The Cars – Greatest Hits (1985) Vinyl LP Record
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The Cars – Greatest Hits (1985) Vinyl LP Record
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Compilation Introduction
Greatest Hits is a 12-track compilation by The Cars — Ric Ocasek (vocals and guitar), Benjamin Orr (vocals and bass), Elliot Easton (guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards) and David Robinson (drums) — from Boston, Massachusetts, released in 1985 on Elektra Records. The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200. Drive reached US No. 3 (1984), You Might Think reached US No. 7 (1984), Shake It Up reached US No. 4 (1981), Tonight She Comes reached US No. 7 (1985), Magic reached US No. 12 (1984), Let's Go reached US No. 15 (1979) and Just What I Needed reached US No. 27 (1978). The 12-track compilation spans the band's career from 1978 to 1985 and demonstrates their ability to combine rock, new wave, pop and electronic influences with a distinctive vocal interplay between Ocasek and Orr, giving them a distinctive position as one of the defining bands of the late-1970s and 1980s American rock landscape.
Stand-Out Tracks
- Drive — Sung by Benjamin Orr and one of the most immediately beautiful and emotionally direct recordings in The Cars' catalogue; its combination of a warm, atmospheric production and Orr's completely assured vocal gives it a romantic directness that has made it one of the most enduring recordings of the 1980s. US No. 3 (1984).
- Just What I Needed — The band's debut single and one of the most immediately distinctive and commercially effective new wave recordings of 1978; its combination of a driving, guitar-led production and Orr's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal that established The Cars as one of the defining acts of the era. US No. 27 (1978).
- You Might Think — A driving, synth-influenced pop-rock track and one of the most immediately energetic and commercially effective recordings on the compilation; its combination of a warm, contemporary production and Ocasek's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal. US No. 7 (1984).
- Shake It Up — A driving, dance-influenced track that gives the compilation one of its most immediately energetic and commercially effective moments; its combination of a warm, contemporary production and Ocasek's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal. US No. 4 (1981).
- Tonight She Comes — Recorded specifically for this compilation and one of the most immediately distinctive and commercially effective new recordings on the album; its combination of a driving, synth-led production and Ocasek's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal. US No. 7 (1985).
Record Details
- Artist: The Cars
- Title: Greatest Hits
- Year: 1985
- Label: Elektra Records
- Format: Vinyl LP
- Pressing: UK pressing
- Genre: Rock / New Wave / Pop Rock / Synth-Pop
- Decade: 1980s
- Barcode: 07559604641
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Condition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.
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