The Essential Cheap Trick
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The Essential Cheap Trick is the fourth compilation album by Cheap Trick
, and part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. It contains at least one song from every album up to Special One
(including Silver
), except the commercial failure The Doctor. A reissue in 2010 described as version 3.0 added a 3rd disc with seven additional songs.
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
, and part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. It contains at least one song from every album up to Special One
Special One
Special One is an album by the band Cheap Trick. It was released in 2003 to mixed reviews and features the single "Scent of a Woman." It charted for one week, reaching 128 on the album charts.-Track listing:...
(including Silver
Silver (Cheap Trick album)
Silver is the third live album released by Cheap Trick. It was performed at Davis Park in the band's hometown of Rockford, Illinois in 1999, to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary since their formation...
), except the commercial failure The Doctor. A reissue in 2010 described as version 3.0 added a 3rd disc with seven additional songs.
Disc 1
- "ELO KiddiesElo Kiddies"ELO Kiddies" is a glam-style song written by Rick Nielsen and originally released by Cheap Trick on the 1977 album Cheap Trick. It was released as a single twice, in 1977 as an A-side backed by "Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace" and in 1979, as the B-side the live "Ain't That a Shame" from...
" [Single Version] - "Hot Love"
- "He's a WhoreHe's a Whore"He's a Whore" is a song written by Rick Nielsen that was first released on Cheap Trick's 1977 debut album Cheap Trick. It has also appeared on a number of Cheap Trick compilation albums, including The Essential Cheap Trick...
" - "Mandocello" [Live]
- "Clock Strikes TenClock Strikes Ten"Clock Strikes Ten" is a song released in 1977 by Cheap Trick on their second album, In Color. It was written by Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen. It was released as a single in Japan, where it was a major hit and reached #1 on their singles chart...
" - "Southern Girls" [Single Version]
- "Downed"
- "Hello ThereHello There"Hello There" is a song written by Rick Nielsen and first released on Cheap Trick's 1977 album In Color. The song was also often used as the first song of Cheap Trick concerts, and as a result was the first song on the band's seminal live album Cheap Trick at Budokan. The song is a frantic,...
" - "SurrenderSurrender (Cheap Trick song)"Surrender" is a single by Cheap Trick released in June 1978 from the album Heaven Tonight. It was the first Cheap Trick single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62...
" - "California ManCalifornia Man (song)California Man is a song by The Move.Released in 1972 as a maxi single with "Do Ya" and "Ella James" as a double B-side, this was The Move's last official single release. The Electric Light Orchestra, originally conceived as a side-project to The Move, issued its first single,10538 Overture, a...
" - "High Roller"
- "Auf WiedersehenAuf Wiedersehen (song)"Auf Wiedersehen" is a song co-written by Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and bassist Tom Petersson and first released on the band's 1978 album Heaven Tonight. It was also released as a single as the B-side of "Surrender"...
" - "I Want You to Want MeI Want You to Want Me"I Want You to Want Me" is a song by Cheap Trick which first appeared on their second album In Color in 1977. It was the first single released from that album but it didn't chart in the US. However, it was a #1 single in Japan...
" [Live] - "Ain't That a ShameAin't That a Shame"Ain't That a Shame" is a song recorded by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, in New Orleans, Louisiana, for Imperial Records and released in 1955. It was previously recorded in 1901 by Silas Leachman. The recording was a hit for Domino, eventually selling a million copies. It reached #1 on the...
" [Live] - "Takin' Me Back"
- "Dream PoliceDream Police (song)"Dream Police" is the title of a song written by Rick Nielsen and originally released in 1979 by the American rock band Cheap Trick. It was the opening track of Cheap Trick's album Dream Police. The single peaked #26 on the US single chart...
" - "VoicesVoices (Cheap Trick song)"Voices" is the title of a song written by Rick Nielsen and recorded by American rock band Cheap Trick which appeared on the album Dream Police. It was written by guitarist Rick Neilsen. The single was released in 1979 and peaked at #32 in the US...
" – 4:22" - "Gonna Raise Hell" [Live]
Disc 2
- "Way of the World"
- "Stop This Game"
- "World's Greatest Lover"
- "Everything Works If You Let It" [Full Version]
- "She's Tight"
- "If You Want My LoveIf You Want My Love"If You Want My Love" is a single from American rock band Cheap Trick which appeared on the album One on One. It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen. The single was released in 1982 and peaked at #45 in the US. The single showed a change in style in the band, heading towards a more commercial sound...
" [Alternate, Extra Bridge Version] - "I Can't Take It"
- "Tonight It's You"
- "This Time Around"
- "The FlameThe Flame (Cheap Trick song)"The Flame" is a hit power ballad by Cheap Trick, released on July 25, 1988. The song was first offered to English singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down. Written by Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham, the song was initially released on Cheap Trick's Lap of Luxury album...
" - "Had to Make You Mine"
- "I Can't Understand It"
- "Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love"
- "Walk Away"
- "Woke Up With a Monster"
- "Hard to Tell" [Live]
- "Say Goodbye"
- "Scent of a Woman"
Disc 3 (Version 3.0 only)
- "Ballad of TV Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy)"
- "Big Eyes" [Live]
- "On Top of the World"
- "Heaven Tonight"
- "One on One"
- "Cover Girl"
- "Standing on the Edge"