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.
At Budokan unexpectedly made Cheap Trick stars, largely because "I Want You to Want Me" had a tougher sound than its original studio incarnation. Perversely -- and most things Cheap Trick have done are somehow perverse -- the band decided not to continue with the direct, stripped-down sound of At Budokan, which would have been a return to their debut.
Instead, the group went for their biggest, most elaborate production to date, taking the synthesized flourishes of Heaven Tonight to extremes.
While it kept the group in the charts, it lessened the impact of the music. Underneath the gloss, there are a number of songs that rank among Cheap Trick's finest, particularly the paranoid title track, the epic rocker "Gonna Raise Hell," the tough "I Know What I Want," the simple pop of "Voices," and the closer, "Need Your Love." Still, Dream Police feels like a letdown in comparison to its predecessors, even though it would later feel like one of the group's last high-water marks.
Side A
A1. Dream Police (3:49)
A2. Way of the World (3:39)
A3. The House Is Rockin´ (With Domestic Problems) (5:12)
A4. Gonna Raise Hell (9:20)
Side B
B1. I’ll Be with You Tonight (3:52)
B2. Voices (4:22)
B3. Writing on the Wall (3:26)
B4. I Know What I Want (4:29)
B5. Need Your Love (7:39)
Notes
Release: 1979
Format: LP
Genre: Hardrock
Label: Epic Records
Catalog# EPC 83522
Vinyl: VG+
Cover: VG+ (Gatefold)
Prijs: €10,00
