"One on One" is Cheap Trick's sixth studio album, and seventh release in general. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker, it was released in 1982 via Epic Records and was the first Cheap Trick album to feature their new bassist Jon Brant.
Nearly two years after their last LP All Shook Up, Cheap Trick released an album full of brash, simple rockers.
After original bassist Tom Petersson left the group in 1980, he was replaced by Pete Comita.
Comita left the group in the early recording stages of One on One and was replaced by Jon Brant.
Though this was the first album to feature Brant, most of it was recorded without him. Guitarist Rick Nielsen played bass on all but three tracks ("Saturday at Midnight", "If You Want My Love" and "She's Tight").
Brant's face is partially obscured on the front cover. The song "If You Want My Love" is one of Nielsen's favorite songs he has recorded with the group.
Tom Petersson left Cheap Trick following the George Martin-produced All Shook Up, and the band was somewhat left in a lurch, recording 1982’s One on One largely without a bassist; eventual replacement Jon Brant is on record and on the cover, but he’s obscured by a picture of Rick Nielsen, possibly because the guitarist handled the bulk of the basslines on the LP.
In any case, One on One finds Cheap Trick rebounding from Martin with a slick, punchy, AOR record, hemmed in a bit by stiff sequenced rhythms -- you can almost feel Bun E. Carlos straining against the metronome -- but sparkling in its analog synths and pumped-up guitars. No, it’s not as ballsy as Cheap Trick’s best, but its glossy glimmer is appealing, a combination of heavy metal roar and new wave strut, and would be more so if the songs were just a bit tighter.
Sometimes, Nielsen winds up knocking it out of the park -- the title track grinds nicely, “She’s Tight” is good and sleazy -- but there are several truly odd detours, usually when the group veers too strongly toward the new wave, like on the awkward, clanking “Saturday at Midnight” and the stiff Devo misinterpretation “I Want Be Man."
These tracks accentuate the album’s 1982 artifact appeal, but ironically, are the things that kept it from being a blockbuster at the time.
Tracklist
1. I Want You - 3:02
2. One on One - 3:05
3. If You Want My Love - 3:36
4. Oo La La La (Nielsen, Robin Zander) - 3:14
5. Lookin' Out for Number One - 3:44
6. She's Tight - 2:58
7. Time Is Runnin' - 2:19
8. Saturday at Midnight (Nielsen, Zander) - 2:58
9. Love's Got a Hold on Me (Nielsen, Zander, Bun E. Carlos) - 2:35
10. I Want Be Man - 3:19
11. Four Letter Word (Nielsen, Zander) - 3:37
All tracks written by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.
Cheap Trick
- Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
- Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussion
- Jon Brant – backing vocals, bass guitar on "She's Tight", "If You Want My Love", and "Saturday at Midnight"
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Pierce Arrow Recorders
- Mixed At – Cherokee Studios
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
- Copyright © – CBS Inc.
- Produced For – RTB Audio Visual Productions
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Design – John Berg
- Engineer – Ian Taylor
- Engineer [Assistant] – Paul Klingberg
- Mastered By – George Marino
- Photography By – David Kennedy
- Producer – Roy Thomas Baker
Notes
Released: April 30, 1982
Recorded: 1981–1982 Studio Pierce Arrow Recorders, Evanston, Illinois
Genre: Arena rock, AOR
Length: 34:27
Producer: Roy Thomas Baker
Label - Epic
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