1978 Cheap Trick – Heaven Tonight
Heaven Tonight is Cheap Trick‘s third studio album, produced by Tom Werman and released in 1978. The album was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony’s Epic/Legacy imprint in 1998. The album cover features lead singer Robin Zander and bassist Tom Petersson on the front, with Rick Neilsen and Bun E. Carlos on the back.
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 explored a lighter, more pop-oriented persona, 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”.
Tracks
1 Surrender (Rick Nielsen) 04:14
2 On The Top Of The world (Rick Nielsen) 04:03
3 California Man (Roy Wood) 03:47
4 High Roller (Rick Nielsen; Robin Zander; Tom Petersson) 04:00
5 Auf Wiedersehen (Rick Nielsen; Tom Petersson) 03:44
6 Takin’ Me Back (Rick Nielsen) 04:55
7 On The Radio (Rick Nielsen) 04:32
8 Heaven Tonight (Rick Nielsen; Tom Petersson) 05:27
9 Stiff Competition (Rick Nielsen) 03:42
10 How Are You? (Rick Nielsen; Tom Petersson) 04:24
11 Oh Claire (Rick Nielsen; Bun E Carlos; Robin Zander; Tom Petersson) 01:07
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Tom Petersson |
| Drums | Bun E Carlos |
| Guitar | Rick Nielsen |
| Guitar | Robin Zander |
| Mandocello | Rick Nielsen |
| Vocals | Tom Petersson |
| Vocals | Rick Nielsen |
| Vocals | Robin Zander |
Other Musicians
| Organ | Jai Winding |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
Liner Notes
Producer – Tom Werman
Engineer – Gary Ladinsky
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Beiriger
Mastered By – George Marino
Design – Jim Charne, Paula Scher
Photography – Reid Miles, Bob Seidemann
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
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