The Lace

The Lace
Studio album by Benjamin Orr
Released	October 6, 1986 (1986-10-06)
Recorded	1986
Studio	The Wool Hall, Beckington, England Blue Jay, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Genre	Pop rock new wave
Length	45:05
Label	Elektra
Producer	Mike Shipley Benjamin Orr Diane Grey Page Larry Klein
Singles from The Lace
"Stay the Night" Released: October 1986 "Too Hot to Stop" Released: February 1987

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AllMusic

The Lace is the only solo studio album by The Cars' bassist and vocalist Benjamin Orr. It was released on October 6, 1986, by Elektra Records and features his only solo hit, the song, "Stay the Night", which reached the top 40 in 1987. A follow-up single "Too Hot to Stop" was also released but failed to chart. Wounded Bird Records re-released the album on CD on August 15, 2006.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Benjamin Orr and Diane Grey Page

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Too Hot to Stop"	4:18
2.	"In Circles"	4:32
3.	"Stay the Night"	4:26
4.	"Skyline"	4:10
5.	"When You're Gone"	4:51

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spinning"	4:27
2.	"Hold On"	4:30
3.	"The Lace"	4:20
4.	"That's the Way"	4:07
5.	"This Time Around"	5:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

• Benjamin Orr – lead & backing vocals, bass guitar
• Diane Grey Page – backing vocals
• Michael Landau, Elliot Easton – guitars
• Larry Klein – keyboards
• Paul Ridout – UMI programming
• David Robinson — graphic design

Production

• Produced by Mike Shipley, Ben Orr and Larry Klein
• Engineered and recorded by Mike Shipley, with additional engineering by Thom Moore
• Mixed by Thom Moore; "Stay The Night" and "Too Hot To Stop" mixed by Mike Shipley
• Mastered at Masterdisk by Bob Ludwig
• All songs published by Orange Village Music-ASCAP

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	86