STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - CHEAP TRICK - IN COLOR

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Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate Illinois born singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist, Robin Zander, best known for his work in  Cheap Trick, as he celebrates his 69th Birthday . Happy Birthday Robin ! We get the party started by spinning their second record, In Color. In Color was released  September 1977 on Epic Records and produced by Tom Werman. It peaked at #93 in Australia and #73 on the Billboard 200. "Southern Girls" and "I Want You to Want Me" were released as singles, but did not chart. The next year, after the release of Cheap Trick at Budokan, the live version reached #7 in the US, #2 in the Canada, and #1 in Japan. We picked this LP up a few years back at that weird little indoor flea market that used to be on Recker Highway in Winter Haven, as evidenced by the Barry's Jewelry sticker on the front of the album ...

1. "Hello There" 1:41

2. "Big Eyes" 3:10

3. "Downed" 4:12

4. "I Want You to Want Me" 3:11

5. "You're All Talk" Nielsen, Tom Petersson 3:36

Side two

6. "Oh Caroline" 2:59

7. "Clock Strikes Ten" 2:59

8. "Southern Girls" Nielsen, Petersson 3:44

9. "Come On, Come On" 2:41

10. "So Good to See You" 3:37

Cheap Trick

Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Rick Nielsen – lead guitars, vocals

Tom Petersson – bass, vocals

Bun E. Carlos – drums

With :

Jai Winding – keyboards
Jay Graydon - guitar on "I Want You to Want Me"

Technical

Tom Werman – producer

Antonino Reale – engineer

George Marino – mastering

Jim Charne, Paula Scher – design

Benno Friedman – photography