The Latest

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The Latest
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Studio album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre Hard rock, power pop
Length40:06
Label Cheap Trick Unlimited
Producer Cheap Trick, Julian Raymond, Howard Willing
Cheap Trick chronology
Rockford
(2006)		The Latest
(2009)		 Sgt. Pepper Live
(2009)
Singles from The Latest
  1. "When the Lights Are Out"
    Released: January 18, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club B+ [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Hard Rock Hideout(9/10) [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin (7/10) [6]

The Latest is the sixteenth studio album by the American hard rock and power pop band Cheap Trick, released on June 23, 2009. The album was produced by Cheap Trick, Julian Raymond, and Howard Willing and was issued on CD, as well as limited pressings on vinyl and 8-track tape. The Latest is the final studio album by the band to feature original drummer Bun E. Carlos who left the band in 2010.

Contents

Background

The track "Sleep Forever" was written in memory of a friend who died, [7] "Miss Tomorrow" was originally a B-side from Robin Zander's eponymous 1993 solo album, taken from the "Show Me Heaven" single, [8] while "Sick Man of Europe" was one of the band names used by Nielsen and Petersson in the early 1970s. "Everyday You Make Me Crazy" was originally written by the band as a Pepsi jingle from 1995 [9] while "Alive" is a re-worked version of "What's in It for You", an outtake from the band's previous 2006 album Rockford.

Two music videos were created for songs off the album: one for "When the Lights Are Out" which was released on January 18, 2009, [10] and one for "Sick Man of Europe", which was released on August 13, 2009. [11]

Reception

The Latest debuted at number 78 on Billboard 200, and number 36 on the Top Rock Albums. The album has sold 24,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sleep Forever"1:37
2."When the Lights Are Out" (Slade cover)3:26
3."Miss Tomorrow"4:11
4."Sick Man of Europe"2:08
5."These Days"2:44
6."Miracle"3:47
7."Everyday You Make Me Crazy"1:17
8."California Girl"2:47
9."Everybody Knows"4:16
10."Alive"3:36
11."Times of Our Lives"3:59
12."Closer, The Ballad of Burt and Linda"3:00
13."Smile"4:12

Personnel

Cheap Trick

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [13] 84
US Billboard 200 [14] 78
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] 14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 36

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