Special One
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (unfavorable)[2] |
| Chicago Tribune | (unfavorable)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[4] |
| KNAC | [5] |
| People | (unfavorable)[6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Special One is the fourteenth studio album by the band Cheap Trick. It was released in 2003 to mixed reviews and features the single "Scent of a Woman." It charted for one week, reaching 128 on the album charts.
Background
Special One was the first studio album by Cheap Trick in six years. Eleven weeks after the release of their previous studio album Cheap Trick in 1997, the parent company of their record label, Red Ant Records, went bankrupt and it ended the promotion of the album. They formed their own record label, Cheap Trick Unlimited, which released several live albums. In 2001, they started writing songs which they eventually recorded in eight different studios for the 2003 release of Special One. Unlike most of their albums from the late 80s through the mid 90s, this album contained all self-penned material with minor contributions from outside writers. The album was not well received and generally got less than favorable reviews in the music press. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Special One is never embarrassing, the way that some of the group's late-'80s efforts are to their core audience, but it never delivers the goods, either, and it's hard to hear the group strain to reach the idealized heights that their fans believe they once reached effortlessly."
Track listing
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Singles
All singles were released as promotional singles only to radio stations.
- (2003) "Scent of a Woman"
- (2003) "My Obsession"
- (2003) "Too Much"
Outtakes
- "She's So Bad"[8]
Bonus DVD
A limited edition of the album was available upon release and included five music videos.
- "Say Goodbye" (from Cheap Trick (1997 album))
- "Hot Love" (from the Music for Hangovers DVD)
- "Hard to Tell" (from the Silver DVD)
- "Woke Up with a Monster" (from Woke Up With a Monster)
- "He's a Whore" (from Cheap Trick (1977 album))
Personnel
Cheap Trick
- Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
- Bun E. Carlos – drums
Technical
- Chris Shaw – producer, engineer
- Eric Tew – engineer
- Chris Testa - assistant engineer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Kii Arens – design
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 75 |
References
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- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The A.V. Club review
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ KNAC review
- ^ People review
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 157. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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- ^ "Cheap Trick Special One Sessions Early Mixes 12/6/2001 Bun E's Basement Bootlegs"
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in 日本語). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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