The Latest
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| Studio album by Cheap Trick | ||||
| Released | June 23, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, power pop, AOR | |||
| Label | Cheap Trick Unlimited | |||
| Producer | Cheap Trick, Julian Raymond & Howard Willing | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Hard Rock Hideout | (9/10)[4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| Spin | (7/10)[6] |
The Latest is the sixteenth studio album by the American power pop band Cheap Trick. The album was produced by Cheap Trick, Julian Raymond and Howard Willing and was released on June 23, 2009. The album was issued on standard CD as well as limited pressings of vinyl and 8-Track tapes. The album was released to retailers on July 21, 2009. "The Latest" debuted at number 78 on Billboard's Top 200 Charts.
A video for the cover of Slade's "When The Lights Are Out" has been released. The song was released exclusively through iTunes Australia in November, 2008.[7] The video is also available for viewing via the band's YouTube page. A video was also made for "Sick Man of Europe".
The track "Sleep Forever" was written in memory of a friend who died,[8] "Miss Tomorrow" was originally a B-side from Robin Zander's eponymous 1993 solo album, taken from the "Show Me Heaven" single,[9] whilst "Sick Man of Europe" was one of the band names used by Nielsen and Petersson in the early 1970s. "Everyday You Make Me Crazy" was originally written by the band as a Pepsi jingle from 1995.[10] and "Alive" is a re-worked version of "What's In It For You", an outtake from the band's previous 2006 album Rockford.
Contents
Formats
Track listing
- "Sleep Forever" - 1:37
- "When the Lights Are Out" (Slade cover) - 3:26
- "Miss Tomorrow" - 4:11
- "Sick Man of Europe" - 2:08
- "These Days" - 2:44
- "Miracle" - 3:47
- "Everyday You Make Me Crazy" - 1:17
- "California Girl" - 2:47
- "Everybody Knows" - 4:16
- "Alive" - 3:36
- "Times of Our Lives" - 3:59
- "Closer, The Ballad of Burt and Linda" - 3:00
- "Smile" - 4:12
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[11] | 78 | 1 |
| U.S. Independent Albums Chart[11] | 14 | 1 |
| U.S. Rock Albums Chart[11] | 36 | 1 |
Personnel
- Robin Zander: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rick Nielsen: lead guitar, background vocals
- Tom Petersson: bass, background vocals
- Bun E. Carlos: drums
Additional musicians
- Julian Raymond: arrangements, additional musician
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr: keyboards
- Bon Harris: programming
- George Doering: acoustic guitar
- Luis Conte: programming
- Bennett Salvay: orchestration
- Jason Falkner: additional musician
- Todd Youth: additional musician
References
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- ↑ http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/article160217.ece
- ↑ http://www.gemm.com/store/MADRECORDS/item/ROBIN-ZANDER-SHOW-ME-HEAVEN-WHAT-S-HER-NAME-MISS-TOMORROW-CD-7-1994-ROBIN-ZANDER-SHOW-ME-HEAVEN-WHAT-S-HER-NAME-MISS-TOMORROW-CD-7-1994-CD/1974578860
- ↑ http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/news-cheap-trick-squeeze-boston-bank-of-america-pavilion-july-2010/
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