Woke up with a Monster

Woke up with a Monster
Studio album by Cheap Trick
Released	March 22, 1994
Recorded	1991-1992
Genre	Hard rock, Grunge
Length	49:00
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ted Templeman
Cheap Trick chronology
Busted (1990) Woke Up With A Monster (1994) Cheap Trick (1997)

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Woke up with a Monster is an album by Cheap Trick released on Warner Bros. Records in 1994. It was their first and only album for the label, and peaked at US #123. The boost in sales is often accredited to the group's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote the album. By the time the album came out, there had been a variety of significant changes in the band, both musically and in appearance. The style of music is more on the "grunge" side, due to producer Ted Templeman's much criticized heavy-handed production, and unlike several albums that preceded it, it lacks the electronic instruments. Also, Rick Nielsen grew a once trademark goatee, and Robin Zander's voice also grew noticeably deeper. Shortly after the album's release, Cheap Trick was dropped from the Warner Brothers label. It contains songs co-written with Jim Peterik, Julian Raymond, Todd Cerney, and Mark Spiro. There were two videos shot for this LP; "Woke Up With A Monster" and "You're All I Wanna Do." The band later released a CD only 'cutout' that also featured a live performance of the title track.

The album is now only available as a digital download at various online retailers.

Track listing

1. "My Gang" (T. Petersson, R. Zander, R. Nielsen) - 4:22
2. "Woke Up With A Monster" (R. Nielsen, T. Petersson, R. Zander) - 4:32
3. "You're All I Wanna Do" (R. Nielsen, T. Petersson, R. Zander, J. Peterik, J. Raymond, Terry Reid) - 4:03
4. "Never Run Out Of Love" (R. Nielsen, J. Peterik) - 4:08
5. "Didn't Know I Had It" (R. Nielsen, Todd Cerney) - 4:31
6. "Ride The Pony" (R. Zander, Mark Spiro) - 4:31
7. "Girlfriends" (R. Nielsen, T. Petersson, R. Zander, B. Carlos) - 4:32
8. "Let Her Go" (Writers/Publishers still pending) - 4:28
9. "Tell Me Everything" (T. Petersson, R. Nielsen, R. Zander, Michael McDonald, Julian Raymond) - 3:59
10. "Cry Baby" (T. Petersson, R. Nielsen, R. Zander) - 4:18
11. "Love Me For A Minute" (R. Zander, R. Nielsen, T. Petersson) - 4:12

Japanese Version

12. "Sabre Dance"

The band also recorded a cover of John Lennon's "Cold Turkey" during these sessions. It went to the Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon album while an alternate version was released on one of the Bun E.'s Basement Bootleg albums.

Singles

• (1994) "Woke Up With A Monster" - #16 US Mainstream Rock
• (1994) "You're All I Wanna Do"/"Cry Baby"
• (1994) "Girlfriends"
• (1994) "Never Run Out of Love"
• (1994) "Didn't Know I Had It"

Unreleased Outtakes

• "Don't Blame It On Love"
• "All Those Years" (Later re-recorded for the 2006 album Rockford)
• "Down, Down" (Later re-recorded with different lyrics in 1996 as "Baby Talk" and released on the 7 inch single Baby Talk/Brontosaurus)

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard 200	123	2