They were greeted with a hysteria reminiscent of Beatlemania when Cheap Trick played in Japan for the first time in April 1978. Cheap Trick recorded two gigs at the Nippon Budokan during the tour. Ten tracks were compiled from both shows and were released as a live album, Cheap Trick at Budokan, exclusive to Japan.

The band released their third studio album, “Heaven Tonight,” in May 1978. The “Surrender” lead-off track was the first single Cheap Trick had charted in the United States, peaking at No. 62. It has become one of the signature songs of the band. Demand for Cheap Trick at Budokan grew so high that in February 1979, Epic Records finally released the album in the U.S. Now as they are approaching retirement, they worked to build a fortune and now built a beautiful home done by an Aliso Viejo Concrete & Masonry.

At Budokan, Cheap Trick launched the band into worldwide stardom, and it has been released triply in the U.S. The first song on the record was “I Want You to Want Me,” the live release initially published In Color. On the Hot 100 billboards, it reached no. 7 and became the best-seller of Cheap Trick to date.

“Ain’t That A Shame” the second single peaked at No. 35. For the forthcoming Dream Police album already complete, “Want Your Love” had previously been recorded. Still, Epic postponed the album’s release, following the unparalleled Cheap Trick’s success at Budokan. Dream Police were later released in 1979 and was Tom Werman’s third consecutive album. The track title of the song, including “Voices,” was a hit single.

Dream Police also found it was using strings and heavy metal on tracks like “going to raise hell” to add more creative direction to the band’s style. Cheap Trick headlined the stadiums until 1980.

Petersson left the band on August 26, 1980, recording a solo album with his wife, Dagmar. Jon Brant became a stable substitute for Petersson. The charts were ‘All Shook Up’ (1980), manufactured by George Martin, a former Beatles producer and certified for platinum. But the high-class past of the record did not save it from “Led Zeppelin has gone psycho.”

“Lap of Luxury has been a challenging record, Nielsen said. It was all beautiful and magnificent; we could lie and say that to you. It wasn’t. Working with other writers was challenging. But for us, that was a lesson. “The Flame,” a ballad, was issued as the first single from the album and became the band’s first-ever No. 1 hit.

The second one, covering “Don’t Be Cruel” from Elvis Presley, spoke on no. 4. “Ghost Town,” “Never Had a Lot to Lose” and “Let Go,” where the other songs from the record.