Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology

~ Release by The Cars (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Just What I Needed
assistant engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1978), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1978), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 112) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 369)
recording of:
Just What I Needed (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lido Music, Inc. and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
4.33:47
2My Best Friend's Girl
assistant engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Jay Faires and Tricia Holloway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1978), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978, in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
My Best Friend’s Girl (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
4.353:47
3Good Times Roll
assistant engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
Good Times Roll (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
3.53:49
4You're All I've Got Tonight
assistant engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
You’re All I’ve Got Tonight (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
3.754:17
5Don't Cha Stop
assistant engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
Don’t Cha Stop (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. and Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
3.53:05
6Moving in Stereo
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
Moving in Stereo (in 1978-02)
writer:
Greg Hawkes and Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc., Lido Music (not for release label use!) (in 1978) and Oversnare Music (in 1978)
3.64:47
7Take Me Now
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1977)
producer:
The Cars
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Cars Unlimited, Inc. (in 1995)
recording of:
Take Me Now (in 1977)
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
4:01
8Cool Fool
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1977)
producer:
The Cars
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Cars Unlimited, Inc. (in 1995)
recording of:
Cool Fool (in 1977)
writer:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. and Musique 33
2:43
9Let's Go
assistant engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1979), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1979) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Let’s Go
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
43:37
10Candy-O
assistant engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Candy-O
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
32:40
11Dangerous Type
assistant engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass guitar:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
lead vocals:
Ric Ocasek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dangerous Type
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
4.54:32
12Double Life
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recording of:
Double Life
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
4:27
13Got a Lot on My Head
assistant engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass guitar:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
lead vocals:
Ric Ocasek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Got a Lot on My Head
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
33:02
14It's All I Can Do
assistant engineer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
engineer:
Geoff Workman
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2017)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
It’s All I Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
3.653:48
15Nightspots (Early version)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recording of:
Night Spots (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. (in 1979)
3:09
16Slip Away
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1978 until 1979)
producer:
The Cars
recording of:
Slipaway (from 1978 until 1979)
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3:44
17That's It
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2017)
recording of:
That’s It
writer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Lido Music, Inc.
3:24
18Panorama
engineer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Panorama
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
35:46
19Gimme Some Slack
engineer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Gimme Some Slack
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
33:36
20Don't Go to Pieces
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recording of:
Don't Go to Pieces
writer:
Greg Hawkes and Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc. and Oversnare Music
4:03
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1Touch and Go
engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
engineered at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Touch and Go
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3.44:59
2Don't Tell Me No
engineer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Don’t Tell Me No
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
34:03
3Shake It Up
assistant engineer:
Thom Moore (Syncro Sound engineer, Gang Green producer) and Walter Turbitt (UK engineer, producer, songwriter, and guitarist.)
engineer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Syncro Sound in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Shake It Up
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
4.33:35
4Since You're Gone
assistant engineer:
Thom Moore (Syncro Sound engineer, Gang Green producer) and Walter Turbitt (UK engineer, producer, songwriter, and guitarist.)
engineer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Syncro Sound in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Since You’re Gone
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3.53:34
5I'm Not the One
engineer:
Thom Moore (Syncro Sound engineer, Gang Green producer), Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer) and Walter Turbitt (UK engineer, producer, songwriter, and guitarist.)
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1981) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1981)
recording of:
I’m Not the One
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
34:15
6Cruiser
producer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer)
recording of:
Cruiser
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1981)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
4:59
7The Little Black Egg
producer:
The Cars
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Cars Unlimited, Inc. (in 1995)
recorded at:
Syncro Sound in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1981)
cover recording of:
Little Black Egg (in 1981)
writer:
Chuck Conlon and Michael Stone (songwriter and manager of The Nightcrawlers)
publisher:
Alison Music Co.
2:54
8Funtime
producer:
The Cars
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Cars Unlimited, Inc. (in 1995)
recorded at:
Syncro Sound in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1981)
cover recording of:
Funtime (in 1981)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
3:11
9You Might Think
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You Might Think
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
4.73:09
10Drive
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Drive by The Cars
recording of:
Drive
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Gallo Music Publishing, Lido Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
43:58
11Magic
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
performer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Magic
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3.24:01
12Hello Again
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hello Again
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
4.653:50
13Why Can't I Have You
recording engineer:
Nigel Green (engineer)
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
drums (drum set):
David Robinson (US rock drummer)
guitar:
Elliot Easton and Ric Ocasek
keyboard:
Greg Hawkes
vocals:
Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr (co-lead singer for The Cars)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Why Can’t I Have You
publisher:
Ric Ocasek (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3.354:06
14Breakaway
producer:
The Cars and Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1985)
recording of:
Breakaway
writer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3:47
15Tonight She Comes
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
The Cars and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1985) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Tonight She Comes
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3.353:57
16You Are the Girl
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Barbaria
engineer:
Joe Barbaria and Jamie Chaleff
additional producer:
Greg Hawkes
producer:
Ric Ocasek
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
You Are the Girl
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
43:56
17Strap Me In
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Barbaria
engineer:
Joe Barbaria and Jamie Chaleff
additional producer:
Greg Hawkes
producer:
Ric Ocasek
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Strap Me In
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
44:26
18Door to Door
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Barbaria
engineer:
Joe Barbaria and Jamie Chaleff
additional producer:
Greg Hawkes
producer:
Ric Ocasek
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Door to Door
lyricist and composer:
Ric Ocasek
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
43:21
19Leave or Stay
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1977)
producer:
The Cars
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Cars Unlimited, Inc. (in 1995)
recording of:
Leave or Stay (1977 demo version) (in 1977)
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
3:03
20Ta Ta Wayo Wayo
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1977)
producer:
The Cars
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Cars Unlimited, Inc. (in 1995)
recording of:
Ta Ta Wayo Wayo (1977 Demo Version) (in 1977)
publisher:
Lido Music, Inc.
2:48