In Color

by Cheap Trick

Overview

Though Cheap Trick's second album, In Color, draws from the same stockpile of Midwestern barroom favorites as their debut album, it was produced by Tom Werman, who had the band strip away their raw attack and replace it with a shiny, radio-ready sound. Consequently, In Color doesn't have the visceral attack of its predecessor, but it still has the same sensibility and a similar set of spectacular songs. From the druggy psychedelia of "Downed" and the bubblegum singalong "I Want You to Want Me" to the "California Girls" homage of "Southern Girls," the album has the same encyclopedic knowledge of rock & roll, as well as the good sense to subvert it with a perverse sense of humor. Portions of the album haven't dated well, simply due to the glossy production, but the songs and music on In Color are as splendid as the band's debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2008
Label:	Legacy / Sbme Special Mkts.
UPC:	0886972360324
Rank:	5985

Tracks

1. Hello There
2. Big Eyes
3. Downed
4. I Want You to Want Me
5. You're All Talk
6. Oh Caroline
7. Clock Strikes Ten
8. Southern Girls
9. Come On, Come On
10. So Good to See You
11. Oh Boy
12. Southern Girls
13. Come On, Come On
14. You're All Talk
15. Goodnight

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cheap Trick   Primary Artist
Tom Petersson   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Robin Zander   Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Rick Nielsen   Vocals,Lead Guitar,Vocals (Background),Guitar
Bun E. Carlos   Drums
Jay Graydon   Guitar
Jai Winding   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Rick Nielsen   Composer,Group Member
Tom Werman   Producer
Bun E. Carlos   Group Member
Cheap Trick   Producer
George Marino   Mastering
Tom Petersson   Composer,Group Member
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Robin Zander   Group Member
Anthony Reale   Engineer
Frank Harkins   Art Direction
Greg Kot   Liner Notes
Benno Friedman   Photography
Paula Scher   Design
Ken Adamany   Assistant
Jim Charne   Design
Joy Gilbert Manfried   Product Manager
Antonino Reale   Engineer
Bruce Dickinson   Reissue Producer