I Want You To Want Me – Cheap Trick (1978)

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Additional information about this, Cheap Trick vinyl art.

Cheap Trick – The Artist/s

Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1970 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. Their work bridged elements of ’60s guitar pop, ’70s hard rock, and the emerging punk rock sound, and would help set the template for subsequent power pop artists. Cheap Trick released their self-titled debut album in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, In Color. 1978’s Heaven Tonight included the power pop classic “Surrender”. The band achieved mainstream popularity in the United States in 1979 with the triple-platinum live album At Budokan and a Top 10 single, a live recording of “I Want You to Want Me”. They followed with Dream Police (1979), their most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart. After struggling with declining popularity and lineup changes in the 1980s, Cheap Trick experienced a major resurgence toward the end of the decade when they topped the US charts with the power ballad “The Flame” (from 1988’s Lap of Luxury). The band’s other hits include “Dream Police”, “She’s Tight”, “I Can’t Take It”, “Tonight It’s You”, “Mighty Wings”, a cover version of Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel”, “Ghost Town”, and “Can’t Stop Fallin’ into Love”. Cheap Trick has continued releasing new music into the 21st century and maintains a constant touring schedule, having performed live more than 5,000 times since their formation. Cheap Trick has sold more than 20 million albums and built a dedicated cult following. Their influence has been cited by a diverse range of rock artists from both the mainstream and underground. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and Petersson.

I Want You To Want Me – The Song

‘I Want You To Want Me‘ is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick. It is originally from their second album In Colour, released in September 1977. 11 months later, a more hard rock-oriented live version from the band’s successful Cheap Trick at Budokan album was released as a single and became one of their biggest hits. It has since become Cheap Trick’s signature song.

The Heart – The Shape

This record has been carefully crafted into  a heart. The heart shape and its meaning has evolved over hundreds of years. Nowadays it means love but before the 13th and 14th centuries it was generally drawn for decorative purposes. People at that time thought of our hearts as books of memory and believed feelings for the beloved were somehow written on your heart.

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