The Essentials (The Cars album)
2005 compilation album by The Cars
The Essentials | ||||
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Compilation album by The Cars | ||||
Released | 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1978–1987 | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Label | WEA International | |||
Producer | Roy Thomas Baker, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mike Shipley, Ric Ocasek, The Cars with David McLees | |||
The Cars chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Essentials by The Cars is a compilation of hits released by WEA International in 2005.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "My Best Friend's Girl" | The Cars | 3:44 |
2. | "You Might Think" | Heartbeat City | 3:04 |
3. | "Since You're Gone" | Shake It Up | 3:30 |
4. | "Shake It Up" | Shake It Up | 3:32 |
5. | "Just What I Needed" | The Cars | 3:43 |
6. | "Magic" | Heartbeat City | 3:57 |
7. | "Touch and Go" | Panorama | 4:55 |
8. | "Drive" | Heartbeat City | 3:55 |
9. | "You Are the Girl" | Door to Door | 3:52 |
10. | "Candy-O" | Candy-O | 2:36 |
11. | "Tonight She Comes" | Greatest Hits | 3:52 |
12. | "Let's Go" | Candy-O | 3:33 |
Personnel
- Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Hawkes – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11
- Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, lead vocals on 5, 8, 10, 12
- David Robinson – drums, percussion
References
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "The Essentials - The Cars". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Cars". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ "The Cars – The Essentials: The Cars (2005, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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- Elliot Easton
- Greg Hawkes
- Ric Ocasek
- Benjamin Orr
- David Robinson
- The Cars
- Candy-O
- Panorama
- Shake It Up
- Heartbeat City
- Door to Door
- Move Like This
- Greatest Hits
- Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology
- Shake It Up & Other Hits
- Complete Greatest Hits
- The Essentials
- The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances
- The Elektra Years 1978–1987
- "Just What I Needed"
- "My Best Friend's Girl"
- "Good Times Roll"
- "Let's Go"
- "It's All I Can Do"
- "Double Life"
- "Touch and Go"
- "Don't Tell Me No"
- "Gimme Some Slack"
- "Shake It Up"
- "Since You're Gone"
- "Victim of Love"
- "Think It Over"
- "You Might Think"
- "Magic"
- "Drive"
- "Hello Again"
- "Why Can't I Have You"
- "Heartbeat City"
- "Tonight She Comes"
- "I'm Not the One"
- "You Are the Girl"
- "Strap Me In"
- "Coming Up You"
- "Sad Song"
- "I'm in Touch with Your World"
- "Don't Cha Stop"
- "You're All I've Got Tonight"
- "Bye Bye Love"
- "Moving in Stereo"
- "All Mixed Up"
- "Candy-O"
- "Night Spots"
- "Dangerous Type"
- "Panorama"
- "Cruiser"
- "Blue Tip"
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