Black Cars | ||||
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Released | November 30, 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Studio | Larkfield Recording Studio, Westwind Studio | |||
Genre | Rock, soft rock, new wave | |||
Length | 33:27 | |||
Label | HME, CBS, Polydor (Canada) | |||
Producer | Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, Ross Vannelli | |||
Gino Vannelli chronology | ||||
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Black Cars is the eighth album by Gino Vannelli. Produced with his brothers Joe and Ross, the album yielded two hit singles: the title track and "Hurts to Be in Love".
Vannelli was nominated for the 1986 Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year, an award he won in 1979. He and Joe won the 1986 Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year for the title track.
The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.
# | Title | Date | Hot 100 | CAN |
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1. | "Black Cars" | 1985 | 42 | 4 |
2. | "Hurts to Be in Love" | 1985 | 57 | 14 |
3. | "Just a Motion Away" | 1985 | - | 79 |
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