The Essential Cheap Trick

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The Essential Cheap Trick
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Greatest hits album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedMarch 2, 2004
Recorded1976–1999
Genre
Length2:26:50
LabelEpic
Producer
Cheap Trick chronology
Authorized Greatest Hits
(2000) 		The Essential Cheap Trick
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
PopMatters(positive)[2]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[3]
Uncut4/5 stars[4]

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 third disc with seven additional songs.[5]

Track listing[]

Disc 1[]

All songs written by Rick Nielsen except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."ELO Kiddies" (Single Version) Cheap Trick (1977)3:42
2."Hot Love" Cheap Trick2:31
3."He's a Whore" Cheap Trick2:44
4."Mandocello" (Live, with Billy Corgan) Previously Unreleased (Cheap Trick)5:11
5."Clock Strikes Ten" In Color (1977)2:59
6."Southern Girls" (Single Version)Nielsen, Tom PeterssonIn Color3:35
7."Downed" In Color4:11
8."Hello There" In Color1:42
9."Surrender" Heaven Tonight (1978)4:15
10."California Man"Roy WoodHeaven Tonight3:44
11."High Roller"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom PeterssonHeaven Tonight3:58
12."Auf Wiedersehen"Nielsen, Tom PeterssonHeaven Tonight3:42
13."I Want You to Want Me" (Live) Cheap Trick at Budokan (1979) (In Color)3:43
14."Ain't That a Shame" (Live)Antoine Domino, Dave BartholomewCheap Trick at Budokan5:17
15."Takin' Me Back" Heaven Tonight4:52
16."Dream Police" Dream Police (1979)3:51
17."Voices" Dream Police4:22
18."Gonna Raise Hell" (Live) Silver (2001) (Dream Police)9:06

Disc 2[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Way of the World"Nielsen, Robin ZanderDream Police3:37
2."Stop This Game"Nielsen, Robin ZanderAll Shook Up (1980)3:57
3."World's Greatest Lover" All Shook Up4:51
4."Everything Works if You Let It" (Full Version) Authorized Greatest Hits (2000) (Roadie —- Original Motion Picture Sound Track)3:55
5."She's Tight" One on One (1982)2:59
6."If You Want My Love" (Alternate, Extra Bridge Version) Sex, America, Cheap Trick (1996) (One on One)4:26
7."I Can't Take It"Robin ZanderNext Position Please (1983)3:28
8."Tonight It's You"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Jon Brant, Mark RadiceStanding on the Edge (1985)4:47
9."This Time Around"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Jon Brant, Mark RadiceStanding on the Edge4:34
10."The Flame"Bob Mitchell, Nick GrahamLap of Luxury (1988)5:38
11."Had to Make You Mine"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom PeterssonBusted (1990)3:16
12."I Can't Understand It"Nielsen, Robin ZanderBusted3:30
13."Can't Stop Fallin' into Love"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom PeterssonBusted3:49
14."Walk Away" (with Chrissie Hynde)Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom PeterssonBusted3:42
15."Woke Up with a Monster"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom PeterssonWoke Up with a Monster (1994)4:54
16."Hard to Tell" (Live)Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom PeterssonSilver (Cheap Trick) (1997)3:45
17."Say Goodbye"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom PeterssonCheap Trick3:29
18."Scent of a Woman"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Bun E. CarlosSpecial One4:48

Disc 3 (Limited Edition 3.0 only)[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."The Ballad of T.V. Violence (I'm Not the Only Boy)" Cheap Trick5:16
2."Big Eyes" (Live) Cheap Trick at Budokan (In Color)3:46
3."On Top of the World" Heaven Tonight4:04
4."Heaven Tonight" Heaven Tonight5:28
5."One on One" One on One3:07
6."Cover Girl"Nielsen, Mark RadiceStanding on the Edge3:43
7."Standing on the Edge"Nielsen, Robin Zander, Mark RadiceStanding on the Edge4:43

Personnel[]

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
  • Bun E. Carlos – drums
  • Jon Brant – bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Radice – keyboards, backing vocals

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ PopMatters review
  3. ^ Young, Charles M. (16 March 2004). "Cheap Trick: The Essential Cheap Trick". www.rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Cheap Trick - The Essential..." Uncut: 120. 2004. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  5. ^ Erlewine, S.T. "Essential 3.0". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-09-05.


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