Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology
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| Compilation album by The Cars | ||||
| Released | November 7, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1987 | |||
| Genre | New wave, pop rock, rock | |||
| Length | 2:31:54 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | The Cars, Roy Thomas Baker, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mike Shipley, Ric Ocasek | |||
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Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology is a two-disc, career-spanning compilation album of songs by the American new wave rock band The Cars. It features most of the band's singles, as well as many album tracks, non-album B-sides and unreleased songs.
Whereas the 1985 Greatest Hits album contained the band's most popular hit singles, Just What I Needed includes an album's worth of rarities and unreleased tracks, in addition to deeper album tracks and the requisite hits.
This album contains the original album version of "I'm Not the One" from 1980, while the rendition on Greatest Hits was a 1985 remix. "Heartbeat City" is the only song on Greatest Hits that was excluded from this album.
The following three songs are non-album B-sides that were previously unreleased on CD:
The following four songs were recorded as demos in 1977. "Leave or Stay" and "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo" were eventually re-recorded for the band's 1987 album Door to Door; the other 2 tracks were never re-recorded. All four songs were previously unreleased recordings.
The following previously unreleased song is an unfinished outtake from the band's first album, featuring only Ocasek and Hawkes. It was eventually re-recorded for 1979's Candy-O.
The previously unreleased "Slipaway" was recorded as a 24-track demo by The Cars between their first and second albums. Rather than record a finished studio version, The Cars gave the song to Ian Lloyd, who issued his version later in 1979.
The following two songs, both cover versions, were initially made as backing tracks for Bebe Buell to record vocals over for her 1981 EP Covers Girl. These versions feature lead vocals by Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr, and were previously unreleased.
All tracks written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted.
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