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Cheap Trick Doctor Release Date: 1986 Running Time: 31:16 Label: Epic The career choices of Rockford, IL's most famous quartet are always perversely peculiar: After a strong return to straight power pop for Standing on the Edge, Cheap Trick promoted Standing's engineer Tony Platt (AC/DC, Patto) to producer and inauspiciously squeezed out the Doctor. Overbearing keyboards trample through decent ideas ("Take Me to the Top," sole single "It's Only Love") and careen into bizarre throwaways ("Man-U-Lip-U-Lator," the Kiss-referencing "Doctor"), resulting in the shrill nadir of bad '80s radio or lost Rundgren records. Hit producer Ritchie Zito harnessed Trick's combusting commercial soundscape for the follow-up smash, Lap of Luxury, but he also forced outside songwriters on the band. Thus, the glib but slight Doctor now stands as guitarist/guiding light Rick Nielsen's last gasp, a chipped nugget of Americana from pop's greatest disposable heroes who romance their brief reign in the review mirror. Doug Stone, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 It's up to You Nielsen, Zander 3:48 2 Rearview Mirror Romance Zander, Nielsen 4:31 3 Doctor Nielsen 4:01 4 Are You Lonely Tonight Zander, Nielsen 3:36 5 Name of the Game Nielsen, Zander 4:16 6 Kiss Me Red Kelly, Steinberg 3:34 7 Take Me to the Top Nielsen, Zander 8 Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere) Zander, Nielsen 9 Man-U-Lip-U-Lator Nielsen, Zander, Platt 3:45 10 It's Only Love Zander, Nielsen 3:45 Releases: Year Type Label 1987 CD Epic 2003 CD Sony Music Distribution

Group Members: Tom Petersson Robin Zander Bun E. Carlos Rick Nielsen Jon Brant More >> Similar Artists: The Flamin' Groovies Off Broadway Enuff Z'nuff 20/20 Blondie More >>

Influenced By: The Beatles The Raspberries The Beach Boys The Who The Move More >> Followers: Jellyfish Nash Kato The Paybacks The Posies Enuff Z'nuff More >>

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