The Cars (album)

The Cars is the debut studio album by American new wave rock band The Cars. It was released on 6 June 1978 through Elektra Records. It went to number 5 in New Zealand, number 18 in the United States and number 29 in the United Kingdom. It was ranked #353 on the 500 best albums of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine in 2020.

The Cars
Studio album by The Cars
Released	June 6, 1978 (1978-06-06)
Recorded	February 1978
Studio	AIR (London)
Genre	New wave power pop synth-rock
Length	35:11
Label	Elektra
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker
The Cars chronology
The Cars (1978) Candy-O (1979)
Singles from The Cars
"Just What I Needed" Released: May 29, 1978 "My Best Friend's Girl" Released: October 10, 1978 "Good Times Roll" Released: February 20, 1979

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Vocals	Length
1.	"Good Times Roll"	Ocasek	3:44
2.	"My Best Friend's Girl"	Ocasek	3:44
3.	"Just What I Needed"	Benjamin Orr	3:44
4.	"I'm in Touch with Your World"	Ocasek	3:31
5.	"Don't Cha Stop"	Ocasek	3:01

Side two
No.	Title	Vocals	Length
6.	"You're All I've Got Tonight"	Ocasek	4:13
7.	"Bye Bye Love"	Orr	4:14
8.	"Moving in Stereo"	Orr	4:46
9.	"All Mixed Up"	Orr	4:14
Total length:			35:11

1999 remastered reissue bonus disc[1]
No.	Title	Vocals	Length
1.	"Good Times Roll" (live at the Paradise Theater, Boston, November 13, 1978)	Ocasek	3:39
2.	"My Best Friend's Girl" (demo)	Ocasek	3:52
3.	"Just What I Needed" (demo)	Orr	3:27
4.	"I'm in Touch with Your World" (demo)	Ocasek Orr	3:28
5.	"Don't Cha Stop" (demo)	Ocasek	3:19
6.	"You're All I've Got Tonight" (demo)	Ocasek	4:05
7.	"Bye Bye Love" (demo)	Orr	4:07
8.	"Moving in Stereo" (demo)	Ocasek	5:02
9.	"All Mixed Up" (demo)	Ocasek	4:50
10.	"They Won't See You" (demo, previously unreleased)	Ocasek	3:56
11.	"Take What You Want" (demo, previously unreleased)	Ocasek	6:04
12.	"Wake Me Up" (demo, previously unreleased)	Orr	3:52
13.	"You Just Can't Push Me" (demo, previously unreleased)	Orr	3:27
14.	"Hotel Queenie" (demo, previously unreleased)	Ocasek	3:08
Total length:			56:16