Black Cars

This article is about the 1984 Gino Vannelli album. For other uses, see Black Car (disambiguation).

Black Cars
Studio album by Gino Vannelli
Released	November 30, 1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	Larkfield Recording Studio Westwind Studio (Thousand Oaks, California)
Genre	Rock, soft rock, new wave
Length	33:27
Label	HME, CBS, Polydor (Canada)
Producer	Gino Vannelli Joe Vannelli Ross Vannelli
Gino Vannelli chronology
Nightwalker (1981) Black Cars (1984) Big Dreamers Never Sleep (1987)
Singles from Black Cars
"Black Cars" Released: 1985 "Hurts to Be in Love" Released: 1985 "Just a Motion Away" Released: 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)	[2]

Black Cars is the eighth studio 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.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Cars"	Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland	3:07
2.	"The Other Man"	Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland	3:37
3.	"It's Over"	Gino Vannelli/Ross Vannelli/Roy Freeland	3:40
4.	"Here She Comes"	Gino Vannelli	3:18
5.	"Hurts to Be in Love"	Gino Vannelli	3:39
Total length:			17:21

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Total Stranger"	Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland/Bill LaBounty	4:53
2.	"Just a Motion Away"	Gino Vannelli/Ross Vannelli	4:18
3.	"Imagination"	Gino Vannelli	3:04
4.	"How Much"	Gino Vannelli	3:51
Total length:			16:06

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

#	Title	Date	Hot 100	CAN
1.	"Black Cars"	1985	42	4
2.	"Hurts to Be in Love"	1985	57	14
3.	"Just a Motion Away"	1985	—	79

Personnel

Musicians

• Gino Vannelli – vocals, guitars (1, 3, 7, 8), drums (3, 6, 9), drum programming (7), percussion (9)
• Joe Vannelli – synthesizers, synth bass (2, 4, 8, 9), acoustic piano (3, 7, 9), electric piano (6, 9), drum programming (7)
• Mike Miller – guitars (2, 4-6), lead guitar (3, 7), acoustic guitar (8)
• Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar (1, 4–7)
• Ross Vannelli – bass guitar (3), drum programming (7), percussion (7)
• David Garibaldi – drums (1)
• Mark Craney – drums (2, 4, 5, 8)

Background vocals

• Gino Vannelli – backing vocals (2, 4, 7)
• Ross Vannelli – backing vocals (2-6, 9)
• John Messerschmidt – backing vocals (2)
• Lori Lieberman – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Gino Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer
• Joe Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer
• Ross Vannelli – producer, arrangements
• Ron Capone – recording
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Shirley Klein – album coordinator
• Michael Hodgson – art direction, design
• Moshea Brakha – photography
• Maria Sarno – stylist
• Patrick Raines & Associates – management

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21033
2. DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly; Henke, James (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. p. 733. ISBN   0679737294.

External links

• Black Cars at Discogs (list of releases)