Dream Police

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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 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 No. 32 on the Billboard chart. "Voices" has been used twice in the soundtrack of the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Near the end of "Gonna Raise Hell" the orchestra is citing a snippet from "Heaven Tonight". That song was described by Allmusic critic Tom Maginnis as having an "extended, disco-inflected, slowburn groove".

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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.

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Track listing

All songs written by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.

1. "Dream Police" - 3:49
2. "Way of the World" (Robin Zander, Nielsen) - 3:39
3. "The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)" (Tom Petersson, Nielsen) - 5:12
4. "Gonna Raise Hell" - 9:20
5. "I'll Be with You Tonight" (Nielsen, Zander, Bun E. Carlos, Petersson) - 3:52
6. "Voices" - 4:22
7. "Writing on the Wall" - 3:26
8. "I Know What I Want" - 4:29
9. "Need Your Love" (Nielsen, Petersson) - 7:39

Bonus tracks (2006 Reissue)

The bonus tracks of the 2006 reissue of Dream Police consisted mainly of rare live versions of songs from the album. "I Know What I Want" is noteworthy for being the b-side to their 1988 single "Don't Be Cruel" and the only non-live track is a demo of the title track without its trademark strings.

10. "The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)" (live) - 6:16
11. "Way of the World" (live) - 3:59
12. "Dream Police" (No Strings Version) - 3:52
13. "I Know What I Want" (live) - 4:43

Singles

• 1979: "Dream Police" b/w "Heaven Tonight" - #26 US, #4 Canada, #79 Japan
• 1979: "Voices" b/w "Surrender" (Live) - #16 Australia (UK)
• 1979: "Voices" b/w "The House Is Rockin' (With Domestic Problems)" - #32 US, #12 Canada,(US & Canada)
• 1980: "Way of the World" b/w "Oh Candy" - #73 UK
• 1980: "I'll Be with You Tonight" b/w "He's a Whore" & "So Good to See You" (UK)

Unreleased outtakes

• "It Must Be Love" (This song was given to Rick Derringer who covered it on his 1979 album Guitars and Women)
• "Next Position Please" (Features Robin, Rick, and Tom on vocals, later re-recorded for the 1983 album of the same name)
• "See Me Now" ("Way of the World" with alternate lyrics)
• "Way of the World" (with Rick Nielsen on vocals)
• "I Know What I Want" (with Robin Zander on vocals)

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Covers

• Sam Kinison covered "Gonna Raise Hell" on his comedy album Leader of the Banned.
• Heavy Metal/Prog rocker Rob Gravelle released both regular and extended versions of the title track. The latter included a long outro guitar solo.

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Personnel

Cheap Trick

• Robin Zander - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Rick Nielsen - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Tom Petersson - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "I Know What I Want"
• Bun E. Carlos - drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Jai Winding - organ, piano, keyboards
• Steve Lukather - guitar on "Voices"

Technical

• Tom Werman - producer
• Gary Ladinsky, Mike Beiriger - engineers
• Ken Adamany - assistant engineer
• George Marino - mastering
• Steve Dessau, Paula Scher - design
• Reid Miles - photography

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Chart performance

Album

Singles

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Certifications

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References

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