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Track Listings
| 1. Just What I Needed |
| 2. My Best Friend's Girl |
| 3. Good Times Roll |
| 4. You're All I've Got Tonight |
| 5. Bye Bye Love |
| 6. Moving In Stereo |
| 7. Let's Go |
| 8. It's All I Can Do |
| 9. Dangerous Type |
| 10. Touch And Go |
| 11. Shake It Up |
| 12. Since You're Gone |
| 13. I'm Not The One |
| 14. You Might Think |
| 15. Drive |
| 16. Magic |
| 17. Hello Again |
| 18. Why Can't I Have You |
| 19. Tonight She Comes |
| 20. You Are The Girl |
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If rock's most successful and memorable acts have usually succeeded by wrapping their own distillation of music history and personal tastes in whatever fashionable trappings are currently gripping the culture, it's hardly surprising that the Cars remain one of the most enduring symbols of the punk/new wave era. This 20-track anthology distills that argument perfectly. Ric Ocasek's songs embody a solid '60s sense of pop craftsmanship informed by a trend-conscious stylistic sheen and a cynical, slippery emotional detachment that's often betrayed by his own distinctly weary brand of romanticism, from the anxious pop of "Just What I Needed" and "You're All I've Got Tonight" to the melancholy-on-ice musings of "Drive" and "Tonight She Comes." Sixteen of the 20 cuts here were chart singles, and radio staples like "Bye Bye Love" and "Dangerous Type" might as well have been. --Jerry McCulley
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Just what Cars fans needed! Here are 20 of the Cars' biggest hits! Just What I Needed; My Best Friend's Girl; Good Times Roll; Bye Bye Love; Moving in Stereo; Let's Go; Touch and Go; Shake It Up; Since You're Gone; You Might Think; Drive; Magic; Tonight She Comes , and more. Over 70 minutes of essential new wave!
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By Jeff Edwards
Format:Audio CD
No self-respecting Cars fan can call their collection complete without this particularly great collection of hits. TRUST me when I say that this band really DID change the face of pop/new wave music throughout the 80's. Having been in radio for a long time I have been able to witness first hand the changes that music has gone through over the years, and The Cars were able to stay close to their roots while still breaking new ground with each new release. As far as stand-out albums, their first (and still greatest) record stands heads and shoulders above most available, but it wasn't until 'Heartbeat City' that The Cars began to receive the mainstream notoriety they had lived (happily) without for so long. Unfortunately it was also their last release (aside from their greatest hits).
The music world recently lost Benjamin Orr (who sung brilliantly on their biggest hit, 'Drive') and sadly we will never really see a FULL reunion of this great band...but we CAN re-live their music over and over & learn again and again WHY they were so great together (MUCH better than when they were apart). I was lucky enough to see The Cars on one of their earlier tours in the mid 80's, and as far as sound went, they almost sounded like they were in the studio--it was phenomenal how GOOD it was and how CLOSE it sounded to the recorded originals...b-u-u-u-t for all that they were boring as sin to WATCH. I've always said that The Cars were a great live concert for the blind...and I STILL say it. If you enjoy this band, pick up this CD and you'll find yourself falling in love with their music all over again, trust me.
By P. O'Farrell
Format:Audio CD
I submitted an excellent review of this album a few months ago which you never posted. I wouldn't mind except for having seen some of the inane one-liner drivel that did make the cut. Talk about insulting your customer.
By susumu-5
Format:Audio CD
This album used to be one of my essential companions when I first got my own car. It has a sort of feel good music excellently combining Europian techno-pop with mainstream American rock.
My favorites are mostly uptempo ones such as You Might Think, Shake It Up and Let's Go which perfectly fit for the driving. But their ballads are outstanding as well such as Drive featuring Benjamin Orr and I'm Not the One featuring Ric Ocasek.
If you like music to lighten up your mind this compilation is one of my top recommendation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This IS the compilation to own!
Wonderful...thoughtful...intelligent pop. The Cars epitomise an 80's feel that, unlike many of their peer groups, still makes great listening. Read more
Published on April 25 2005 by David T. Mathias
4.0 out of 5 stars
Is this a best-of?... or greatest hits?
This is certainly a killer collection of songs, and I envy anyone who is much younger and not familiar with the band, for they are in for a quirk-rock treat! Read more
Published on July 5 2004 by T. Klassen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I needed
I've written a lot of Amazon reviews - mostly movies, but a few CD's and books - and I thought today I would praise The Cars. Read more
Published on July 3 2004 by K. Gittins
5.0 out of 5 stars
THIS IS A FIRST-----IN HISTORY !!!!
This is truely the first "REAL"-hits album ever done the right way. I wish that every band and record company could do a job great, like this album. Read more
Published on May 20 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Take'er For A Spin
"The Cars-Greatest Hits" is the perfect example of catchy hooks and pop rock prowess. The songs herein are simply pop rock hit after pop rock hit. Read more
Published on April 23 2004 by K. Fontenot
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good collection but not the best collection to own
I've had this collection for years. It offers many great songs "Just What I Needed," "My Best Friend's Girl," "Good Times Roll," "Let's... Read more
Published on April 18 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Collection of Cars Greatest Hits on One CD
I am a big fan of the Cars and I was pleasantly surprised with this collection, which is the closest you can get to a complete collection of great songs on 1 CD. Read more
Published on April 17 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars
Get Complete Greatest Hits instead
The Cars were one of the greatest classic rock/new wave bands of the late seventies and early eighties. Read more
Published on Mar 29 2004 by Rocker_Man
4.0 out of 5 stars
A more hit-efficient collection of the Cars
Though starting out in the late 70's as part of the New Wave/pop sound, the Cars unique sound of running bass line, rhythm guitar, and prominent keyboards helped define the sound... Read more
Published on Jan 25 2004 by Daniel J. Hamlow
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great music great recording.
This is a real treat.Not really a Cars fan but this is music.They were a tremendous talent.Song after song rolls off this CD without a DUD. Read more
Published on Dec 20 2003 by A. CAMPBELL
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