IT'S NOT THE PEFUME
THAT YOU WEAR,
IT'S NOT THE RIBBONS
IN YOUR HAIR...
The Cars
is the debut
studio album
by American
Rock band
The Cars,
released on
June 6, 1978,
by Elektra Records.
The album was
produced by
longtime collaborator
Roy Thomas Baker,
and spawned
several hit singles,
including
"Just What I Needed",
"My Best Friend's Girl",
and
"Good Times Roll",
as well as other
radio and
film hits
such as
"Bye Bye Love"
and
"Moving in Stereo".
The Cars
peaked at
number 18
on the
US Billboard
200 album chart,
and has been
certified
6× platinum
by the
Recording Industry
Association of America
(RIAA).
Background
Formed in Boston
in 1976,
the Cars
consisted of
Elliot Easton,
David Robinson,
and
Greg Hawkes,
all of whom
had been in and out
of multiple bands
throughout the 1970s.
After becoming a
club staple,
the band recorded a
number of demos
in early 1977.
Some of these songs
later appeared in
completed form on
The Cars,
such as
"Just What I Needed"
and
"My Best Friend's Girl",
while others were
saved for a
later release,
such as
"Leave or Stay"
and
"Ta Ta Wayo Wayo"
(both of which later saw
release on their
1987 album
Door to Door).
The demos for
"Just What I Needed"
and
"My Best Friend's Girl"
were often played on
Boston radio by
DJ Maxanne Sartori,
giving the band
frequent airplay.
Both Arista
and Elektra
attempted to
sign the band,
but in the end,
Elektra was chosen,
due to its lack
of new wave acts,
allowing the band
to stand out more
than they would have
had they signed with
the new
wave-heavy Arista.
Robinson said
of the choice,
"Here they had
the Eagles
and
Jackson Browne,
and along comes this
crazy Boston band
who wanted a
black-and-white
photo collage
on their cover
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