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"Turn Me Loose" is a hit song recorded by Canadian rock band Loverboy. It was released on their eponymous debut album in 1980, and as a single in 1981. With a strong rock synthesizer start to the song, followed by a steady build on the guitars, it peaked at #7 on the RPM singles chart in 1981 and #6 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in the US.
Loverboy is a Canadian rock band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1979.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.
A review in Variety of a concert featuring Fabian in early 1959 declared the singer "was undoubtedly the standout of the show, who floors the kids with his gyrations and groans of “Hard Headed Woman,” “I'm a Man,” “Turn Me Loose” and, for an encore, “Stop Thief”."
Donald Scott Smith (13 February 1955 – 30 November 2000) was a Canadian musician and the bassist for Canadian rock band Loverboy, an award-winning band which sold millions of records and scored several hit songs in the 1980s before a break up and reunion in the 1990s.
In 1982, Dean won the "Composer of the Year" Juno Award along with Reno for writing "Turn Me Loose" from Loverboy's self-titled 1980 debut album. Dean performing at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1983. In 1989, Dean released his first solo album called Hard Core.
"Turn Me Loose" is a song written by Doc Pomus and partner, Mort Shuman, upon the request of the managers of teen idol, Fabian Forte. The song became Fabian's first hit record, reaching number nine in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959.
AllMusic gave the album a rave retrospective review, making particular note of the hybridization of musical styles on most of the songs, and picking out "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" and "Turn Me Loose" as especially strong tracks. [3]
Turn Me Loose. Release Date: May 29, 2007; Label: Sony Music — 2008 Playlist: The Very Best of Loverboy. Release Date: August 19, 2008; Label: Sony, Legacy — 2009 Greatest Hits... The Real Thing. Release Date: April 14, 2009; Label: Columbia — 2009 Metropolis - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Release Date: 1984 (December 16, 2009, on ...