The Essentials (The Cars album)

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The Essentials
Greatest hits by The Cars
Released	2005
Recorded	1978-1987
Genre	New Wave
Label	WEA International
Producer(s)	Roy Thomas Baker, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mike Shipley, Ric Ocasek, The Cars with David McLees
The Cars chronology
Complete Greatest Hits (2002)	The Essentials (2005)

The Essentials is a greatest hits compilation released by WEA International in 2005.

[edit] Track listing

1. "My Best Friend's Girl"
2. "You Might Think"
3. "Since You're Gone"
4. "Shake it Up"
5. "Just What I Needed"
6. "Magic"
7. "Touch and Go"
8. "Drive"
9. "You Are the Girl"
10. "Candy-O"
11. "Tonight She Comes"
12. "Let's Go"

[edit] Personnel

• Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Greg Hawkes – keyboards, backing vocals
• Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11
• Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, lead vocals on 5, 8, 10, 12
• David Robinson – drums, percussion