"Dangerous" was a song released in 1985 on the highly successful album ''

Lovin' Every Minute of It ''Lovin' Every Minute of It'' is the fourth studio album, released in 1985 by the rock band Loverboy. The album became a hit thanks to the title track which reached #9 at US Hot 100, while "This Could Be The Night" was #10, "Dangerous" #65 and "Le ...

'' released by

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. The song achieved minor success when released as a single during the same year, and reached #65 on the

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. The song was written by

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and

Jim Vallance James Douglas Vallance (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known as the songwriting partner of Canadian musician Bryan Adams. Vallance began his professional career as the original drummer and main song ...

, and was originally recorded by Adams, under the title "Reckless", for his hit 1984 album of the same name. However, it was ultimately left off the final track list. When Loverboy later used the song, they changed the title and chorus lyrics. The Bryan Adams' version eventually saw a release on the 30th anniversary reissue of ''Reckless''. ''

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'' said that it "captures the raw energy of Loverboy with a killer chorus

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'' called it an "oversized, megarock cruncher."

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References

1985 singles Loverboy songs Songs written by Jim Vallance Songs written by Bryan Adams 1985 songs {{1980s-single-stub