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The Cars were an American rock band who recorded 89 songs during their career, of which included 86 originals and 3 covers.Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, the group consisted of singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter Ric Ocasek, bassist and singer Benjamin Orr, lead guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson.
Some of the songs that they played became early Cars songs. Ocasek and Orr later teamed with guitarist Elliot Easton (who had also studied at Berklee) in the band Cap'n Swing. The band also featured drummer Glenn Evans, later followed by Kevin Robichaud, and a jazzy bass player, which clashed with Ocasek's preference for a rock-and-roll sound.
The discography of the American rock band the Cars includes seven studio albums, eight compilation albums, four video albums and 26 singles. Originating in Boston in 1976, [1] the band consisted of singer/guitarist Ric Ocasek, singer/bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and drummer David Robinson.
Complete Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Cars, released on February 19, 2002, by Elektra Records and Rhino Records.It contains 20 singles and notable album tracks in chronological order of their original release.
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Cars, released on October 25, 1985, by Elektra Records. " Tonight She Comes ", a previously unreleased song, and a remix of " I'm Not the One " were issued as singles to support the album.
"She's Out of My Life" Michael Jackson: 66 "Fame" Irene Cara: 67 "Fire Lake" Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band: 68 "How Do I Make You" Linda Ronstadt: 69 "Into the Night" Benny Mardones: 70 "Let Me Love You Tonight" Pure Prairie League: 71 "Misunderstanding" Genesis: 72 "An American Dream" The Dirt Band: 73 "One Fine Day" Carole King: 74 ...
"My Best Friend's Girl" was included on the soundtrack to the film Over the Edge (1979), and the song appears on numerous compilation albums, such as the band's Greatest Hits (1985), Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology (1995), and Complete Greatest Hits (2002). A live version of the song by the New Cars appears on their debut album, It's ...
"Let's Go" was described by Brett Milano as "another double-edged anthem" in the liner notes for Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology. [1] Classic Rock History critic Emily Fagan said that the lyrics "while seemingly straightforward, offer a glimpse into the complex interplay of attraction and cool detachment that became a hallmark of The Cars' sound."