We're All Alright!

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We're All Alright!
Cheap Trick We're All Alright!.png
Studio album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedJune 16, 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Hard rock, power pop
Label Big Machine
Producer
Cheap Trick chronology
Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
(2016)		We're All Alright!
(2017)		 Christmas Christmas
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Digital Journalfavorable [5]
Louder Than War Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Paste Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Ultimate Classic Rock favorable [8]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Washington Post favorable [9]

We're All Alright! is the eighteenth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick. It was released on June 16, 2017. [10] The album's title refers to lyrics from the band's 1978 hit, "Surrender", as well as the theme song to the television series That '70s Show , which the band performed. [11]

Contents

Singles

The album's lead single, "Long Time Coming", was released on April 27, 2017. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Got It Going On" Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond 3:11
2."Long Time Coming"Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson, Raymond3:12
3."Nowhere"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Daxx Nielsen2:45
4."Radio Lover"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, D. Nielsen2:47
5."Lolita"Petersson, Zander, R. Nielsen3:17
6."Brand New Name on an Old Tattoo" Todd Cerney, R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson3:33
7."Floating Down"Petersson, Zander, R. Nielsen3:49
8."She's Alright"Zander, Petersson, R. Nielsen3:40
9."Listen to Me"R. Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, D. Nielsen3:14
10."The Rest of My Life"Petersson, Zander, R. Nielsen, Raymond4:19
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Blackberry Way" (The Move cover) Roy Wood 3:14
12."Like a Fly"Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:23
13."If You Still Want My Love"Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson, Raymond4:24
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Blackberry Way" (The Move cover)Roy Wood3:14
12."Like a Fly"Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson3:23
13."If You Still Want My Love"Zander, R. Nielsen, Petersson, Raymond4:24
14."When I Wake Up Tomorrow (Live)"  
15."The In Crowd (Live)"  

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 179
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 69
US Billboard 200 [15] 63

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