The Cars were an American new wave band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s,they consisted of Ric Ocasek,Benjamin Orr,Elliot Easton,Greg Hawkes (keyboards),and David Robinson (drums). Ocasek and Orr shared lead vocals,and Ocasek was the band's principal songwriter and leader.
The Cars is the debut studio album by American new wave band the Cars,released on June 6,1978,by Elektra Records. The album was managed by longtime producer Roy Thomas Baker,and spawned several hit singles,including "Just What I Needed","My Best Friend's Girl",and "Good Times Roll",as well as other radio and film hits such as "Bye Bye Love" and "Moving in Stereo". The Cars peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart,and has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Richard Theodore Otcasek,known as Ric Ocasek,was an American musician,singer,songwriter,and record producer. He was the primary vocalist,rhythm guitarist,songwriter,and frontman for the American new wave band The Cars. In addition to his work with The Cars,Ocasek recorded seven solo albums,and his song "Emotion in Motion" was a top 20 hit in the United States in 1986.
Candy-O is the second studio album by American new wave band the Cars,released on June 13,1979,by Elektra Records.
Door to Door is the sixth studio album by American new wave band the Cars,released on August 25,1987,by Elektra Records. The album was produced by frontman Ric Ocasek,with additional production by keyboardist Greg Hawkes. Three singles were released from the album,though only "You Are the Girl" reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number 17. Door to Door became the Cars' lowest-charting studio album,peaking at number 26 on the Billboard 200,and within a year of its release the band would break up.
Benjamin Orr was an American musician best known as the bassist,co-lead vocalist,and co-founder of the new wave band The Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their best-known songs,including "Just What I Needed","Let's Go",''Moving in Stereo'',and "Drive". He also had a moderate solo hit with "Stay the Night".
Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American new wave band the Cars,released on March 13,1984,by Elektra Records. This marks the band's first album not produced by long-time producer Roy Thomas Baker,instead opting to produce with Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Considered a "comeback" album for the Cars,Heartbeat City represented a return to the success of the band's self-titled debut album.
"Shake It Up" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fourth studio album of the same name (1981). It was released on November 9,1981,as the album's lead single. Although appearing for the first time in 1981,it was actually written years earlier by the band's songwriter and lead singer Ric Ocasek. The song became one of the Cars' most popular songs,peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in early 1982. With the track "Cruiser" as its B-side,it reached number 14 on the Billboard Disco Top 80 chart.
"Let's Go" is a song by American rock band the Cars,written by Ric Ocasek for the band's second studio album,Candy-O (1979). A new wave rock song,the song's hook was inspired by the Routers. The song's vocals are performed by bassist Benjamin Orr.
Just What I Needed:The Cars Anthology is a two-disc,career-spanning compilation album of songs by the American new wave rock band the Cars. It features most of the band's singles,as well as many album tracks,non-album B-sides and unreleased songs.
"You Might Think" is a song by American rock band The Cars from their fifth studio album,Heartbeat City (1984). The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Mutt Lange and the Cars,with Ocasek also providing the lead vocals.
"Good Times Roll" is a song by American rock band the Cars released as the first track from their 1978 debut album The Cars. Written by Ric Ocasek as a sarcastic comment on rock's idea of good times,the song features layered harmonies courtesy of producer Roy Thomas Baker.
"My Best Friend's Girl" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their 1978 self-titled debut album on Elektra Records,released on June 6 of that year. Written by Ocasek as a song about something that "probably ... happened to a lot of people," the track found radio success as a demo in 1977.
"It's All I Can Do" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It is the third track from their 1979 album Candy-O. It was written by the band's leader and songwriter Ric Ocasek,and features bassist Benjamin Orr on vocals.
"Tonight She Comes" is a 1985 song by American rock band the Cars from their Greatest Hits album. It was released as a single in October 1985,reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1986. The song reached number one on the Top Rock Tracks chart,where it stayed for three weeks.
"Candy-O" is a song by the American rock band the Cars,the title track of their 1979 album Candy-O. Written by Ric Ocasek,the song was not based on a real person. The song features a prominent guitar solo by Elliot Easton and lead vocals by bassist Benjamin Orr.
"Double Life" is a single by the American rock band the Cars from their second album Candy-O. Written by Ric Ocasek,the song was almost left off the album. The song was released as the third single from the album in 1979,but did not chart.
Move Like This is the seventh and final studio album by American rock band the Cars,released on May 10,2011. It was their first since 1987's Door to Door,and the only one without bassist and vocalist Benjamin Orr,who had died of pancreatic cancer in 2000.
The Cars North American Tour Spring 2011 is a set of eleven concerts in the United States and Canada featuring the newly reunited American band The Cars. Announced in April 2011 prior to the release of the band's album Move Like This,the concerts feature material from Move Like This and from the band's 1970s and 1980s albums.
The Cars Unlocked:The Live Performances is a 2006 live album and video of American new wave band the Cars released by Warner Music in 2006. The album has received mixed reviews due to the mixed quality of the source material.
