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Heaven Tonight by  ReleasedApril 24, 1978Recorded and , , , 1977–1978 Length43:42 chronology
(1977)Heaven Tonight
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(1979) from Heaven Tonight " / "
Released: June 1978 "California Man / I Want You to Want Me (live)"
Released: December 1978 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRating(favorable)B+

Heaven Tonight is 's third studio , produced by Tom Werman and released in . The album was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony's / imprint in 1998. The album cover features lead singer  and bassist .

Heaven Tonight is considered Cheap Trick's best album by many fans and critics. While their debut album  showed the band's darker, rawer side and  explored a lighter, more pop-oriented persona, Heaven Tonight combined both elements to produce a hook-filled pop-rock album with an attitude. Popular songs from this album include the anthemic "", "", the title track, and a cover of 's "".

Heaven Tonight is also known as the first album ever recorded with a .

Overview

This was the second Cheap Trick album to feature Robin Zander and Tom Petersson on the front cover and Bun E. Carlos and Rick Nielsen on the back. While the front cover has Zander and Petersson standing in front of a nondescript background, the back cover portion (part of a continuous, wrap-around shot on the original LP) reveals that they are standing inside a public restroom where Nielsen is brushing his teeth and Carlos is fixing his tie in the mirror. Nielsen has a  copy of the band's previous album,  sticking out of his back pocket. At the suggestion of the record company, the album was originally to be called ; the cover photography was intended to play upon the secondary association with the well-known manufacturer of plumbing fixtures. The band were less pleased with the idea and opted for the release title, but the cover design remained.

"Surrender" was the only song from this album released on the original version of the   . On the 1998 reissue , three additional songs from this album were included - "Auf Wiedersehen", "High Roller" and "California Man".

"Oh Claire" is a one-minute live jam with "Oh, konnichi wa" as the only lyrics. The title is a pun on , , where the band used to play frequently in their pre-stardom days. Cheap Trick wrote a similarly titled song, "O Claire," for their 2006 album . "How Are You" contains, in its second verse, the extract of "", sped up 10 times and inserted between the lyrics 'you lie, you lie.' For the Epic Legacy release (1998), the original version of this track was replaced by a studio outtake with tabla drums and acoustic guitar instead of the electric version - no mention of this was made on the CD sleeve.

"Surrender" is featured as a playable song on the video game  with the outro from  used in the game. It is also featured in the soundtrack to 's video game .

Track listing

All tracks are written by , except where indicated.

Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."" 4:162."On Top of the World" 4:013.""3:444.""Nielsen, , 3:585.""Nielsen, Petersson3:42Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length6."Takin' Me Back" 4:527."On the Radio" 4:338.""Nielsen, Petersson5:259."" 3:4010."How Are You"Nielsen, Petersson4:2111."Oh Claire" (not listed on LP label or album cover)Nielsen, Petersson, Zander, 1:10Total length:43:42