Keep It Up
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{{Infobox album
| name = Keep it Up
| type = studio
| artist = Loverboy
| cover = KeepitupLB.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 30, 1983
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
| genre = Arena rock
| length = {{Duration|m=38|s=32}}
| label = Columbia
| producer = Bruce Fairbairn, Paul Dean
| prev_title = Get Lucky
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Lovin' Every Minute of It
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Keep It Up
| type = studio
| single1 = Strike Zone
| single1date = 1983
| single2 = Hot Girls in Love
| single2date = 1983
| single3 = Queen of the Broken Hearts
| single3date = 1983
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r12013|first=|last=|accessdate=2011-06-17}}
| rev2 = Rolling Stone
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}
}}
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.
Track listing
{{Track list
| title1 = Hot Girls in Love
| writer1 = Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Strike Zone
| writer2 = Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Scott Smith, Bruce Fairbairn
| length2 = 6:01
| title3 = It's Never Easy
| writer3 = Doug Johnson, Mike Reno, Paul Dean
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Chance of a Lifetime
| writer4 = Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bruce Fairbairn
| length4 = 3:55
||title5 = Queen of the Broken Hearts
| writer5 = Paul Dean, Mike Reno
| length5 = 3:53
| title6 = Prime of Your Life
| writer6 = Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Bruce Fairbairn
| length6 = 4:50
| title7 = Passion Pit
| writer7 = Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Bruce Fairbairn
| length7 = 4:25
| title8 = One-Sided Love Affair
| writer8 = Paul Dean, Mike Reno, Peter Taylor, Bruce Fairbairn
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = Meltdown
| writer9 = Doug Johnson, Paul Dean, Mike Reno
| length9 = 3:31
}}
Personnel
All information from the album booklet.(1983). "Keep It Up liner notes". In Keep It Up [CD booklet]. Columbia Records.
Loverboy
- Mike Reno – lead vocals
- Paul Dean – guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Doug Johnson – keyboards
- Scott Smith – bass
- Matt Frenette – drums
Additional musicians
- Nancy Nash – backing vocals on "It's Never Easy"
Production
- Paul Dean – producer
- Bruce Fairbairn – producer
- Lindsay Kidd – engineer
- Mike Fraser – engineer
- Dave Ogilvie – engineer
- Bob Rock – engineer, mixing
- Keith Stein – engineer, recording
- George Marino – mastering
- Jean Piché – programming
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Canada|9|chartid=6235a|artist=Loverboy|album=Keep It Up|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany|25|id=33422|artist=Loverboy|album=Keep It Up|rowheader=true|access-date=23 February 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Loverboy|rowheader=true|access-date=23 February 2016}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Loverboy|title=Keep It Up|award=Platinum |number=3|type=album|relyear=1983|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Loverboy|title=Keep It Up|award=Platinum| number=2|type=album |relyear=1983}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |nosales=true|streaming=true}}