The phrase “Big in Japan” is a universal punchline, and it may have been invented for the band Cheap Trick. Following their 1977 self-titled debut, Cheap Trick – singer Robin Zander, guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson and drummer Bun E. Carlos – hit the road hard, touring incessantly, playing any gig that came their way, and eventually putting out two more albums...In Color (1977) and Heaven Tonight (1978). All three albums were critically acclaimed, but didn’t sell particularly well and certainly didn’t crack the Top 40. Except, of course, in Japan. Cheap Trick was very big in Japan. All three albums had gone gold there...
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