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The Essentials by The Cars is a compilation of hits released by WEA International in 2005.[3]

The Essentials

Compilation album by

The Cars

Released

2005

Recorded

1978-1987

Genre

New wave

Label

WEA International

Producer

Roy Thomas Baker, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mike Shipley, Ric Ocasek, The Cars with David McLees

The Cars chronology

Complete Greatest Hits
(2002)

The Essentials
(2005)

Classic Tracks
(2008)

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"My Best Friend's Girl"	The Cars	3:44
2.	"You Might Think"	Heartbeat City	3:04
3.	"Since You're Gone"	Shake It Up	3:30
4.	"Shake It Up"	Shake It Up	3:32
5.	"Just What I Needed"	The Cars	3:43
6.	"Magic"	Heartbeat City	3:57
7.	"Touch and Go"	Panorama	4:55
8.	"Drive"	Heartbeat City	3:55
9.	"You Are the Girl"	Door to Door	3:52
10.	"Candy-O"	Candy-O	2:36
11.	"Tonight She Comes"	Greatest Hits	3:52
12.	"Let's Go"	Candy-O	3:33

Personnel

Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
Greg Hawkes – keyboards, backing vocals
Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11
Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, lead vocals on 5, 8, 10, 12
David Robinson – drums, percussion

References

Sendra, Tim. "The Essentials - The Cars". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
Larkin, Colin (2011). "Cars". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
"The Cars – The Essentials: The Cars (2005, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

v t e The Cars
Elliot Easton Greg Hawkes Ric Ocasek Benjamin Orr David Robinson
Studio albums	The Cars Candy-O Panorama Shake It Up Heartbeat City Door to Door Move Like This
Other albums	Greatest Hits Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology Shake It Up & Other Hits Complete Greatest Hits The Essentials The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances The Elektra Years 1978–1987
Singles	"Just What I Needed" "My Best Friend's Girl" "Good Times Roll" "Let's Go" "It's All I Can Do" "Double Life" "Touch and Go" "Don't Tell Me No" "Gimme Some Slack" "Shake It Up" "Since You're Gone" "Victim of Love" "Think It Over" "You Might Think" "Magic" "Drive" "Hello Again" "Why Can't I Have You" "Heartbeat City" "Tonight She Comes" "I'm Not the One" "You Are the Girl" "Strap Me In" "Coming Up You" "Sad Song"
Other songs	"I'm in Touch with Your World" "Don't Cha Stop" "You're All I've Got Tonight" "Bye Bye Love" "Moving in Stereo" "All Mixed Up" "Candy-O" "Night Spots" "Dangerous Type" "Panorama" "Cruiser" "Blue Tip"
Concert tours	Road Rage Tour North American Tour Spring 2011
Related articles	Discography Songs Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars BrainDead Glamour Camp
The New Cars	Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Atom Ellis Prairie Prince It's Alive! Utopia
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The Essentials (с англ. — «Самое необходимое») — пятый сборник американской рок-группы The Cars, выпущенный 30 августа 2005 года на лейбле WEA International[3].

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