Greatest Hits (The Cars album)

Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by The Cars

Released

October 25, 1985

Recorded

1978–85

Genre

New wave, pop rock, power pop

Length

50:06

Label

Elektra

Producer

The Cars, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Shipley

The Cars chronology

Heartbeat City
(1984)

Greatest Hits
(1985)

Door to Door
(1987)

Singles from Greatest Hits

"Tonight She Comes"
Released: October 14, 1985
"I'm Not the One"
Released: January 13, 1986

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A− ^[2]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the new wave rock band The Cars. It was released in October 1985 on Elektra Records. "Tonight She Comes," a previously unreleased song, was issued as a single in 1985 to support this greatest hits package. The album was a commercial success, going six-times platinum.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ric Ocasek.

Side one
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Just What I Needed"	The Cars	3:43
2.	"Since You're Gone"	Shake It Up	3:31
3.	"You Might Think"	Heartbeat City	3:04
4.	"Good Times Roll"	The Cars	3:44
5.	"Touch and Go"	Panorama	4:54
6.	"Drive"	Heartbeat City	3:54

Side two
No.	Title	Original album	Length
7.	"Tonight She Comes"	previously unreleased	3:52
8.	"My Best Friend's Girl"	The Cars	3:44
9.	"Heartbeat City" (CD and Cassette release only)	Heartbeat City	4:29
10.	"Let's Go"	Candy-O	3:33
11.	"I'm Not the One" (1985 remixed version)	Shake It Up	3:58
12.	"Magic"	Heartbeat City	3:57
13.	"Shake It Up"	Shake It Up	3:32

Personnel

Ric Ocasek – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 6 & 10
David Robinson – drums
Greg Hawkes – keyboards, vocals
Elliot Easton – electric guitar, vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	12

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"Tonight She Comes"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1985	"Tonight She Comes"	The Billboard Hot 100	7

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – USA	6x Platinum^[3]	December 17, 2001

References

↑ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
↑ Robert Christgau review
↑ "RIAA searchable certification database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-03-17.

The Cars

Ric Ocasek Elliot Easton Greg Hawkes David Robinson Benjamin Orr

Studio albums	The Cars Candy-O Panorama Shake It Up Heartbeat City Door to Door Move Like This

Compilations	Greatest Hits Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology Shake It Up & Other Hits Complete Greatest Hits The Essentials Classic Tracks The Elektra Years 1978–1987

Singles	"Just What I Needed" "My Best Friend's Girl" "Good Times Roll" "Let's Go" "It's All I Can Do" "Double Life" "Touch and Go" "Don't Tell Me No" "Gimme Some Slack" "Shake It Up" "Since You're Gone" "Victim of Love" "Think It Over" (UK only) "You Might Think" "Magic" "Drive" "Hello Again" "Why Can't I Have You" "Heartbeat City" (UK only) "Tonight She Comes" "I'm Not the One" "You Are the Girl" "Strap Me In" "Coming Up You" "Sad Song"

Other songs	"I'm in Touch with Your World" "Don't Cha Stop" "You're All I've Got Tonight" "Bye Bye Love" "Moving in Stereo" "All Mixed Up" "Candy-O" "Night Spots" "Dangerous Type" "Panorama" "Cruiser" "Blue Tip"

Concert tours	North American Tour Spring 2011

Related articles	Discography Ric Ocasek discography Benjamin Orr discography Elliot Easton discography Greg Hawkes discography Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars

The New Cars	Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Atom Ellis Prairie Prince The New Cars It's Alive! Utopia

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