''Lookin' for Trouble'' is the 1980 debut album of Canadian rock band

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. Most tracks on the album were released as a singles. The U.S. release uses different cover artwork and excludes the final track "Let's Spend the Night Together". The album reached Platinum status in Canada, but did not chart in the US. The original cover art was designed by

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and was originally intended to be the cover art for

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's '' High Class in Borrowed Shoes''.

Track listing

All songs by Brian Allen, except where indicated.

Side 1 Uptown

# "Even the Score" (Allen, Jimmy Fox) - 3:26 # "

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) - 3:26 # "5035" - 3:20 # "Get Your Hands Off Me" (Allen,

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) - 3:33 # "Do Watcha, Be Watcha" - 3:43 # "Tie Me Down" - 3:41

Side 2 Downtown

"Don't Stop Me" - 4:06 #"Lookin' for Trouble" - 3:45 # "Delirious" - 3:20 # "Shot Down" - 3:41 #"

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" ( Jagger/Richards) - 4:02

Personnel

Band members

- lead vocals *Sheron Alton - guitar, backing vocals *Brian Allen - guitar, lead vocals *Scott Kreyer - keyboards, backing vocals *Nick Costello - bass guitar *Jimmy Fox - drums

Production

* Bill Henderson, Brian MacLeod - producers *Rolf Henneman - engineer *Frank DeLuna - mastering

Charts

Certifications

References

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