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THE CARS - THE CARS (ALBUM)
Entry:17/09/1978 (Position 39)
Last week in charts:07/12/1980 (Position 50)
Peak:5 (2 weeks)
Weeks:85
Place on best of all time:121 (2428 points)
Year:1978
World wide:
nz  Peak: 5 / weeks: 85

LP
Elektra 52 088 (us)



CD DeLuxe Edition
Rhino R2 75700 (us)


TRACKS
06/06/1978
LP Elektra 52 088 (Warner) [us]
1. Good Times Roll
3:44
2. My Best Friend's Girl
3:44
3. Just What I Needed
3:44
4. I'm In Touch With Your World
3:31
5. Don't Cha Stop
3:01
6. You're All I've Got Tonight
4:13
7. Bye Bye Love
4:14
8. Moving In Stereo
5:15
9. All Mixed Up
4:14
   
20/04/1999
DeLuxe Edition - CD Rhino R2 75700 [us] / EAN 0081227570026
CD 1:
The Original Album
1. Good Times Roll
3:44
2. My Best Friend's Girl
3:44
3. Just What I Needed
3:44
4. I'm In Touch With Your World
3:31
5. Don't Cha Stop
3:01
6. You're All I've Got Tonight
4:13
7. Bye Bye Love
4:14
8. Moving In Stereo
5:15
9. All Mixed Up
4:14
CD 2:
Rarities
1. Good Times Roll (Live 1978)
3:39
2. My Best Friend's Girl (Demo)
3:52
3. Just What I Needed (Demo)
3:27
4. I'm In Touch With Your World (Demo)
3:28
5. Don't Cha Stop (Demo)
3:19
6. You're All I've Got Tonight (Demo)
4:05
7. Bye Bye Love (Demo)
4:07
8. Moving In Stereo (Demo)
5:02
9. All Mixed Up (Demo)
4:50
Unissued Songs
10. They Won't See You (Demo)
3:56
11. Take What You Want (Demo)
6:04
12. Wake Me Up (Demo)
3:52
13. You Just Can't Push Me (Demo)
3:27
14. Hotel Queenie (Demo)
3:08
   
04/03/2016
LP Rhino 8122795170 (Warner) / EAN 0081227951702
   
LP Elektra 52 088
   

MUSIC DIRECTORY
The CarsThe Cars: Discography / Become a fan
THE CARS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS
Singles

TitleEntryPeakweeks
Just What I Needed29/10/1978382
Let's Go22/07/1979408
Touch And Go28/09/1980421
Shake It Up24/01/1982269
You Might Think13/05/1984279
Magic23/09/1984501
Drive23/09/1984516
Hello Again20/01/19851210
Tonight She Comes01/12/1985206
You Are The Girl11/10/1987304
 
Albums

TitleEntryPeakweeks
The Cars17/09/1978585
Candy-O01/07/1979634
Panorama31/08/19801412
Shake It Up29/11/19811215
Heartbeat City08/04/1984165
Greatest Hits17/11/1985232
Door To Door27/09/19871011
Complete Greatest Hits07/04/2002107
SONGS BY THE CARS
A Dream Away
All Mixed Up
Be My Baby
Blue Tip
Breakaway
Bye Bye Love
Candy-O
Coming Up You
Coming Up You Again
Cruiser
Dangerous Type
Don't Cha Stop
Don't Go To Pieces
Don't Tell Me No
Door To Door
Double Life
Double Trouble
Down Boys
Drag On Forever
Drive
Everything You Say
Fine Line
Free
Getting Through
Gimme Some Slack
Go Away
Good Times Roll
Got A Lot On My Head
Heartbeat City
Hello Again
Here In My Car
Hits Me
Hotel Queenie
I Refuse
I'm In Touch With Your World
I'm Not The One
It's All I Can Do
It's Not The Night
It's Only
Just What I Needed
Keep On Knocking
Leave Or Stay
Let's Go
Little Black Egg
Looking For Love
Lust For Kicks
Magic
Maybe Baby
Midnight Dancer
Misfit Kid
Moving In Stereo
My Best Friend's Girl
Nightspots
Panorama
Running To You
Sad Song
Shake It Up
Shoo Be Doo
Shooting For You
Since I Held You
Since You're Gone
Soon
Stranger Eyes
Strap Me In
Ta Ta Wayo Wayo
Take Another Look
Take It On The Run
Take What You Want
That's It
The Edge
They Won't See You
Think It Over
This Could Be Love
Tonight She Comes
Too Late
Touch And Go
Up And Down
Victim Of Love
Wake Me Up
Why Can't I Have You
Wound Up On You
You Are The Girl
You Can't Hold On Too Long
You Just Can't Push Me
You Might Think
You Wear Those Eyes
You're All I've Got Tonight
ALBUMS BY THE CARS
2 In 1: Heartbeat City / The Cars
Candy-O
Complete Greatest Hits
Door To Door
Greatest Hits
Heartbeat City
Live At The Agora 1978
Live In Philadelphia 1987
Live In USA 1986
Move Like This
Moving In Stereo - The Best Of The Cars
Original Album Series
Panorama
Shake It Up
The Cars
The Definitive
The Elektra Years 1978-1987
Unlocked - Sight & Sound
DVDS BY THE CARS
The Cars Unlocked
Unlocked - The Live Performances
 
REVIEWS
Average points: 4.4 (Reviews: 5)
****
Mit diesen Debüt schufen sie ein harmloses Popalbum, was damals den New Wave Stil betrifft, zeigten Blondie Perfektion...<br>Die ersten 7 Songs fallen kaum auf, erst die letzten beiden Songs heben das Album etwas ab.<br>#18 in den USA und eh klar, der Rolling Stone wählte es zu den besten Alben ever (#282).
Last edited: 18.10.2011 12:23
*****
Ja, stimme dir da zu, das Debutalbum sollte gleichzeitig auch<br>ihr bestes bleiben, ein Wegbereiter der Pop und New Wave<br>Welle der 80er Jahre.....
**
Einfach öde. Schülerband-Niveau.<br><br>Die Amis fanden's trotzdem gut. <br><br>Platz 4 der Billboard-Album-Jahrescharts von 1979...
*****
Ein fast schon exzellentes Debutalbum der Amerikaner.<br><br>Ist schon was besonders. Einerseits klingt die platte so als würde man sich eine Folge DIE WILDEN SIEBZIGER anschauen und dort könnte man die Scheibe als Soundtrack hören andererseits klingt die Scheibe auch sehr modern und man nimmt die 80er Jahre vorweg wie einige wenige Synth-New Wave Anleihen.<br><br>Ähnlich vergleichbar mit einer Scheibe von TALKING HEADS aus den 70ern<br><br>JUST WHAT I NEEDED ist jedoch das Highlight schlechthin <br><br>und der /die über mir - Nein sie klingen gar nicht wie eine schülerband <br><br>Zurecht einer der 500 besten Alben aller Zeiten laut ROLLING STONE Magazine
Last edited: 10.11.2016 17:58
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