The Cars Heartbeat City Rare 1984 Limited Edition Quiex II Promo Vinyl LP
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Heartbeat City Studio album by the Cars Released March 13, 1984 Recorded July 1983 – January 1984 Studio Battery, London Genre
- New wave
- pop rock
- power pop
- soft rock
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- the Cars
(1981) Heartbeat City
(1984) Greatest Hits
(1985) Singles from Heartbeat City
- "You Might Think"
Released: March 13, 1984 - "Magic"
Released: May 7, 1984 - "Drive"
Released: July 23, 1984 - "Hello Again"
Released: October 15, 1984 - "Why Can't I Have You"
Released: January 7, 1985 - "Heartbeat City"
Released: September 1985 (UK)
Heartbeat City is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Cars. It was released on March 13, 1984, by Elektra Records. The band produced the album with Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Met with a positive commercial response, the album had numerous tracks getting airplay with the hit singles "Drive" and "You Might Think" reaching the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The album also received favorable reviews from several critics; for example, Robert Christgau stated that "the glossy approach the Cars invented has made this the best year for pure pop in damn near twenty years, and it's only fair that they should return so confidently to form."
Background
Heartbeat City contains five US top-40 hits. "Drive" and "You Might Think" reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers three and seven, respectively. A number of songs from the album gained significant radio and television exposure, notably "Drive", "You Might Think" and "Magic", which all received heavy rotation on MTV.
The lead vocal on "Drive" was sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. The song's video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton and features Ric Ocasek arguing with a troubled young woman played by model Paulina Porizkova (whom Ocasek would later marry). "Hello Again" had a video directed by Andy Warhol, who also appeared onscreen.
The single "It's Not the Night" reached number 31 on the rock charts. The song "Stranger Eyes" was used in the theatrical trailer of the 1986 film Top Gun, but never made it onto the soundtrack. "Looking for Love" was covered by Austrian singer Falco as "Munich Girls" on his 1985 album Falco 3.
When the Cars performed at Live Aid, they played three songs from the album ("You Might Think", "Drive", plus the album's title track) alongside the fan favorite "Just What I Needed".
The album was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. His commitment to the Cars album meant that he told Def Leppard he could not work on their album, Hysteria. However, due to delays in that album's recording, Lange was eventually able to produce it.
Artwork
The cover art (including an image of a 1971 Plymouth Duster 340) is from a 1972 piece by Peter Phillips called Art-O-Matic Loop di Loop.
Full cover spreadTrack listing
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek; track 7 co-written by Greg Hawkes.
Side one No. Title Vocals Length 1. "Hello Again" Ocasek 3:48 2. "Looking for Love" Ocasek 3:52 3. "Magic" Ocasek 3:57 4. "Drive" Benjamin Orr 3:55 5. "Stranger Eyes" Orr 4:24 Side two No. Title Vocals Length 6. "You Might Think" Ocasek 3:04 7. "It's Not the Night"- Orr
- Ocasek
Notes
- "Stranger Eyes" is titled "Stranger" on early US vinyl pressings.
- "Heartbeat City" is titled "Jacki" on early US vinyl and cassette pressings.
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