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Door to Door is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Cars, released on August 25, 1987, by Elektra Records. The album was produced by frontman Ric Ocasek, with additional production by keyboardist Greg Hawkes. Three singles were released from the album, though only "You Are the Girl" reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 17. Door to Door became the Cars' lowest-charting studio album, peaking at number 26 on the Billboard 200, and within a year of its release the band would break up.

Door to Door
Studio album by the Cars
Released	August 25, 1987
Recorded	April–May 1987
Studio	Electric Lady (New York City)
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	46:43
Label	Elektra
Producer	Ric Ocasek
The Cars chronology
Greatest Hits (1985) Door to Door (1987) Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology (1995)
Singles from Door to Door
"You Are the Girl" Released: August 1987 "Strap Me In" Released: October 19, 1987 "Coming Up You" Released: January 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Background

Door to Door was both the group's last studio album with the original lineup before they disbanded in 1988 and the last to feature bassist Benjamin Orr before his death in 2000. The band would not release another studio album until Move Like This (2011).

Although by 1987, the Cars had reached the heights of superstardom, their last few albums had relied heavily on studio tricks and machines, but this album was an attempt to return to the group's original roots. For example, where the previous album, Heartbeat City, extensively used sampled and sequenced drums (a move that had somewhat alienated drummer David Robinson), this album returned to having Robinson performing the drums in the studio, often simultaneously with other band members.

During a writing jam session, the band began to play "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo", a song from their earliest days together. It had never been recorded in studio, except as a demo in 1977. They enjoyed the tune so much that the 1987 version of the song made it onto the album. The opening track, "Leave or Stay", also was originally a 1977 demo that was not properly recorded until Door to Door, although they had often played the song live in the band's early days.[3] Both tracks had their respective 1977 demo versions eventually issued on the 1995 compilation Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology.

The lead single from the album, "You Are the Girl", reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Album Rock Tracks chart.[4][5] The follow-up single, "Strap Me In", peaked at number 85 on the Hot 100, while reaching number four on the rock chart.[4][5] The final single, "Coming Up You", peaked at number 74 on the Hot 100, as well as number 37 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.[4][6]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Door to Door.[7]

The Cars

• Ric Ocasek – vocals, guitar
• Greg Hawkes – vocals, keyboards
• Benjamin Orr – vocals, bass guitar
• Elliot Easton – vocals, guitar
• David Robinson – vocals, drums

Technical

• Ric Ocasek – production
• Greg Hawkes – additional production
• Joe Barbaria – recording, mixing engineering
• George Marino – LP mastering
• Stephen Innocenzi – CD mastering
• Jamie Chaleff – second engineer
• David Heglmeier, Brian Sklarz, Tracy Wiener – special assistance
• Andy Topeka – technical assistance

Artwork

• Marco Glaviano – cover design, photography
• Emanuele DiLiberto – painting

Charts

References

На других языках

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- [en] Door to Door (album)

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[es] Door to Door

Door To Door es el sexto álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense de New Wave, The Cars. Es el último con la formación clásica original, y fue el definitivo hasta la publicación del álbum Move Like This (2011).

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[ru] Door to Door

Door to Door (с англ. — «От Двери к Двери») — шестой студийный альбом американской рок-группы The Cars, выпущенный 25 августа 1987 года на лейбле Elektra Records. Альбом был спродюсирован фронтменом Риком Окасеком, а дополнительным продюсером выступил клавишник Грег Хоукс. С альбома было выпущено три сингла, хотя только "You Are the Girl" достигла топ-40 Billboard Hot 100, достигнув 17-го места. Door to Door стал самым низкопродоваемым студийным альбомом The Cars, достигнув 26-го места в Billboard 200, и через год после его выхода группа распалась.

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