The Cars were a popular American New Wave band that formed in 1976, after going through several different incarnations. They hailed from Boston, Massachusetts and were signed to Elektra Records in 1977. Lineup: David Robinson (drummer), Benjamin Orr (singer/bassist), Ric Ocasek (singer/rhythm guitarist), Elliot Easton (lead guitarist), Greg Hawkes (keyboardist). During their career, they released six albums: The Cars (1978), Candy-O (1979), Panorama (1980), Shake It Up (1981), Heartbeat City (1984), and Door to Door (1987). The first five of these albums all were certified platinum by the RIAA, and their self-titled debut was one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s, remaining on the Billboard album charts for over a year. They experienced a second wave of popularity in 1984 with the album Heartbeat City and the popular MTV staples "You Might Think," "Magic," and "Drive," the last of which was their highest-charting single, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, after that peak, they vanished from the public eye and worked on solo projects, and released one final album before breaking up in early 1988. Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in October 2000. Guitarist Elliot Easton played in a surf music group and joined a touring act called Creedence Clearwater Revisted with ex-members of Creedence Clearwater Re
1 | Cruiser | Shake It Up |
2 | I'm Not the One | The Cars Greatest Hits |
3 | Heartbeat City | Heartbeat City |
4 | Touch And Go | Panorama |
5 | Maybe Baby | Shake It Up |
6 | Moving In Stereo | The Cars |
7 | Shake It Up | Shake It Up |
8 | You Wear Those Eyes | Panorama |
9 | You're All I've Got Tonight | The Cars |
10 | Breakaway | Just What I Needed Anthology Disc 2 |
11 | Down Boys | Panorama |
12 | Shake It Up | Greatest Hits Of The Cars |
13 | Magic | Heartbeat City |
14 | I'm In Touch With Your World | The Cars |
15 | Drive | The Cars Greatest Hits |
16 | Candy-O | Candy-O |
17 | Victim Of Love | Shake It Up |
18 | Hello Again | Heartbeat City |
19 | Just What I Needed | Greatest Hits Of The Cars |
20 | Double Life | Candy-O |