''Lookin' for Trouble'' is the 1980 debut album of Canadian rock band
Toronto
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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
Hugh Syme
Hugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist and member of the Premier Artists Collection (PAC) who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared on some Rush ...
and was originally intended to be the cover art for
Max Webster
Max Webster was a Canadian hard rock band formed in Toronto in 1972. The band's founder, Kim Mitchell, enjoyed a long and successful solo career in their native Canada.
Biography
Initially a trio for their first gigs in December 1972, the ori ...
'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
# "
You Better Run
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" (
Eddie Brigati
Edward Brigati Jr. (born October 22, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter. He was the co-lead vocalist, along with Felix Cavaliere, and percussionist in the rock group The Young Rascals from 1964 to 1970.
Prior to his stint with The Young Ra ...
,
Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere (born November 29, 1942) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and keyboard player for the Young Rascals.
Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, known for ...
) - 3:26
# "5035" - 3:20
# "Get Your Hands Off Me" (Allen,
Holly Woods
Anne Elizabeth "Holly" Woods (born August, 4 1953) is an American rock singer whose notable works include five albums in the rock band Toronto.
Biography
A native of Durham, North Carolina, Woods moved from San Francisco to Toronto in the mid ...
) - 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
#"Let's Spend the Night Together
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" ( Jagger/Richards) - 4:02
Personnel
Band members
*Holly Woods
Anne Elizabeth "Holly" Woods (born August, 4 1953) is an American rock singer whose notable works include five albums in the rock band Toronto.
Biography
A native of Durham, North Carolina, Woods moved from San Francisco to Toronto in the mid ...
- 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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1980 debut albums
Toronto (band) albums