Heaven Tonight
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| Heaven Tonight | ||
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| Studio album by Cheap Trick | ||
| Released | 1978-01-30 1998-09-29 (reissue) |
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| Recorded | 1977-1978 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 43:42 52:37 (reissue) |
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| Label | Epic/Legacy | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Werman | |
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| Cheap Trick chronology | ||
| In Color (1977) |
Heaven Tonight (1978) |
At Budokan (1979) |
Heaven Tonight is Cheap Trick's third album, released in 1978. The album was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony's Epic/Legacy imprint in 1998.
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[edit] Overview
Heaven Tonight is considered Cheap Trick's best album by many fans and critics. While their debut album Cheap Trick showed the band's darker, rawer side and In Color showed their lighter, poppier side, Heaven Tonight combined both elements to produce a hook-filled pop-rock album with an attitude. Popular songs from this album include the anthemic "Surrender," "Auf Wiedersehen," the title track and a cover of The Move's "California Man."
All songs written by Rick Nielsen except as indicated.
[edit] Track listing
- "Surrender" – 4:16
- "On Top of the World" – 4:01
- "California Man" (Roy Wood) – 3:44
- "High Roller" (Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander) – 3:58
- "Auf Wiedersehen" (Nielsen, Petersson) – 3:42
- "Takin' Me Back" – 4:52
- "On the Radio" – 4:33
- "Heaven Tonight" (Nielsen, Petersson) – 5:25
- "Stiff Competition" – 3:40
- "How Are You?" (Nielsen, Petersson) – 4:21
- "Oh Claire" (Bun E. Carlos, Nielsen, Petersson, Zander) – 1:10
[edit] Bonus tracks (1998 Reissue)
- "Stiff Competition" (Outtake) – 4:03
- "Surrender" (Outtake) – 4:52
[edit] Personnel
- Bun E. Carlos – drum kit
- Rick Nielsen – guitar, vocals, mandocello
- Tom Petersson – bass guitar, vocals
- Robin Zander – guitar, vocals
[edit] Additional personnel
- Jai Winding – keyboards
- Paula Scher – design
[edit] Background information
This was the second Cheap Trick album to feature Robin Zander and Tom Petersson on the front cover and Bun E. Carlos and Rick Nielsen on the back. While the front cover has Zander and Petersson standing in front of a nondescript background, the back cover reveals that they are standing inside a public restroom where Nielsen is brushing his teeth and Carlos is fixing his tie in the mirror. Nielsen has a cassette copy of the band's previous album, In Color sticking out of his back pocket.
"Surrender" was the only song from this album released on the original version of the 1979 live album At Budokan.
"Oh Claire" is a one-minute live jam with "Oh, Konichiwa" as the only lyrics. The title is a pun on Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where the band used to play frequently in their pre-stardom days. There's another song with a similar name, called "O Clair". It's by the same band.
"Surrender" is featured as a playable song on the video game Guitar Hero II.
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | Billboard Pop Albums | 48 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | "Surrender" | Billboard Pop Singles | 62 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – USA | Gold | 1979-01-16 |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | 1995-02-10 |
| Cheap Trick |
| Robin Zander | Rick Nielsen | Tom Petersson | Bun E. Carlos |
| Randy "Xeno" Hogan | Pete Comita | Jon Brant |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Cheap Trick | In Color | Heaven Tonight | Dream Police | All Shook Up | Found All The Parts | One on One | Next Position Please | Standing on the Edge | The Doctor | Lap of Luxury | Busted | Woke Up With A Monster | Cheap Trick (1997) | Special One | Rockford |
| Live albums: At Budokan | Music for Hangovers | Silver |
| Compilations/Box Sets: The Greatest Hits | Sex, America, Cheap Trick | Authorized Greatest Hits | The Essential Cheap Trick |
