again", which "continues in band's established tradition of melodic power-rock".[3]

Of the album, Musician reviewer J. D. Considine wrote simply: "Take a walk."[4]

Track listing

Wildside track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Notorious"Jon Bon Jovi, Todd Cerney, Dean, Reno, Richie Sambora4:39
2."Walkin' on Fire"Todd Cerney, Dean, Taylor Rhodes4:17
3."Break It to Me Gently"Dean, Reno4:37
4."Love Will Rise Again"Todd Cerney, Rhodes4:29
5."Can't Get Much Better"Todd Cerney, Paul Dean, Mike Perodeau, Rhodes, Steve Tracey4:05
6."Hometown Hero"Bryan Adams, Todd Cerney, Dean, Rhodes4:12
7."Wildside"Reno, Lindsay West, J.L. Douglas3:31
8."Don't Let Go"Brian MacLeod, Reno3:36
9."That's Where My Money Goes"Dean, Gerald O'Brien, Alfie Zappacosta4:14
10."Read My Lips"Doug Johnson, Reno, Neil Shilkin5:03
CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Don't Keep Me in the Dark"James P. Dunne, Reno, Austin Roberts5:56

Personnel

All information from the album booklet.[5]

Loverboy

Additional musicians

  • Darrell Mansfield – harp
  • Alison Glass – voice on "That's Where My Money Goes"
  • Paul Hyde – voice on "That's Where My Money Goes"

Production

  • Neil Shilkin – programming
  • Bruce Fairbairn – producer, backing vocals
  • Bob Rock – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Fraser – engineer
  • Ed Thacker – mastering
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Norman Moore – art direction
  • Phillip Dixon – photography
  • James O' Mara – photography
  • Ryan Begley – photography

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 21
US Billboard 200[7] 42

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Wildside - Review". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 189
  3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. November 21, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  4. ^ Considine, J.D. (December 1987). "Wildside". Musician.
  5. ^ (1987). "Wildside liner notes". In Wildside [CD booklet]. Columbia Records.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0886". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Loverboy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Loverboy – Wildside". Music Canada.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Loverboy – Wildside". Recording Industry Association of America.


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