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The Doctor

The Doctor is the ninth studio album by Cheap Trick, released in 1986. It was produced by Tony Platt.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1.“It’s Up to You”Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander3:49
2.“Rearview Mirror Romance”Nielsen, Zander4:32
3.“The Doctor”Nielsen4:03
4.“Are You Lonely Tonight?”Nielsen, Zander3:47
5.“Name of the Game”Nielsen, Zander4:16
6.“Kiss Me Red”Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly3:36
7.“Take Me to the Top”Nielsen, Zander4:00
8.“Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)”Nielsen, Zander3:21
9.“Man-U-Lip-U-Lator”Nielsen, Zander, Tony Platt3:48
10.“It’s Only Love”Nielsen, Zander4:45
2010 Wounded Bird CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11.“It’s Only Love (Single Version)”Nielsen, Zander3:30

Outtakes and demos

  • “Money Is the Route of All Fun” (featuring Roy Wood of The Move, available on the Sex, America, Cheap Trick box set)
  • “Fortune Cookie” (demo) (available on the Sex, America, Cheap Trick box set)
  • “Funk #9” (The Doctor demo) (available on the Sex, America, Cheap Trick box set)
  • “Name of the Game” (alternate version) (appeared on a Trickfest II prize cassette)
  • “Temptation” (officially unreleased)
  • “Dance to the Drummer” (officially unreleased)
  • “Mighty Wings,” the end-cut track to the film Top Gun was recorded during the demo sessions.

Personnel

Cheap Trick

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals
  • Rick Nielsen – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Brant – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bun E. Carlos – drums

Additional musicians

  • Dee Lewis, Coral Gordon – backing vocals (tracks 5-6, 9-10)

Technical

  • Tony Platt – producer, mixing, programming
  • Paul Klingberg – keyboards, sequencers, mixing, engineer
  • Jason Corsaro – mixing (tracks 6-8)
  • Andre Miripolsky – cover artwork
  • Ria Lewerke – art direction, design
  • Mac James – design
  • Veronica Sim – photography
Format

Autographed CD

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