Start the Car

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Start the Car
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1992
RecordedCherokee Studios, Westlake Audio, Ocean Way Studios, Capitol Studios, Track Record, Groove Masters, Image Recordings
Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length47:33
LabelReprise
ProducerJude Cole, James Newton Howard
Jude Cole chronology
A View from 3rd Street
(1990)
Start the Car
(1992)
I Don't Know Why I Act This Way
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Start the Car is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter Jude Cole. Released in 1992, five years after his self-titled debut solo album. After A View from Third Street, Jude Cole shifted to a more heartland rock sound. The album peaked at number 46 in Australia and number 24 in Sweden. Its lead single, "Start the Car", became a hit in several countries, reaching number six on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, number 24 in Canada, and number 59 in Australia.[2][3][4]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written and composed by Jude Cole except where noted.

  1. "Start the Car" – 5:07
  2. "Worlds Apart" (Cole, Ron Aniello) – 3:54
  3. "Open Road" – 5:19
  4. "Just Another Night" (Cole, James Newton Howard) – 3:47
  5. "Tell the Truth" – 5:27
  6. "Intro" – 0:43
  7. "Right There Now" – 5:05
  8. "First Your Money (Then Your Clothes)" (Cole, George Green) – 4:12
  9. "It Comes Around" – 4:38
  10. "Blame It on Fate" – 4:50
  11. "A Place in the Line" – 4:31

Personnel[edit]

Technical
  • Marc Greene, Chris Lord-Alge, Bob Schaper, Erich Gobel – recording engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Michael Ostin – executive producer
  • John Halpern, Rick Cole, John Heiden, Jeri Heiden, Michael Wilson – photography
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction

Charts[edit]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 42
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ Start the Car at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. October 24, 1992. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. October 24, 1992. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jude Cole – Start the Car". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jude Cole – Start the Car". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 18, 2023.