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Dream Police is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick. [1] It was released in 1979, and was their third release in a row produced by Tom Werman.It is the band's most commercially successful studio album, going to No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart [2] and being certified platinum within a few months of its release.
"Dream Police" is a song written by Rick Nielsen and originally released in 1979 by the American rock band Cheap Trick. It is the first track on the group's album of the same name . The single peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 . [ 1 ]
Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. [ a ] [ 3 ] Their work bridged elements of '60s guitar pop , '70s hard rock , and the emerging punk rock sound, and would help set the template for subsequent power pop ...
Subsequent to its release on Dream Police, "Voices" has appeared on several Cheap Trick compilation albums, including The Greatest Hits, The Essential Cheap Trick, Collections, Playlist: The Very Best of Cheap Trick and The Music of Cheap Trick and the box set Sex, America, Cheap Trick. [5] A number of live versions have also been released.
The song appeared on Cheap Trick's 1979 album Dream Police. A live version was included on the 1978 album Cheap Trick at Budokan, which initially appeared only in Japan but eventually was in the United States in early 1979. Because Cheap Trick was immensely popular in Japan, the band's Japanese label demanded that At Budokan include three new ...
Over the past few years, Robin Taylor Zander — the 28-year-old son of Cheap Trick's frontman — has played drums, bass, and lead guitar in the band when other members weren't available
1998: Hits of Cheap Trick (import) 1998: Don't Be Cruel (Collectables label) 2000: Authorized Greatest Hits; 2004: The Essential Cheap Trick; 2005: Collection (Cheap Trick/In Color/Heaven Tonight) 2005: Cheap Trick Rock on Break Out Years: 1979 (Madacy Records) 2007: Super Hits (Sony Musical Special Products) 2007: Discover Cheap Trick (Epic ...
With the assistance of producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick, many of the songs have a dimension not found on any other Cheap Trick album. " Stop This Game " was the only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 , but "Just Got Back", "Baby Loves to Rock", and " World's Greatest Lover " continue to be fan favorites.