The Cars (album)

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

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.

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
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