The Cars were an American rock 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 rock band the Cars,released June 6,1978,by Elektra Records. The album was produced by longtime collaborator 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 album chart,and has been certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Candy-O is the second studio album by American new wave band the Cars,released on June 2,1979,by Elektra Records.
Benjamin Orr was an American musician. He was best known as the bassist,co-lead vocalist,and co-founder of the band the Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their hits,including "Just What I Needed","Let's Go","Moving in Stereo",and "Drive". He also had a moderate solo hit with "Stay the Night".
Panorama is the third studio album by American new wave band the Cars,released on August 15,1980,by Elektra Records. Like its predecessors,it was produced by Roy Thomas Baker and released on Elektra Records.
"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.
"Moving in Stereo" is a song by the American rock band The Cars. It appeared on their first album,The Cars,released in 1978. It was co-written by Ric Ocasek and the band's keyboard player Greg Hawkes,and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr.
"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.
"All Mixed Up" is a song by the Cars and the final track on their 1978 self-titled debut album. It was written by bandleader Ric Ocasek.
"Magic" is a song by American rock band the Cars from their fifth studio album,Heartbeat City (1984). It was released on May 7,1984,as the album's second single,reaching number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and the Cars. Ocasek sang lead vocals.
"Dangerous Type" is a 1979 song by the Cars from their second studio album,Candy-O. It was written by Ric Ocasek.
"You're All I've Got Tonight" is a song by the American rock band the Cars,from their debut album,The Cars. Like "Bye Bye Love" and "Moving in Stereo",two other songs from the album,it continues to receive airplay on classic rock stations today despite never having been released as a single.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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 Tell Me No" is a song by the American New wave band,the Cars. The song,written by Ric Ocasek,appeared on the band's third studio album,Panorama.
