Shake It Up

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Shake It Up
Shake It Up cover
Studio album by The Cars
Released November 1981
Recorded 1981 @Synchro Sound, Boston
Genre New Wave/Rock and roll
Length 40:42
Label Elektra Records
Producer Roy Thomas Baker
Professional reviews
The Cars chronology
Panorama
(1980)
Shake It Up
(1981)
Heartbeat City
(1984)

Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American new wave band The Cars, released in 1981.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Ric Ocasek except where noted.

  1. "Since You're Gone" – 3:30
  2. "Shake It Up" – 3:32
  3. "I'm Not the One" – 4:12
  4. "Victim of Love" – 4:24
  5. "Cruiser" – 4:54
  6. "A Dream Away" – 5:44
  7. "This Could Be Love" (Greg Hawkes, Ocasek) – 4:26
  8. "Think it Over" – 4:56
  9. "Maybe Baby" – 5:04

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard Pop Albums 9

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Shake It Up" The Billboard Hot 100 4
1982 "Shake It Up" Billboard Club Play Singles 14
1982 "Shake It Up" Billboard Mainstream Rock 2
1982 "Cruiser" Billboard Mainstream Rock 37
1982 "Since You're Gone" Billboard Mainstream Rock 24
1982 "Since You're Gone" The Billboard Hot 100 41
1982 "Think It Over" Billboard Mainstream Rock 41
1982 "Victim of Love" Billboard Mainstream Rock 39

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Double Platinum December 17, 2001

[edit] Trivia

  1. A club version of "Since You're Gone" was released in December 2007 by Koishii and Hush, featuring vocals by Amy Jo Johnson.
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