Shake It Up (The Cars album)

For the 2001 compilation album, see Shake It Up & Other Hits.

Shake It Up

Studio album by The Cars

Released

November 6, 1981

Recorded

Syncro Sound, Boston 1981

Genre

New wave, dance-rock

Length

40:42

The Cars chronology

Panorama
(1980)

Shake It Up
(1981)

Heartbeat City
(1984)

Singles from Shake It Up

"Shake It Up" / "Cruiser"
Released: November 9, 1981
"Since You're Gone"
Released: 1982
"Victim of Love"
Released: 1982
"Think It Over"
Released: 1982 (UK only)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	(B) ^[2]

Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Cars, released in 1981. It was the last album by the Cars to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker. A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became their first Billboard top ten hit.

Song appearances

"Shake It Up" and "Since You're Gone" appear on The Last American Virgin soundtrack album.

"I'm Not the One" was remixed upon its inclusion on their Greatest Hits album of 1985, with special attention paid to the electronic percussion and echo effects. This song also appears in the Adam Sandler movie Billy Madison.

Cover art

The cover model is Mary Ann Walsh.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ric Ocasek, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Vocals	Length
1.	"Since You're Gone"	Ocasek	3:30
2.	"Shake It Up"	Ocasek	3:32
3.	"I'm Not the One"	Ocasek	4:12
4.	"Victim of Love"	Ocasek	4:24
5.	"Cruiser"	Benjamin Orr	4:54

Side two
No.	Title	Vocals	Length
6.	"A Dream Away"	Ocasek	5:44
7.	"This Could Be Love" (Greg Hawkes, Ocasek)	Orr	4:26
8.	"Think It Over"	Orr	4:56
9.	"Maybe Baby"	Ocasek	5:04

Personnel

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

Production

Arranged by The Cars
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker
Recorded & Engineered by Ian Taylor
Mastered by George Marino

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

Certifications

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

External links

"Shake It Up" at discogs

References

The Cars

Ric Ocasek Elliot Easton Greg Hawkes David Robinson Benjamin Orr

Studio albums	The Cars Candy-O Panorama Shake It Up Heartbeat City Door to Door Move Like This

Compilations	Greatest Hits Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology Shake It Up & Other Hits Complete Greatest Hits The Essentials

Concert tours	North American Tour Spring 2011

Related articles	Discography Ric Ocasek discography Benjamin Orr discography Elliot Easton discography Greg Hawkes discography Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars

The New Cars	Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Atom Ellis Prairie Prince The New Cars It's Alive! Utopia

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