''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.

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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

Singles

All singles were released as promotional singles only to radio stations. * (2003) " Scent of a Woman" * (2003) "

My Obsession "My Obsession" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 2003 as the second single from their fourteenth studio album ''Special One''. It was written by Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander and Julian Raymond, and produced by Ch ...

" * (2003) " Too Much"

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 –

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rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

* Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals * Tom Petersson –

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, backing vocals * Bun E. Carlos –

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Technical

* Chris Shaw –

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, engineer * Eric Tew – engineer * Howie Weinberg – mastering * Kii Arens – design

Charts

References

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