Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits by The Cars
Released	October 25, 1985
Recorded	1977–1985
Genre	New Wave/Rock and roll/Soft rock
Length	50:06
Label	Elektra
Producer	The Cars, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Shipley
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The Cars chronology
Heartbeat City (1984) Greatest Hits (1985) Door to Door (1987)

Greatest Hits is a six-time platinum-selling compilation album by the new wave band The Cars. It was released in October 1985 on Elektra Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Ric Ocasek.

1. "Just What I Needed" (from The Cars, 1978) – 3:43
2. "Since You're Gone" (from Shake It Up, 1981) – 3:31
3. "You Might Think" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 3:04
4. "Good Times Roll" (from The Cars, 1978) – 3:44
5. "Touch and Go" (from Panorama, 1980) – 4:54
6. "Drive" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 3:54
7. "Tonight She Comes" (previously unreleased) – 3:52
8. "My Best Friend's Girl" (from The Cars, 1978) – 3:44
9. "Heartbeat City" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 4:29 CD Release Only
10. "Let's Go" (from Candy-O, 1979) – 3:33
11. "I'm Not the One" (1985 single version /original on Shake It Up, 1981) – 3:58
12. "Magic" (from Heartbeat City, 1984) – 3:57
13. "Shake It Up" (from Shake It Up, 1981) – 3:32

Personnel

• Ric Ocasek - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 6, 10
• David Robinson - Drums
• Greg Hawkes - Keyboards, Vocals
• Elliot Easton - Electric Guitar, Vocals

Charts

Album

Single

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