Lap of Luxury
Lap of Luxury is the tenth studio album by Cheap Trick. Released in 1988, it is the band's second most commercially successful studio album, going to #16 on the Billboard 200 (trailing only 1979's Dream Police which went to #6) and has been certified platinum in sales.
The album was certified Platinum in Canada for the 100,000 sales in September 1988.[4]
Overview
Although considered a comeback album for Cheap Trick, it was actually another record created in the midst of much turmoil with their label at the time, Epic Records. Before its recording, original bassist Tom Petersson rejoined the group and Epic had determined that it was going to help with some of the songwriting, and the band acquiesced only to save their contract. Ironically, the mainstream ballad "The Flame" became a #1 hit single, and the album went platinum. However, the band still points to this album as the one that restricted their range and boxed them into a sound that would eventually stall their recording career for most of the 1990s.
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Let Go" |
Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney |
4:25 |
| 2. |
"No Mercy" |
Jon Lind, Jim Scott |
3:54 |
| 3. |
"The Flame" |
Bob Mitchell, Nick Graham |
5:37 |
| 4. |
"Space" |
Mike Chapman, Holly Knight |
4:16 |
| 5. |
"Never Had a Lot to Lose" |
Robin Zander, Tom Petersson |
3:22 |
| 6. |
"Don't Be Cruel" (Elvis cover) |
Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley |
3:06 |
| 7. |
"Wrong Side of Love" |
Nielsen, Cerney |
3:59 |
| 8. |
"All We Need Is a Dream" |
Nielsen, Zander, Greg Giuffria |
4:20 |
| 9. |
"Ghost Town" |
Nielsen, Diane Warren |
4:11 |
| 10. |
"All Wound Up" |
Zander, Petersson, Janna Allen |
4:45 |
| Writer(s) |
| 11. |
"I Want You to Want Me" (studio version) |
Nielsen |
3:09 |
| 12. |
"I Want You to Want Me" (live at Budokan) |
Nielsen |
3:38 |
Singles (side A/side B)
- (1988) "The Flame/Through the Night" - #1 US, #77 UK. #2 Aus, #3 BB Mainstream Rock
- (1988) "Don't Be Cruel/I Know What I Want" (live) - #4 US, #77 UK, #8 BB Mainstream Rock, #13 Aus
- (1988) "Ghost Town/Wrong Side of Love" - #33 US
- (1989) "Never Had a Lot to Lose/Let Go" - #75 US
- (1989) "All We Need Is a Dream/No Mercy"
B-sides and outtakes
- "Through the Night" (R. Nielsen, R. Zander, T, Petersson) - 4:19 (available on the Sex, America, Cheap Trick box set)
- "You Want It" (R. Nielsen, R. Zander) - 3:41 (available on the Sex, America, Cheap Trick box set, and the soundtrack to Say Anything...)
- "Magical Mystery Tour" (J. Lennon, P. McCartney) - 4:10 (available on The Greatest Hits)
- "Money (That's What I Want)" (J. Bradford, B. Gordy, Jr.) - 3:15 (available on the out of print Caddyshack II soundtrack)
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) |
Peak
position |
Total
weeks |
| Australian Album Charts[5] |
14 |
24 |
| Canadian Album Charts[6] |
11 |
22 |
| New Zealand Album Charts[7] |
44 |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] |
16 |
45 |
Production
- Produced by Richie Zito
- Engineered and mixed by Phil Kaffel
- Second engineers: Jim Champagne, Bernard Frings, Mike Tacci, Bob Vogt, Toby Wright
Personnel
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