The Cars (album)
The Cars is the debut studio album by American new wave rock band The Cars. It was released on 6 June 1978 through Elektra Records. It went to number 5 in New Zealand, number 18 in the United States and number 29 in the United Kingdom. It was ranked #353 on the 500 best albums of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine in 2020.
| The Cars | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 6, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | February 1978 | |||
| Studio | AIR (London) | |||
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| Length | 35:11 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
| The Cars chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Cars | ||||
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ric Ocasek, except where noted.
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Good Times Roll" | Ocasek | 3:44 | ||||||
| 2. | "My Best Friend's Girl" | Ocasek | 3:44 | ||||||
| 3. | "Just What I Needed" | Benjamin Orr | 3:44 | ||||||
| 4. | "I'm in Touch with Your World" | Ocasek | 3:31 | ||||||
| 5. | "Don't Cha Stop" | Ocasek | 3:01 | ||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Vocals | Length | ||||||
| 6. | "You're All I've Got Tonight" | Ocasek | 4:13 | ||||||
| 7. | "Bye Bye Love" | Orr | 4:14 | ||||||
| 8. | "Moving in Stereo" | Orr | 4:46 | ||||||
| 9. | "All Mixed Up" | Orr | 4:14 | ||||||
Total length: |
35:11 | ||||||||
| 1999 remastered reissue bonus disc[1] | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Good Times Roll" (live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, November 13, 1978) | Ocasek | 3:39 | ||||||
| 2. | "My Best Friend's Girl" (demo) | Ocasek | 3:52 | ||||||
| 3. | "Just What I Needed" (demo) | Orr | 3:27 | ||||||
| 4. | "I'm in Touch with Your World" (demo) |
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3:28 | ||||||
| 5. | "Don't Cha Stop" (demo) | Ocasek | 3:19 | ||||||
| 6. | "You're All I've Got Tonight" (demo) | Ocasek | 4:05 | ||||||
| 7. | "Bye Bye Love" (demo) | Orr | 4:07 | ||||||
| 8. | "Moving in Stereo" (demo) | Ocasek | 5:02 | ||||||
| 9. | "All Mixed Up" (demo) | Ocasek | 4:50 | ||||||
| 10. | "They Won't See You" (demo, previously unreleased) | Ocasek | 3:56 | ||||||
| 11. | "Take What You Want" (demo, previously unreleased) | Ocasek | 6:04 | ||||||
| 12. | "Wake Me Up" (demo, previously unreleased) | Orr | 3:52 | ||||||
| 13. | "You Just Can't Push Me" (demo, previously unreleased) | Orr | 3:27 | ||||||
| 14. | "Hotel Queenie" (demo, previously unreleased) | Ocasek | 3:08 | ||||||
Total length: |
56:16 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "The Cars [Deluxe Edition] – The Cars". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
