Greatest Hits (The Cars album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits cover
Greatest hits by The Cars
Released October 25, 1985
Recorded 1977–1985
Genre New Wave/Rock and roll/Soft rock
Length 50:06
Label Elektra
Producer The Cars, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Shipley
Professional reviews
The Cars chronology
Heartbeat City
(1984)		 Greatest Hits
(1985)		 Door to Door
(1987)

Greatest Hits is a six-times platinum-selling compilation album by the new wave band The Cars. It was released in October 1985 on Elektra Records.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Ric Ocasek.

  1. "Just What I Needed" (from The Cars, 1978) – 3:43
  2. "Since You're Gone" (from Shake It Up, 1981) – 3:31
  3. "You Might Think" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 3:04
  4. "Good Times Roll" (from The Cars, 1978) – 3:44
  5. "Touch and Go" (from Panorama, 1980) – 4:54
  6. "Drive" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 3:54
  7. "Tonight She Comes" (previously unreleased) – 3:52
  8. "My Best Friend's Girl" (from The Cars, 1978) – 3:44
  9. "Heartbeat City" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 4:29 CD Release Only
  10. "Let's Go" (from Candy-O, 1979) – 3:33
  11. "I'm Not the One" (1985 single version /original on Shake It Up, 1981) – 3:58
  12. "Magic" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 3:57
  13. "Shake It Up" (from Shake It Up, 1981) – 3:32

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1985 The Billboard 200 12

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Tonight She Comes" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1985 "Tonight She Comes" The Billboard Hot 100 7

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA 6x Platinum December 17, 2001
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