Editing Cheap Trick (section)

===Popular resurgence (1987–1989)===
Petersson rejoined the group in 1987<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/lifestyles/ct-lns-cheap-trick-st-0303-20170223-story.html|title=Cheap Trick's bass player talks music, luck, family|first=Sheryl|last=DeVore|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>  and helped record 1988's ''[[Lap of Luxury]]'',<ref name="LarkinHR"/> produced by [[Richie Zito]]. Due to the band's commercial decline, Epic Records insisted that the band collaborate with professional songwriters on the album.<ref name="auto" /> Nielsen said, "''Lap of Luxury'' was a tough record to make. We could lie to you and tell you it was all wonderful and great. It wasn't. It was tough working with other writers. But it was a lesson for us."<ref>''Billboard'', "Talent: Cheap Trick offers new audio treat," Ed Christman, October 6, 1990, page 32</ref>

"[[The Flame (Cheap Trick song)|The Flame]]", a ballad, was issued as the first single from the album,<ref name="LarkinHR"/> and became the band's first-ever No.&nbsp;1 hit.<ref name="billboard.com" /> The second single, a cover of [[Elvis Presley]]'s "[[Don't Be Cruel]]", peaked at no. 4. This song also reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in 1988.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=tolsen |date=2013-01-02 |title=Billboard Hot 100™ |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1988-09-24/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The other singles from the album were "[[Ghost Town (Cheap Trick song)|Ghost Town]]", "[[Never Had a Lot to Lose]]", and "[[Let Go (Cheap Trick song)|Let Go]]"; "Ghost Town" and "Never Had a Lot to Lose" also charted.<ref name="billboard.com" /> ''Lap of Luxury'' went [[platinum certification|platinum]]<ref name="auto" /> and became recognized as the band's comeback album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/cheap-trick-lap-of-luxury/|title=30 Years Ago: Cheap Trick Make a Comeback With 'Lap of Luxury'|first=Dave|last=Swanson|date=April 12, 2013 |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicrockreview.com/2013/07/1988-cheap-trick-lol/|title=Lap of Luxury by Cheap Trick|date=July 25, 2013 |publisher=Classic Rock Review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lap-of-luxury-mw0000651929|title=Lap of Luxury - Cheap Trick - Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=[[AllMusic.com]]}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' commented: "After a long hitless streak, Cheap Trick brings it all back home. This is the quartet's punchiest effort since its mid-'70s heyday."<ref>Haring, Bruce, Gett, Steve (July 9, 1988). "Talent: 'Lap' splash no cheap trick". ''Billboard'' p. 20.</ref>