Heaven Tonight

Heaven Tonight
Studio album by Cheap Trick
Released	January 30, 1978 September 29, 1998 (reissue)
Recorded	1977-1978
Genre	Hard rock, powerpop
Length	43:42 52:37 (reissue)
Label	Epic/Legacy
Producer	Tom Werman
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone (positive) link
Cheap Trick chronology
In Color (1977) Heaven Tonight (1978) At Budokan (1979)

Heaven Tonight is Cheap Trick's third album, released in 1978. The album was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony's Epic/Legacy imprint in 1998.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 2.1 Bonus tracks (1998 Reissue) 2.2 Singles (Side A/Side B) 3 Personnel 3.1 Additional personnel 4 Background information 5 Charts 6 Certifications

Overview

Heaven Tonight is considered Cheap Trick's best album by many fans and critics. While their debut album Cheap Trick showed the band's darker, rawer side and In Color showed their lighter, poppier side, Heaven Tonight combined both elements to produce a hook-filled pop-rock album with an attitude. Popular songs from this album include the anthemic "Surrender", "Auf Wiedersehen", the title track, and a cover of The Move's "California Man".

Track listing

All songs written by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.

1. "Surrender" – 4:16
2. "On Top of the World" – 4:01
3. "California Man" (Roy Wood) – 3:44
4. "High Roller" (Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander) – 3:58
5. "Auf Wiedersehen" (Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson) – 3:42
6. "Takin' Me Back" – 4:52
7. "On the Radio" – 4:33
8. "Heaven Tonight" (Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson) – 5:25
9. "Stiff Competition" – 3:40
10. "How Are You?" (Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson) – 4:21
11. "Oh Claire" (Bun E. Carlos, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander) – 1:10

Bonus tracks (1998 Reissue)

12. "Stiff Competition" (Outtake) – 4:03
13. "Surrender" (Outtake) – 4:52

Singles (Side A/Side B)

• (1978) "Surrender/Auf Wiedersehen" - #62 US
• (1978) "California Man/Stiff Competition"
• (1978) "California Man/I Want You To Want Me"

Personnel

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

Additional personnel

• Jai Winding – keyboards
• Paula Scher – design

Background information

This was the second Cheap Trick album to feature Robin Zander and Tom Petersson on the front cover and Bun E. Carlos and Rick Nielsen on the back. While the front cover has Zander and Petersson standing in front of a nondescript background, the back cover reveals that they are standing inside a public restroom where Nielsen is brushing his teeth and Carlos is fixing his tie in the mirror. Nielsen has a cassette copy of the band's previous album, In Color sticking out of his back pocket.

"Surrender" was the only song from this album released on the original version of the 1979 live album At Budokan.

"Oh Claire" is a one-minute live jam with "Oh, Konnichiwa" as the only lyrics. The title is a pun on Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where the band used to play frequently in their pre-stardom days. Cheap Trick wrote a similarly titled song, "O Claire," for their 2006 album Rockford.

"Surrender" is featured as a playable song on the video game Guitar Hero II.

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard Pop Albums	48

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Surrender"	Billboard Pop Singles	62

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	Gold	1979-01-16
RIAA – USA	Platinum	1995-02-10

v • d • e Cheap Trick Robin Zander · Rick Nielsen · Tom Petersson · Bun E. Carlos Jon Brant · Pete Comita · Randy "Xeno" Hogan · Studio albums Cheap Trick · In Color · Heaven Tonight · Dream Police · All Shook Up · One on One · Next Position Please · Standing on the Edge · The Doctor · Lap of Luxury · Busted · Woke Up with a Monster · Cheap Trick (Cheap Trick '97) · Special One · Rockford Compilations/Box sets The Greatest Hits · Sex, America, Cheap Trick · Authorized Greatest Hits · The Essential Cheap Trick Live albums At Budokan · Music for Hangovers · Silver Related articles Discography

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