In Color (studio album) by Cheap Trick

In Color by Cheap Trick
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 4,246th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 136 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1977 (62nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (732nd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,246th)
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Cheap Trick bestography

In Color is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by Cheap Trick on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Cheap Trick is At Budokan which is ranked number 3305 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 447.

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75/100 (from 136 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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65/100
From 11/29/2018 08:37
Hands down the best Cheap Trick studio album

It’s absolutely mind blowing that tracks such as “ Downed” (with the classic lines ‘I’m gonna live on a mountain/ Way down under in Australia/ It’s either that or suicide’ which is eerily similar to lyrics from Bob Dylans “Outlaw Blues” .... ‘Well I wish I was on some Australian mountain range..) , “Southern Girls” and “Come on , Come On” the sweet pop gems they are weren’t a huge commercial success breaking the band on a global scale rather than the Big In Japan Tag

Cheap Trick remind me somewhat of The Replacements- a band that could have and should have been massive beyond a nich fanbase but for various reasons never made it

‘In Colour ‘ is a cracking debut bar the feeble “I Want You to Want Me” version that appears and was quite correctly beefed up in future versions
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From 11/04/2018 01:41
'70's power pop at it's finest!

Top tracks:
I Want You To Want Me
Downed
Come On, Come On
Hello There
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80/100
From 06/10/2015 22:38
This gets an 80 from me because of Downed, Southern Girls, Come On, Come On, Big Eyes, and So Good to See You. I could live without the rest of the songs, but I absolutely detest I Want You to Want Me. I hate that song and hate the live version even more.
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From 03/15/2015 02:15
Best Track: I Want You To Want Me
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80/100
From 12/30/2014 16:28
Cheap Trick has been branded as "too sugary" to be considered true rock'n'roll and to heavy to be pop, so what do you say about "In Color" perhaps the best power-pop release of the 70's?
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90/100
From 10/01/2014 17:30
A polished switch from the rough and raw debut, it is full of well written and produced songs.
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From 12/21/2013 04:11
"Southern Girls" and "Come On Come On" vault this album into 'classic' status. I could take or leave "I Want You to Want Me".
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From 03/08/2012 21:18
"In Color" was Cheap Trick's sophomore release. Produced by Tom Werman, who stripped away their raw attack and replace it with a polished , poppy,radio-friendly sound,(in contrast to the first album). "In Color" contains the studio version of "I Want You To Want Me," which would go on to become one of their biggest hits a few years later when it was released on "At Budakon". Hip-shaking, guitar-driven, harmony-coated super-songs make for a rockin' good time. A fantastic record with splendidly crafted songs. Lots of fun.
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75/100
From 01/26/2012 03:04
Solid power pop album although it grows a wee bit stale on side B.
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