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).
"Stacy's Mom" is a song by American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It is the third track on their third studio album,Welcome Interstate Managers,and was released to radio as the album's first single on May 19,2003,through S-Curve Records and Virgin Records. "Stacy's Mom" was written by bassist Adam Schlesinger and vocalist Chris Collingwood,both of whom produced the song alongside Mike Denneen. Its subject matter was inspired by a friend of Schlesinger's when he was young who was attracted to Schlesinger's grandmother. It is a power pop song with which the group hoped to emulate the sound of American rock band the Cars.
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.
"Just What I Needed" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their self-titled debut album (1978). The song,which first achieved radio success as a demo,took inspiration from the Ohio Express and the Velvet Underground. The song is sung by bass player Benjamin Orr and was written by Ric Ocasek.
"Drive" is a song by American rock band The Cars from their fifth studio album,Heartbeat City (1984). It was released on July 23,1984,as the album's third single. Written by Ric Ocasek,the track was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange with the band. Upon its release,"Drive" became the Cars' highest-charting single in most territories. In the United States,it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart. It reached number five in the United Kingdom,number four in West Germany,number six in Canada and number three in Ireland.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"You Are the Girl" is a 1987 song by the Cars,from their album Door to Door. It was released as a single in August 1987,reaching number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,and number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was the Cars' 13th and final Top 40 hit.
"I'm Not the One" is a song by the American rock band the Cars,from their fourth album,Shake It Up. It features Ric Ocasek on lead vocals,Benjamin Orr singing the 'you know why' phrase,and the whole group repeating "going round and round" as backing vocals throughout the song.
"Blue Tip" is a song by the American rock band The Cars from their 2011 album Move Like This. The song was written and sung by Cars lead vocalist and songwriter Ric Ocasek.
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.
"Since You're Gone" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It was released as the second single from their fourth album,Shake It Up.
"I'm in Touch with Your World" is a song by the American rock band The Cars,from their debut album,The Cars. It was written by Ric Ocasek.
"Touch and Go" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their 1980 album Panorama. The song was written and sung by bandleader Ric Ocasek.
"Don't Cha Stop" is a song by the American rock band the Cars. The song appears on their 1978 debut album The Cars. The song is sung by bandleader Ric Ocasek.
"Strap Me In" is a 1987 song by the Cars,appearing on their sixth studio album Door to Door.
