Dream Police

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Dream Police
Cheap Trick Dream Police.jpg
Studio album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1979 (1979-09-21)
Recorded1978–1979
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Length45:45
LabelEpic
ProducerTom Werman
Cheap Trick chronology
Cheap Trick at Budokan
(1978) 		Dream Police
(1979) 		All Shook Up
(1980)
Singles from Dream Police
  1. "Dream Police"
    Released: September 1979
  2. "Voices"
    Released: November 1979
  3. "Way of the World"
    Released: 4 January 1980 (UK)
  4. "I'll Be with You Tonight"
    Released: 28 March 1980 (UK)
Music video
"Dream Police" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[4]
Smash Hits(mixed)[5]

Dream Police is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick. 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[6] and being certified platinum within a few months of its release.[7]

Overview[]

Dream Police shows the band expanding into longer, more complex songs and incorporating orchestration on several tracks. Three videos were produced: "Dream Police", "Way of the World" and "Voices". The album had been completed by early-1979, but its release was pushed back several months due to the surprise success of Cheap Trick at Budokan.

The album's title track became a Top 30 hit for the band. "Voices" was also a hit for the band, reaching No. 32 on the Billboard chart. "Voices" has been used twice in the soundtrack of the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Near the end of "Gonna Raise Hell" the orchestra is citing a snippet from "Heaven Tonight". That song was described by Allmusic critic Tom Maginnis as having an "extended, disco-inflected, slowburn groove".[8]

Variations[]

In 2010, Cheap Trick re-recorded the title track as "Green Police" for the controversial[9] Green Police advertisement which aired during Super Bowl XLIV for Audi.[10]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.

  1. "Dream Police" – 3:49
  2. "Way of the World" (Robin Zander, Nielsen) – 3:39
  3. "The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)" (Tom Petersson, Nielsen) – 5:12
  4. "Gonna Raise Hell" – 9:20
  5. "I'll Be with You Tonight" (Nielsen, Zander, Bun E. Carlos, Petersson) – 3:52
  6. "Voices" – 4:22
  7. "Writing on the Wall" – 3:26
  8. "I Know What I Want" – 4:29
  9. "Need Your Love" (Nielsen, Petersson) – 7:39

Bonus tracks (2006 Reissue)[]

The bonus tracks of the 2006 reissue of Dream Police consisted mainly of rare live versions of songs from the album. "I Know What I Want" is noteworthy for being the b-side to their 1988 single "Don't Be Cruel" and the only non-live track is a demo of the title track without its trademark strings.

  2. "The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)" (live) – 6:16 [Recorded live at the Los Angeles Forum on December 31, 1979]
  3. "Way of the World" (live) – 3:59 [Recorded live at the Los Angeles Forum on December 31, 1979]
  4. "Dream Police" (No Strings Version) – 3:52
  5. "I Know What I Want" (live) – 4:43 - [Recorded live in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1988]

Singles[]

  • 1979: "Dream Police" b/w "Heaven Tonight" – #26 US, #4 Canada, #79 Japan
  • 1979: "Voices" b/w "Surrender" (Live) – #16 Australia (UK)
  • 1979: "Voices" b/w "The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)" – #32 US, #12 Canada,(US & Canada)
  • 1980: "Way of the World" b/w "Oh Candy" – #73 UK
  • 1980: "I'll Be with You Tonight" b/w "He's a Whore" & "So Good to See You" (UK)

Unreleased outtakes[]

  • "It Must Be Love" (This song was given to Rick Derringer who covered it on his 1979 album Guitars and Women)
  • "Next Position Please" (Features Robin, Rick, and Tom on vocals, later re-recorded for the 1983 album of the same name)
  • "See Me Now" ("Way of the World" with alternate lyrics)
  • "Way of the World" (with Rick Nielsen on vocals)
  • "I Know What I Want" (with Robin Zander on vocals)

Covers[]

  • Sam Kinison covered "Gonna Raise Hell" on his comedy album Leader of the Banned.
  • Heavy Metal/Prog rocker released both regular and extended versions of the title track. The latter included a long outro guitar solo.

Personnel[]

Cheap Trick[]

Additional musicians[]

Technical[]

Chart performance[]

Album[]

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[11] 4
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 21
German Albums Chart[13] 56
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[15] 31
UK Albums Chart[16] 41
U.S. Billboard 200[6] 6

2017 reissue[]

Chart Peak

position

Oricon (Japan)[17] 98

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Dream Police" Billboard Hot 100[18] 26
1980 "Voices" Billboard Hot 100[18] 32
1980 "Way of the World" UK Singles Chart[19] 73

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] 3× Platinum 300,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dream Police - Cheap Trick". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Marsh, Dave (29 November 1979). "Dream Police". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 157. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone cheap trick album guide.
  5. ^ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (October 4–17, 1979): 29.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dream Police Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  7. ^ "RIAA Database Search for Cheap Trick". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  8. ^ Maginnis, Tom. "Cheap Trick Gonna raise Hell review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  9. ^ "Audi's 'Green Police' Super Bowl ad controversial". The Christian Science Monitor. February 9, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  10. ^ "Cheap Trick and Audi of America come together for "Green Police"". Cheap Trick Official Website. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  11. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 32, No. 9, November 24, 1979". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  12. ^ "Cheap Trick - Dream Police (Album)". Gfk Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  13. ^ "Cheap Trick, Cheap Trick". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  14. ^ "Cheap Trick - Dream Police (Album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  15. ^ "Cheap Trick - Dream Police (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  16. ^ "CHEAP TRICK - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company".
  17. ^ https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/103407/products/1240392/1/
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dream Police Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  19. ^ "The Official Charts: Cheap Trick". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Cheap Trick – Dream Police". Music Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  21. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Cheap Trick – Dream Police". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Cheap Trick – Dream Police". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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