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Cheap Trick - One On One (1982)

Track listing:
  1. I Want You 3:02
  2. One On One 3:05
  3. If You Want My Love 3:36
  4. Oo La La La 3:14
  5. Lookin' Out For Number One 3:44
  6. She's Tight 2:58
  7. Time Is Runnin' 2:20
  8. Saturday At Midnight 2:58
  9. Love's Got A Hold On Me 2:35
  10. I Want Be Man 3:19
  11. Four Letter Word 3:37

Notes

Tom Petersson left the group after the muddled All Shook Up, which was another sign that Cheap Trick was entering a confused period. One on One, the first record the group recorded with his replacement, Jon Brant, confirms that suspicion. Though it has two fine singles with the power ballad "If You Want My Love" and the lewd rocker "She's Tight," both songs fall short compared to their old standards. Still, they sound like gems compared to the remaining album. Though One on One is nowhere near as ambitious as All Shook Up, the songwriting is forced and stilted, lacking not only imagination but also hooks. A couple of cuts -- "Lookin' Out for Number One" and "Love's Got a Hold on Me" -- work as standard-issue arena rockers, but by and large, One on One is another disappointment.