Door to Door
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Door To Door is the sixth studio album
by American
new wave band The Cars
, released in 1987. The album was the band's last studio album before their 1988 disbanding.
While the original album bears the credit "Produced by Ric Ocasek", individual tracks from this album that appear on various Cars compilations bear the credit "Produced by Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes".
Lido Music) unless otherwise indicated.
Singles
Album
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by American
United States
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new wave band The Cars
The Cars
The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
, released in 1987. The album was the band's last studio album before their 1988 disbanding.
While the original album bears the credit "Produced by Ric Ocasek", individual tracks from this album that appear on various Cars compilations bear the credit "Produced by Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes".
Track listing
All songs written by Ric Ocasek (CopyrightCopyright
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- "Leave or Stay" – 2:55
- "You Are the GirlYou Are the Girl"You Are the Girl" is a 1987 song by The Cars, from their album Door to Door. It was released as a single in August 1987, reaching number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100....
" – 3:52 - "Double Trouble" – 4:14
- "Fine Line" – 5:22
- "Everything You Say" – 4:52
- "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo" – 2:52
- "Strap Me In" – 4:22
- "Coming Up You" – 4:18
- "Wound Up on You" – 5:02
- "Go Away" (Greg Hawkes, Ocasek; Copyright Lido Music, Oversnare Music) – 4:38
- "Door to Door" – 3:17
Personnel
- Ric OcasekRic OcasekRic Ocasek is an American musician and music producer. He is best known as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band, The Cars....
- rhythm guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 - Elliot EastonElliot EastonElliot Easton plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals for The Cars. His guitar solos are integral part of the band's hit singles. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music...
- electric guitar, vocals - Greg HawkesGreg HawkesGreg Hawkes is a musician best known as the keyboardist for the Rock band The Cars.Hawkes, a native of Fulton, Maryland, attended Atholton High School where he played in a band called Teeth. He then attended Berklee College of Music for two years, majoring in composition and flute...
- keyboards, vocals - Benjamin OrrBenjamin OrrBenjamin Orr was an American rock musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for the Boston based rock band, The Cars....
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, lead vocals on tracks 3, 5, 8, 10 - David RobinsonDavid Robinson (musician)David Robinson is an American rock drummer. He has performed with many rock bands including The Modern Lovers, DMZ and The Cars.He attended Woburn Memorial High School....
- drums
Production
- Arranged By The Cars
- Produced By Ric Ocasek; co-produced by Greg Hawkes
- Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Joe Barbaria
- Second Engineer: Jamie Chaleff
- Additional Recording & Mix Engineering By Brian Sklarz, David Heglmeier & Tracy Wiener
- Mastered By Stephen Innocenzi (CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
) & George Marino (LP)
Charts
AlbumChart | Position | |
---|---|---|
1987 | The Billboard 200 | 26 |
Singles
Single | Chart | Position | |
---|---|---|---|
1987 | "Strap Me In" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
1987 | "Strap Me In" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 85 |
1987 | "You Are the Girl" | Adult Contemporary | 12 |
1987 | "You Are the Girl" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
1987 | "You Are the Girl" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
1987 | "Double Trouble" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 42 |
1988 | "Coming Up You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 74 |
1988 | "Coming Up You" | Adult Contemporary | 37 |
External links
- [ Allmusic review]
- "Door To Door" at discogs