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Dream Police
Studio album by Cheap Trick
Released September 21, 1979
Recorded Record Plant, Los Angeles
1978–1979
Genre Rock, power pop
Length 45:45
Label Epic
Producer Tom Werman
Professional reviews
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars link
Rolling Stone (mixed) [1]
Robert Christgau (B-) link
Dream Police is a 1979 studio album by Cheap Trick. It was their fourth studio release, and third in a row produced by Tom Werman. It is the band's most commercially successful studio album, going to #6 on the Billboard 200 and being certified platinum within a few months of its release.
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Overview
Dream Police shows the band expanding into longer, more complex songs and incorporating orchestration on several tracks. Three videos were produced: "Dream Police", "Way Of The World", and "Voices."
The album's title track became a Top 30 hit for the band. "Voices" was also a hit for the band, reaching number 32 on the Billboard chart.
"Voices" has been used twice on How I Met Your Mother.
Near the end of "Gonna Raise Hell" the orchestra are citing a snippet from "Heaven Tonight".
Variations
In 2010, Cheap Trick re-recorded the title track as Green Police for the controversial Green Police advertisement which aired during Super Bowl XLIV for Audi.[1][2]
Track listing
"Dream Police" (Rick Nielsen) – 3:49
"Way of the World" (Robin Zander, Nielsen) – 3:39
"The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)" (Tom Petersson, Nielsen) – 5:12
"Gonna Raise Hell" (Nielsen) – 9:20
"I'll Be with You Tonight" (Nielsen, Bun E. Carlos, Petersson, Zander) – 3:52
"Voices" (Nielsen) – 4:22
"Writing on the Wall" (Nielsen) – 3:26
"I Know What I Want" (Nielsen) – 4:29
"Need Your Love" (Nielsen, Petersson) – 7:39
Chart performance
Chart (1979)? Peak
position? Total
weeks?
Canadian Albums Chart[3] 4 20
German Albums Chart[4] ? ?
New Zealand Albums Chart[5] 2 16
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 31 2
UK Albums Chart[7] 46 4
U.S. Billboard 200[8] 6 ?
Singles - Billboard
Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Dream Police" Billboard Hot 100 26
1980 "Voices" Billboard Hot 100 32
[edit] Certifications
Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold 1980-02-06
Platinum
CRIA - Canada[9] Triple Platinum 1979-11-01
Personnel
Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, background vocals
Tom Petersson - bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals on "I Know What I Want"
Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Ken Adamany - Assistant
Mike Beiriger - Engineer
Steve Dessau - Design
Gary Ladinsky - Engineer
Steve Lukather - Guitar on "Voices"
George Marino - Mastering
Reid Miles - Photography
Paula Scher - Design
Tom Werman - Producer
Jai Winding - Organ, Piano, Keyboards
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