Nexterday is an album released by former lead singer and songwriter of 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...

, Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek is an American musician and music producer. He is best known as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band, The Cars....

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The album boasts a more DIY sound than previous albums, having been partially recorded in Ocasek's home studio with Ocasek playing many of the instruments himself. Musicians featured in his 1982 debut solo album, Beatitude

Beatitude (Ric Ocasek album)

Beatitude is the debut album released by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and principal songwriter of The Cars. It was released by Geffen Records in 1982, and featured an appearance by Greg Hawkes on keyboards.-Track listing:...

were used on Nexterday, including fellow ex-Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes

Greg Hawkes

Greg 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...

, bassist Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains

Bad Brains

Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...

, drummer/programmer Stephen George and guitarist Roger Greenawalt. Silver" was Ocasek's musical tribute to Ben Orr.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ric Ocasek.

1. "Crackpot"
2. "Bottom Dollar"
3. "Don't Lose Me"
4. "In a Little Bit"
5. "Silver"
6. "Come on"
7. "I'm Thinking"
8. "Carousel"
9. "Heard About You"
10. "Please Don't Let Me Down"
11. "It Gets Crazy"

Personnel

• Stephen George
  Stephen George
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  : Drum programming (2)
• Rob Joanise: Drums (2, 7)
• Greg Hawkes
  Greg Hawkes
  Greg 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 (5); Acoustic Guitar (8)
• Darryl Jenifer: Bass
• Roger Greenawalt: Guitar (11)
• Ric Ocasek
  Ric Ocasek
  Ric Ocasek is an American musician and music producer. He is best known as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band, The Cars....
  
  : All other instruments