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Greatest Hits (The Cars album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
the Cars
ReleasedOctober 25, 1985
Recorded1978–1985
Genres
Length50:15
LabelElektra
Producers
The Cars chronology
Heartbeat City
(1984)		 Greatest Hits
(1985)		 Door to Door
(1987)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Tonight She Comes"
    Released: October 14, 1985
  2. "I'm Not the One"
    Released: January 13, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star[4]

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Cars, released on October 25, 1985, by Elektra Records. "Tonight She Comes", a previously unreleased song, and a remix of "I'm Not the One" were issued as singles to support the album. Conspicuously missing from the track list, fan favorite "It's All I Can Do." It was a commercial success, going six-times platinum. It was remastered for gold CD by Steve Hoffman in 1998 for DCC Compact Classics.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Just What I Needed"The Cars, 19783:43
2."Since You're Gone"Shake It Up, 19813:31
3."You Might Think"Heartbeat City, 19843:04
4."Good Times Roll"The Cars3:44
5."Touch and Go"Panorama, 19804:54
6."Drive"Heartbeat City3:54
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
7."Tonight She Comes"Previously unreleased3:52
8."My Best Friend's Girl"The Cars3:44
9."Heartbeat City" (not included on vinyl release)Heartbeat City4:29
10."Let's Go"Candy-O, 19793:33
11."I'm Not the One" (remix)Shake It Up4:07
12."Magic"Heartbeat City3:57
13."Shake It Up"Shake It Up3:32

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] 4× Platinum 280,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Cars". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  4. ↑ Berger, Arion (2004). "The Cars". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 141 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 43, Issue 19 (1986-02-01)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Cars – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 3/11/1985 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  9. ↑ "The Cars Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 41. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ "RPM's Top 100 Albums of 1985". RPM. Vol. 43, no. 16. December 25, 1985. p. 14. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  12. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1985". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 25, 53.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – The Cars – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  17. ↑ "British album certifications – Cars – Cars Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. October 21, 1986. Retrieved July 31, 2021. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Cars Greatest Hits Cars in the "Search:" field.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – The Cars – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. December 17, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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