By 1985, radio embraced their meaty guitar hooks and cringe-worthy lyrics, yielding two top 10 hits like "Lovin' Every Minute Of It" (#9) and "This Could Be The Night" (#10). Thanks to its inclusion on the Top Gun soundtrack, "Heaven In Your Eyes" flew to #12 in 1986. The band would squeeze out one more hit in 1987 when "Notorious," co-written with Bon Jovi, reached #38. Lead singer Mike Reno also had a big hit in 1984 with "Almost Paradise," a duet with Heart's Ann Wilson featured in the movie Footloose that went to #7.
Shortly thereafter, as Mike Reno likes to say, Nirvana killed his career. With many other melodic rock bands, Loverboy was kicked to the curb. However, they resurfaced with a comeback album in 2007 called "Just Getting Started." Well, no one cared, but it is actually a really solid pop rock album with some of the most melodic songs the band has ever done. Lyrics still leave a lot to be desired, though. "Fade To Black" is one of the strongest cuts from that album.
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