The Cars (album)

The Cars
Studio album by
The Cars
ReleasedJune 6, 1978 (1978-06-06)
RecordedFebruary 1978
StudioAIR (London)
Genre
Length35:11
LabelElektra
ProducerRoy Thomas Baker
The Cars chronology
The Cars
(1978)		 Candy-O
(1979)
Singles from The Cars
  1. "Just What I Needed"
    Released: May 29, 1978
  2. "My Best Friend's Girl"
    Released: October 10, 1978
  3. "Good Times Roll"
    Released: February 20, 1979

The Cars (1978) is the debut studio album by American new wave rock band The Cars. It was released on 6 June 1978 through Elektra Records. It went to number 5 in New Zealand, number 18 in the United States and number 29 in the United Kingdom. It was ranked #353 on the 500 best albums of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine in 2020.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Good Times Roll"Ocasek3:44
2."My Best Friend's Girl"Ocasek3:44
3."Just What I Needed"Benjamin Orr3:44
4."I'm in Touch with Your World"Ocasek3:31
5."Don't Cha Stop"Ocasek3:01
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
6."You're All I've Got Tonight" Ocasek4:13
7."Bye Bye Love" Orr4:14
8."Moving in Stereo"
Orr4:46
9."All Mixed Up" Orr4:14
Total length:35:11
1999 remastered reissue bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Good Times Roll" (live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, November 13, 1978) Ocasek3:39
2."My Best Friend's Girl" (demo) Ocasek3:52
3."Just What I Needed" (demo) Orr3:27
4."I'm in Touch with Your World" (demo) 
  • Ocasek
  • Orr
3:28
5."Don't Cha Stop" (demo) Ocasek3:19
6."You're All I've Got Tonight" (demo) Ocasek4:05
7."Bye Bye Love" (demo) Orr4:07
8."Moving in Stereo" (demo)
  • Ocasek
  • Hawkes
Ocasek5:02
9."All Mixed Up" (demo) Ocasek4:50
10."They Won't See You" (demo, previously unreleased) Ocasek3:56
11."Take What You Want" (demo, previously unreleased) Ocasek6:04
12."Wake Me Up" (demo, previously unreleased) Orr3:52
13."You Just Can't Push Me" (demo, previously unreleased) Orr3:27
14."Hotel Queenie" (demo, previously unreleased) Ocasek3:08
Total length:56:16

References

  1. ↑ "The Cars [Deluxe Edition] – The Cars". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2021.