Rockford (album)

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Rockford
Rockford cover
Studio album by Cheap Trick
Released June 6, 2006
Recorded 2004-2005
Genre Rock
Length 41:13
Label Big3 Records
Producer Cheap Trick ("Perfect Stranger" by Linda Perry)
Professional reviews
Cheap Trick chronology
Special One
(2003)
Rockford
(2006)

Rockford is the latest album by the rock band Cheap Trick, released on June 6, 2006. The first single was "Perfect Stranger". The Japanese version of the album contains one extra song "Mando Ragga". The album's title refers to Rockford, Illinois, the band's hometown.

The album was praised by both fans and critics, considering it a return to form for Cheap Trick.

The album cover was used for Rockford's vehicle registration stickers in 2007.


[edit] Track listing

  1. "Welcome to the World" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  2. "Perfect Stranger" (L. Perry/R. Nielsen/R. Zander/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  3. "If It Takes a Lifetime" (R. Zander/T. Petersson/R. Nielsen/B.E. Carlos/J. Raymond)
  4. "Come On Come On Come On" (R. Zander/R. Nielsen/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  5. "O Claire" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  6. "This Time You Got It" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  7. "Give It Away" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  8. "One More" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  9. "Every Night and Every Day" (R. Nielsen/R. Zander/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)
  10. "Dream the Night Away" (T. Petersson/R. Zander/R. Nielsen/B.E. Carlos/B. Lloyd)
  11. "All Those Years" (T. Petersson/R. Zander/R. Nielsen/B.E. Carlos/J. Raymond)
  12. "Decaf" (R. Zander/R. Nielsen/T. Petersson/B.E. Carlos)

The singles released included "Perfect Stranger" (US & Germany), "If It Takes A Lifetime" (US), and "Come On, Come On, Come On" (US).

[edit] Charts

Country Charts
Peak position Weeks
Japan 84 2
United States 101 2