Busted (Cheap Trick album)
Busted | ||||
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Burbank, CA | ||||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 46:36 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Richie Zito | |||
Cheap Trick chronology | ||||
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Singles from Busted | ||||
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Busted is the eleventh studio album released by Cheap Trick, which was released in 1990 and peaked at number 44 on the US album charts. After the success of "The Flame" from the previous album Lap of Luxury, the band recorded Busted with a similar format, especially on the single "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love." The single peaked at number 12 on the US charts. The album failed to be as successful as the label had hoped, and about a year after the release of Busted, Epic Records dropped the band.
Background
Guest musicians on the album include
The demo version of "Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love" featured blues singer/songwriter
After being out of print for several years, the album was reissued in 2010 and combined onto one disc with the
The album was certified Gold in Canada for the sales of 50,000 copies in November 1990.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [3] |
Robert Christgau | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Select | [8] |
Upon release, Cash Box wrote: "Cheap Trick built its reputation on gutsy power-pop in the 1970s and continues in that vein on Busted. Infectious rockers include "I Can't Understand It", while "When You Need Someone" and "Wherever Would I Be" are strong power ballads."[9] Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted: "The standard of songwriting and the overall delivery on Busted is high. The songs are sharp, economical and could all be regarded as candidates for release as singles."[10]
Greg Sandow of Entertainment Weekly commented: "There's nothing on Cheap Trick's new album but hard and happy rock & roll — oh, and drum eruptions, guitar fireworks, and enough irresistible hooks to last most other bands a lifetime. If there's any justice in the world, Busted should be even more successful [than Lap of Luxury]; not many records burst with this much strength and melody."[11] Chuck Dean of Rolling Stone wrote: "Like Lap of Luxury, Cheap Trick's latest album offers exactly what everyone's learned to expect from this band: fast and loud or mildly soft music buried in clichés that chronicles standard teenage shopping-mall angst. [They] are all capable musicians, but their songs are as dumb and generic as they come."[12]
In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated: "This vacant, radio-ready rocker finds the group at an unquestionable nadir. It's not just the sound, it's the paucity of material that is so dispiriting, the group either turning in pastiches of their trademarks or surrendering completely to the whims of studio hacks. Busted remains a bumpy ride because the hollow sound only magnifies the hollowness of the band's songs."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Mick Jones | 4:45 | |
5. | "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" | Nielsen, Zander, Tom Petersson | 3:49 |
6. | "Busted" | Nielsen, Zander | 4:04 |
7. | "Walk Away" | Petersson, Zander, Nielsen | 3:41 |
8. | "You Drive, I'll Steer" | Nielsen, Zander | 4:33 |
9. | "When You Need Someone" | Nick Graham, Rick Kelly, Nielsen | 5:18 |
10. | "Had to Make You Mine" | Petersson, Zander, Nielsen | 3:16 |
11. | "Rock 'n' Roll Tonight" (Wizzard cover) | Roy Wood | 4:56 |
12. | "Big Bang" (Japanese bonus track) | Nielsen, Zander | 3:44 |
- Track 11 was originally recorded by Wizzard in 1974 as "We're Gonna Rock 'n' Roll Tonight"
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Day Tripper" (live) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:17 |
2. | "Can't Hold On" (live) | Nielsen | 5:56 |
3. | "Such a Good Girl" | Nielsen | 3:00 |
4. | "Take Me I'm Yours" | Zander, Nielsen | 4:31 |
5. | "Back 'n Blue" | Nielsen, Zander, Rhodes, Johnson | 4:42 |
6. | "I Can't Understand It" | Zander, Nielsen | 3:29 |
7. | "Wherever Would I Be" | Warren | 4:06 |
8. | "If You Need Me" | Nielsen, Zander, Jones | 4:45 |
9. | "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" | Nielsen, Zander, Petersson | 3:49 |
10. | "Busted" | Nielsen, Zander | 4:04 |
11. | "Walk Away" | Petersson, Zander, Nielsen | 3:41 |
12. | "You Drive, I'll Steer" | Nielsen, Zander | 4:33 |
13. | "When You Need Someone" | Graham, Kelly, Nielsen | 5:18 |
14. | "Had to Make You Mine" | Petersson, Zander, Nielsen | 3:16 |
15. | "Rock 'n' Roll Tonight" | Wood | 4:56 |
16. | "Everything Works If You Let It" | Nielsen | 3:06 |
17. | "Big Bang" | Nielsen, Zander | 3:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Magical Mystery Tour" (Short Version) | 3:15 |
13. | "Come On Christmas" (Single Version) | 2:33 |
14. | "Stop That Thief" (From "Another Way" Original Soundtrack) | 3:55 |
15. | "I Will Survive" (From "Gradiator" Original Soundtrack) | 3:44 |
16. | "Big Bang" | 3:44 |
17. | "Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love" (Radio Mix) | 3:50 |
18. | "Magical Mystery Tour" (The "Greatest Hits" Version) | 4:10 |
- The 2017 reissue has the same tracklisting as the original 1990 release, but with bonus songs (including the previously Japanese exclusive track "Big Bang").
Personnel
Cheap Trick
- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- backing vocals
- Tom Petersson – bass guitar, backing vocals
- percussion
Additional musicians
- Mick Jones – guitar (track 4)
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- Chrissie Hynde – vocals (track 7)
- Russell Mael – backing vocals (track 9)
Technical
- producer
- Phil Kaffel – engineer
- Bill Kennedy, Ed Goodreau, John "Genghis" Aguto, Randy Wine – assistant engineers (A&M Studios)
- Chris Puram, Steve Montgomery – assistant engineers (Take One Recording)
- George Marino – mastering
- David Thoener, Mike Shipley – mixing engineers
- Christopher Austopchuk - art direction
- Mark Burdett – artwork
- Caroline Greyshock – photography
Charts
Album
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 36 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14] | 27 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] | 44 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 48 |
2017 reissue
Chart | Peak
position |
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Oricon (Japan)[17] | 127 |
Singles
Year | Single | Billboard Hot 100[18] | RPM 100 - Canada[19] | Australia Single Charts[20] |
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1990 | "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" | 12 | 8 | 26 |
1990 | "Wherever Would I Be" | 50 | - | - |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ISBN 978-0-9662081-0-8.
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Busted - Cheap Trick | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Cheap Trick Busted (Epic) (STAR)(STAR) This..." tribunedigital-chicagotribune.
- ^ "Busted - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
- ^ "IN BRIEF: : ** 1/2 Cheap Trick". Los Angeles Times. 1990-08-12.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: cheap trick". robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Chuck Dean (1990-08-23). "Busted – Rolling Stone". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ Marlowe, Chris (October 1990). "Cheap Trick: Busted". Select. No. 4. p. 96.
- ^ Cash Box newspaper – August 25, 1990 – Pop Reviews: Albums – page 18
- ^ Music & Media magazine - Previews: Albums - August 4, 1990 - page 11
- ^ Sandow, Greg (July 20, 1990). "Busted". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Dean, Chuck (August 23, 1990). "Busted – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cheap Trick – Busted". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1333". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Cheap Trick Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "バステッド+7 | チープ・トリック".
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Cheap Trick". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "RPM 100 - October 13, 1990". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Australian Singles Chart - Cheap Trick". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Cheap Trick – Busted". Music Canada.