Rockford (album)

Rockford
Studio album by Cheap Trick
Released	June 6, 2006
Recorded	2004–2005 in Rockford, Illinois
Genre	Hard rock, Power pop
Length	41:13
Label	Big3 Records
Producer	Cheap Trick ("Perfect Stranger" by Linda Perry), Co-producers: Jim "Pinky Beeman, Julian Raymond, Jack Douglas, Steve Albini, Chris Shaw
Cheap Trick chronology
Special One (2003) Rockford (2006) The Latest (2009)

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Rockford is an album by Cheap Trick, released on June 6, 2006. The album's title refers to Rockford, Illinois, the band's hometown. There was one animated video shot for the song "Welcome to the World." The album was praised by both fans and critics, considering it a return to form for Cheap Trick. Rolling Stone magazine even declared Rockford one of the best rock albums of 2006.

The album cover was used for Rockford's vehicle registration stickers in 2007.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Welcome to the World"	Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Bun E. Carlos	2:06
2.	"Perfect Stranger"	Linda Perry, Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	3:41
3.	"If It Takes a Lifetime"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos, Julian Raymond	4:22
4.	"Come On Come On Come On"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	3:03
5.	"O Claire"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	3:43
6.	"This Time You Got It"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	4:01
7.	"Give It Away"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	2:48
8.	"One More"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	3:50
9.	"Every Night and Every Day"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	3:12
10.	"Dream the Night Away"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos, Bill Lloyd	3:14
11.	"All Those Years"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos, Raymond	3:35
12.	"Decaf"	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos	3:38

Japanese Version
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
13.	"Mando Ragga" (Instrumental)	Nielsen, Zander, Petersson, Carlos

Singles

• (2006) "Perfect Stranger
• (2006) "If It Takes A Lifetime"
• (2006) "Come On, Come On, Come On" (US).

Outtakes

• "Mando Ragga" (Vocal Version)
• "What's In It For You" (Re-worked and re-recorded as "Alive" for the following album "The Latest")
• "Every Single Girl" (Instrumental)

These tracks were released on a promotional-only sampler titled Works In Progress in 2005, and the disc also contained alternate/unfinished versions of various album tracks from Rockford.

Personnel

• Robin Zander - vocals, additional guitar, keyboards
• Rick Nielsen - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
• Tom Petersson - bass guitars, additional guitar, backing vocals
• Bun E. Carlos -drums, backing vocals

• Damon Fox - keyboards (2)
• Kim Bullard - keyboards (3)
• Robin Taylor Zander (R.Zander's son) - backing vocals (3)
• Jack Douglas - shaker

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position	Total weeks
Japan Albums Charts	84	2
U.S. Billboard 200	101	2