Beatitude (album)

Beatitude
Studio album by Ric Ocasek
Released	December 30, 1982
Recorded	Electric Lady Studios
Genre	New Wave
Length	45:50
Label	Geffen
Producer	Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek chronology
Beatitude (1982) This Side of Paradise (1986)

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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

All tracks composed by Ric Ocasek; except where indicated

1. "Jimmy Jimmy" – 4:57
2. "Something to Grab For" – 3:43
3. "Prove" – 3:56
4. "I Can't Wait" – 3:43
5. "Connect Up to Me" – 7:37
6. "A Quick One" – 3:37
7. "Out of Control" (Ocasek, Greg Hawkes) – 4:41
8. "Take a Walk" – 4:38
9. "Sneak Attack" – 3:55
10. "Time Bomb" – 5:03

Although the album track "Prove" was given an extended 12" remix, it was never released as a single.

Personnel

• Ric Ocasek - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Jules Shear, Steve Cataldo, Antonio DePortago - vocals
• Roger Greenawalt, Casey Lindström - guitar
• Fuzzbee Morse - guitar, keyboards
• Greg Hawkes - keyboards
• Stephen Hague - keyboards
• Akio Akashi, Darryl Jenifer - bass
• Deric Dyer - saxophone
• Stephen George, "Miss Linn" - drums

Production

• Ric Ocasek - producer
• David Hegelmeier - tape operator
• Ian Taylor - engineer
• Walter Turbitt - assistant engineer
• George Marino - mastering
• All songs published by Ric Ocasek Music, except "Out Of Control" (published by Ric Ocasek Music/Oversnare Music-Lido Music)

Title

The title is a play on the term "beat", but also an homage to the 1950s poetry magazine Beatitude, which featured work by, amongst others Allen Ginsberg. The Geffen CD issue of the release has the title mis-printed as "Beautitude".