Standing on the Edge
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| Studio album by Cheap Trick | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 39:44 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jack Douglas | |
| Cheap Trick chronology | ||
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| Next Position Please (1983) |
Standing On The Edge (1985) |
The Doctor (1986) |
Standing on the Edge is an album by the American rock group Cheap Trick, released in 1985. Jack Douglas, the producer of Cheap Trick's debut album Cheap Trick, made a return for this release.
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[edit] Overview
After the lightweight production of Next Position Please Cheap Trick returned to their standard hard-rocking sound with this album. Though the songs are more powerful, the album was given a typical 80's production, with keyboards and electronic drums featuring prominently. Critics and listeners alike have offered conflicting views on this album in the context of the Cheap Trick canon, rating it as both alongside the band's best and worst releases. "Tonight It's You", the single, is the most well known song from this album, having a video that was aired on MTV, and having been released on multiple greatest hits compilations. "This Time Around" has achieved similar success, although to a lesser extent.
[edit] Track listing
- "Little Sister" (R. Nielsen) – 3:55
- "Tonight It's You" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/J. Brandt/M. Radice) – 4:47
- "She's Got Motion" (R. Nielsen/M. Radice) – 3:17
- "Love Comes" (R. Zander/R. Nielsen) – 4:40
- "How About You" (R. Zander/R. Nielsen/M. Radice) – 3:00
- "Standing on the Edge" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/M. Radice) – 4:44
- "This Time Around" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/B. Brandt/M. Radice) – 4:33
- "Rock All Night" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/B. Carlos/M. Radice) – 2:51
- "Cover Girl" (R. Nielsen/M. Radice) – 3:41
- "Wild Wild Women" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/B. Carlos/M. Radice) – 4:16
[edit] Personnel
- Rick Nielsen - Guitars ("Every guitar I ever owned") & keyboards
- Bun E. Carlos - Acoustic drums & cymbals
- Robin Zander - Singers & rhythm guitars
- Jon Brant - Basses
[edit] Additional personnel
- Mark Radice - Additional keyboards
- Jack Douglas - Producer
- Paul Klingberg - Recording engineer
[edit] Background information
Bun E. Carlos insisted on being credited with "acoustic drums" because he hated the electronic drums that were used on much of the album.
Song doctor Mark Radice was brought in to help the band with the songwriting process. He played keyboards and co-wrote 8 of the album's 10 tracks. He claims that the majority of "Tonight It's You" was written by him.
Guitarist Rick Nielsen's name is misspelled on the back cover as "Rick Nelson."
This album is currently out of print in the United States.
| 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 |
