music.wikisort.org - CompositionShake It Up is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Cars, released on November 6, 1981, by Elektra Records. It was the last Cars record to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker. A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list. [4] In 2021, Rhino Entertainment re-released the album on neon green vinyl.[5]
1981 studio album by the Cars
This article is about the 1981 album by the Cars. For the album's title song, see
Shake It Up (The Cars song). For the band's 2001 compilation album, see Shake It Up & Other Hits.
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Released | November 6, 1981 |
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Recorded | 1981 |
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Studio | Syncro Sound (Boston, Massachusetts) |
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Length | 40:42 |
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Label | Elektra |
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Producer | Roy Thomas Baker |
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted.
Side twoTitle | Writer(s) | Vocals |
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6. | "A Dream Away" | | Ocasek | 5:44 |
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7. | "This Could Be Love" | | Orr | 4:26 |
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8. | "Think It Over" | | Orr | 4:56 |
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9. | "Maybe Baby" | | Ocasek | 5:04 |
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2018 reissue bonus tracksTitle | Writer(s) | Vocals |
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10. | "Since You're Gone" (early version) | | Ocasek | 5:57 |
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11. | "Shake It Up" (demo) | | Ocasek/Orr | 4:10 |
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12. | "I'm Not the One" (1985 remix from Greatest Hits) | | Ocasek | 4:10 |
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13. | "Cruiser" (early version) | | Ocasek | 5:00 |
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14. | "Take It On the Run" (early version of "A Dream Away") | | Ocasek | 6:19 |
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15. | "Coming Up You Again" (1981 version of "Coming Up You") | | Ocasek | 5:22 |
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16. | "The Little Black Egg" (from Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology, 1995) | Chuck Conlon | Ocasek | 2:54 |
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17. | "Midnight Dancer" (demo, previously unreleased) | | Orr | 4:22 |
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Personnel
- Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, lead vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9)
- Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, lead vocals (5, 7, 8)
- David Robinson – drums, percussion
- Greg Hawkes – keyboards, backing vocals
Production
- The Cars – arrangements
- Roy Thomas Baker – producer
- Ian Taylor – recording
- Thom Moore – assistant engineer
- Walter Turbitt – assistant engineer
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- David Robinson – cover design
- Clint Clemens – photography
Charts
Certifications
References
- Shake It Up at AllMusic
- Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). "Cars". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- Robert Christgau rock critic
- "The 50 Best Albums of 1981". Spin. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ""Start Your Ear Off Right" with Limited Edition Vinyl Releases". Rhino Entertainment. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0463". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – The Cars – Shake It Up" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- "Charts.nz – The Cars – Shake It Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- "The Cars Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- "Top 100 Albums 82". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 19. December 25, 1982. p. 19. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
Bibliography
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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Shake It Up (с англ. — «Встряхнись») — четвёртый студийный альбом американской рок-группы The Cars, выпущенный 6 ноября 1981 года на лейбле Elektra Records. Это был последний альбом, спродюсированный Роем Томасом Бейкером.
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