The Cars "Heartbeat City - Live" (2026) -Pop Rock / SynthPop / AOR-

Label : Rhino Entertainment

 Side One

01 - Hello Again (Ric Ocasek)

02 - It's Not The Night (Ric Ocasek & Greg Hawkes)

03 - Touch And Go (Ric Ocasek)

04 - Candy-O (Ric Ocasek)

05 - Good Times Roll (Ric Ocasek)

Side Two

01 - Jimmy Jimmy (Ric Ocasek)

02 - Moving In Stereo (Ric Ocasek & Greg Hawkes)

03 - Just What I Needed (Ric Ocasek)

04 - A Dream Away (Ric Ocasek)

Side Three

01 - Cruiser (Ric Ocasek)

02 - Drive (Ric Ocasek)

03 - You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)

04 - My Best Friend's Girl (Ric Ocasek)

Side Four

01 - Magic (Ric Ocasek)

02 - Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)

03 - Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)

04 - You're All I've Got Tonight (Ric Ocasek)

Recorded Live at the Summit, Houston, TX, September 11, 1984

Produced by The Cars

Engineer : Biff Dawes

Tour Manager : Richard Fernandez

Compilation Produced & A&R Supervision : Vinny Vero

Mastering by Dan Hersch with Bill Inglot at d2 Mastering

Mastered for LP by Bernie Grundman at Grundman Mastering

Product Manager : John Peña

The Cars : Elliot Easton, Benjamin Orr, David Robinson, Rick Ocasek, Greg Hawkes

The Cars "Door To Door" (1987) -Pop Rock / AOR-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 

 Side One

01 - Leave Or Stay (Ric Ocasek)

02 - You Are The Girl (Ric Ocasek)

03 - Double Trouble (Ric Ocasek)

04 - Fine Line (Ric Ocasek)

05 - Everything You Say (Ric Ocasek)

06 - Ta Ta Wayo Wayo (Ric Ocasek)

Side Two

01 - Strap Me In (Ric Ocasek)

02 - Coming Up You (Ric Ocasek)

03 - Wound Up On You (Ric Ocasek)

04 - Go Away (Ric Ocasek & Greg Hawkes)

05 - Door To Door (Ric Ocasek)

Produced by Ric Ocasek

Recording & Mixing Engineer : Joe Barbaria

Mastered by George Marino, Sterling Sound, New Yor, N.Y.

Recorded & Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY

Additional Production Services : Greg Hawkes

Second Engineer : Jamie Chaleff

Special Assistance : David Heglmeier, Brian Sklarz, Tracy Wiener

Technical Assistance : Andy Topeka

Rik Ocasek : Vocals, Guitar

Greg Hawkes : Vocals, Keyboards

Benjamin Orr : Vocals, Bass Guitar

Elliot Easton : Vocals, Guitar

David Robinson : Vocals, Drums

The Cars "Candy-O" (1979) -Pop Rock / Power Pop-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Let's Go (Ric Ocasek)

02 - Since I Held You (Ric Ocasek)

03 - It's All I Can Do (Ric Ocasek)

04 - Double Life (Ric Ocasek)

05 - Shoo Be Doo (Ric Ocasek)

06 - Candy-O (Ric Ocasek)

Side  Two

01 - Nightspots (Ric Ocasek)

02 - You Can't Hold On Too Long (Ric Ocasek)

03 - Lust For Kicks (Ric Ocasek)

04 - Got A Lot On My Head (Ric Ocasek)

05 - The Dangerous Type (Ric Ocasek)

Produced by Roy Thomas Baker

Engineered by Geoff Workman for R.T.B. (Audio Visual) Productions Ltd

Assistant Engineer : George Tutko

Recorded at Cherokee Studios, L.A.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y. by George Marino  

Ric Ocasek : Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Greg Hawkes : Keyboards, Percussion, Sax, Backing vocals

David Robinson : Drums, Percussion

Benjamin Orr : Vocals, Bass Guitar

Elliot Easton : Lead Guitar, Backing vocals

The Cars "Panorama" (1980) -Pop Rock / SynthPop-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Panorama (Ric Ocasek)

02 - Touch And Go (Ric Ocasek)

03 - Gimme Some Slack (Ric Ocasek)

04 - Don't Tell Me No (Ric Ocasek)

05 - Getting Through (Ric Ocasek)

Side Two

01 - Misfit Kid (Ric Ocasek)

02 - Down Boys (Ric Ocasek)

03 - You Wear Those Eyes (Ric Ocasek)

04 - Running To You (Ric Ocasek)

05 - Up And Down (Ric Ocasek)

Produced by Roy Thomas Baker

David Robinson : Drums, Backing vocals

Greg Hawkes : Keyboards, Saxophones, Backing vocals

Benjamin Orr : Vocals, Bass Guitar

Ric Ocasek : Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Elliot Easton : Lead Guitar, Backing vocals

Engineered by Ian Taylor for R.T.B. (Audio-Visual) Productions U.S.A.

Assistant Engineers : 

John Weaver - Cherokee Recording Studio, Los Angeles

Jason Corsaro - The Power Station, New York

The Cars Production Assistant : Thom Moore

Elliot Easton "Change No Change" (1985) -Power Pop / Pop Rock-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Tools Of Your Labor (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

02 - (Wearing Down) Like A Wheel (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

03 - Shayla (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

04 - Help Me (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

05 - (She Made It) New For Me (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

Side Two

01 - I Want You (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

02 - The Hard Way (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

03 - Fight My Way To Love (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

04 - Change (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

05 - Wide Awake (Elliot Easton & Jules Shear)

Elliot Easton : Six & Twelve String Guitars (Electric & Acoustic), Electric Sitar, Synthesizer Guitar, Bass & Lead vocals

Jules Shear : Background vocals

Stephen Hague : Synthesizers

Stephen George : Drums

Brad Hallen : Bass on "Wide Awake", "The Hard Way" & "Fight My Way To Love"

Jon Mathias : Additional Background vocals on "Tools Of Your Labor" & "I Want You", Additional Synthesizers on "Wide Awake"

Recorded at Syncro Sound Studios in Boston, Mass.

Engineered by Jon Mathias

Second Engineer : David Heglmeier

Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NYC

Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino

Produced by Stephen Hague & Jon Mathias

The Cars "Heartbeat City" (1984) -Power Pop / AOR-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side A

01 - Hello Again (Ric Ocasek)
02 - Looking For Love (Ric Ocasek)
03 - Magic (Ric Ocasek)
04 - Drive (Ric Ocasek)
05 - Stranger Eyes (Ric Ocasek)

Side B

01 - You Might Think (Ric Ocasek)
02 - It's Not The Night (Ric Ocasek & Greg Hawkes)
03 - Why Can't I Have You (Ric Ocasek)
04 - I Refuse (Ric Ocasek)
05 - Heartbeat City (Ric Ocasek)


Produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange & The Cars

Recorded at Battery Studios, London, England
Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
Recording Engineer : Nigel Green
Mixing Engineer : Mike Shipley
Mastered by George Marino, Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Production Assistance : Andy Topeka, David Heglmeier & Steve Rance
Fairlight CMI Programming : Greg Hawkes, Andy Topeka & David Robinson

Ric Ocasek : Vocals, Guitar
Benjamin Orr : Vocals, Bass
Elliot Easton : Guitar, Vocals
Greg Hawkes : Keyboards, Vocals
David Robinson : Drums