Busted (Cheap Trick album)

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Busted
Cheap Trick - Busted.jpg
Studio album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedJune 27, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
StudioA&M Studios, Hollywood, CA
Take One Recording, Burbank, CA
Genre Hard rock
Length46:36
Label Epic
Producer Richie Zito
Cheap Trick chronology
Lap of Luxury
(1988)		Busted
(1990)		 Woke Up with a Monster
(1994)
Singles from Busted
  1. "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love"
    Released: July 1990
  2. "Wherever Would I Be"
    Released: October 1990

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.

Contents

Background

Guest musicians on the album include Mick Jones of the band Foreigner (guitar on "If You Need Me"), Chrissie Hynde from Pretenders (vocals on "Walk Away"), and Russell Mael of Sparks (vocals on "You Drive, I'll Steer"). Session musician (and former member of Poco) Kim Bullard played keyboards on the album. Mastering was done by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC.

The demo version of "Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love" featured blues singer/songwriter Harvey Scales on vocals. [1] "If You Need Me" was a re-written version of a song titled "Don't Ever Let Me Go," which definitely is in circulation as an outtake from the band's 1985 Standing on the Edge album.[ citation needed ] "If You Need Me" and "Back 'n Blue" were both released as promotional singles only. There were three videos shot for this LP; "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love," "If You Need Me," and "Wherever Would I Be."

After being out of print for several years, the album was reissued in 2010 and combined onto one disc with the Found All The Parts EP from 1980, which made little sense since Found All The Parts was already available as bonus tracks on the 2006 reissue of the 1980 album All Shook Up . "Everything Works If You Let It", a track recorded for the soundtrack to the 1980 film Roadie , and the 1990 B-side "Big Bang" were also included on the disc.

The album was certified Gold in Canada for the sales of 50,000 copies in November 1990.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Select U+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svg [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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back 'n Blue" Taylor Rhodes, Robert A. Johnson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander4:42
2."I Can't Understand It"Zander, Nielsen3:29
3."Wherever Would I Be" Diane Warren 4:06
4."If You Need Me"Nielsen, Zander, Mick Jones 4:45
5."Can't Stop Fallin' into Love"Nielsen, Zander, Tom Petersson3:49
6."Busted"Nielsen, Zander4:04
7."Walk Away"Petersson, Zander, Nielsen3:41
8."You Drive, I'll Steer"Nielsen, Zander4:33
9."When You Need Someone"Nick Graham, Rick Kelly, Nielsen5:18
10."Had to Make You Mine"Petersson, Zander, Nielsen3:16
11."Rock 'n' Roll Tonight" (Wizzard cover) Roy Wood 4:56
12."Big Bang" (Japanese bonus track)Nielsen, Zander3:44
2010 reissue (combined with the Found All The Parts EP)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Day Tripper" (live) John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:17
2."Can't Hold On" (live)Nielsen5:56
3."Such a Good Girl"Nielsen3:00
4."Take Me I'm Yours"Zander, Nielsen4:31
5."Back 'n Blue"Nielsen, Zander, Rhodes, Johnson4:42
6."I Can't Understand It"Zander, Nielsen3:29
7."Wherever Would I Be"Warren4:06
8."If You Need Me"Nielsen, Zander, Jones4:45
9."Can't Stop Fallin' into Love"Nielsen, Zander, Petersson3:49
10."Busted"Nielsen, Zander4:04
11."Walk Away"Petersson, Zander, Nielsen3:41
12."You Drive, I'll Steer"Nielsen, Zander4:33
13."When You Need Someone"Graham, Kelly, Nielsen5:18
14."Had to Make You Mine"Petersson, Zander, Nielsen3:16
15."Rock 'n' Roll Tonight"Wood4:56
16."Everything Works If You Let It"Nielsen3:06
17."Big Bang"Nielsen, Zander3:44
2017 reissue (40th Anniversary Edition)
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Cheap Trick

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Album

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 36
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [14] 27
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [15] 44
US Billboard 200 [16] 48

2017 reissue

ChartPeak

position

Oricon (Japan) [17] 127

Singles

YearSingleBillboard Hot 100 [18] RPM 100 - Canada [19] Australia Single Charts [20]
1990"Can't Stop Fallin' into Love"12826
1990"Wherever Would I Be"50--

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [21] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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