Door to Door (album)

Door to Door is the sixth studio album by American rock band the Cars, released on August 25, 1987, on Elektra Records. The album was self-produced by band members Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes. Three singles were released from the album, though only "You Are the Girl" reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #17. The album was the lowest charting album to date for the band, only peaking at #26 on the Billboard 200, and within a year of its release the band would break up.

Door to Door
Studio album by
the Cars
ReleasedAugust 25, 1987
RecordedApril–May 1987
GenreRock[1]
Length46:43
LabelElektra
Producer
The Cars chronology
Greatest Hits
(1985)		 Door to Door
(1987)		 Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology
(1995)
Singles from Door to Door
  1. "You Are the Girl"
    Released: August 1987
  2. "Strap Me In"
    Released: October 19, 1987
  3. "Coming Up You"
    Released: January 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Background

Door to Door was the group's last studio album before they disbanded in 1988. It was also the last Cars record to feature Benjamin Orr before his death in 2000. The band would not release another studio album until 2011's Move Like This.

Although by 1987 the Cars had reached the heights of superstardom, their last few albums had relied heavily on studio tricks and machines but this album was an attempt to move back to the group's original roots. For example, where the previous album, Heartbeat City, extensively used sampled and sequenced drums (a move that had somewhat alienated drummer David Robinson), this album returned to having Robinson performing the drums in the studio, often simultaneously with other band members

During a writing jam session, the band began to play "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo", a song from their earliest days together. It had never been recorded in the studio, except as a demo in 1977. They enjoyed the tune so much that the 1987 version of the song made it onto the album. The opening track, "Leave or Stay", also was originally a 1977 demo that was not properly recorded until Door to Door, although they had often played the song live in the band's early days.[3] Both tracks had their respective 1977 demo versions eventually issued on the 1995 compilation Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology.

While the original album bears the credit "Produced by Ric Ocasek", individual tracks from this record that appear on various Cars compilations bear the credit "Produced by Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes".

The lead single of the album, "You Are the Girl", reached number #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as reaching number #2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The follow-up single, "Strap Me In", only scraped into the top 100, peaking at #85, although it was much more successful on the rock charts, where it reached #4. The final single released, "Coming Up You", peaked at 74 on the charts and was also a moderate hit on the adult contemporary charts.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Leave or Stay"Ocasek2:55
2."You Are the Girl"Ocasek/Orr3:52
3."Double Trouble"Orr4:14
4."Fine Line"Ocasek5:22
5."Everything You Say"Orr4:52
6."Ta Ta Wayo Wayo"Ocasek2:52
Side two
No.TitleVocalsLength
7."Strap Me In"Ocasek4:22
8."Coming Up You"Orr4:18
9."Wound Up on You"Ocasek5:02
10."Go Away" (Greg Hawkes, Ocasek)Orr4:38
11."Door to Door"Ocasek3:17

Personnel

The Cars

Production
  • Arranged by the Cars
  • Produced by Ric Ocasek; Co-produced by Greg Hawkes.
  • Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Joe Barbaria
  • Second Engineer – Jamie Chaleff
  • Additional Recording and Mixing by David Heglmeier, Brian Sklarz and Tracy Wiener.
  • Technical Assistance by Andy Topeka
  • Mastered by Stephen Innocenzi (CD) and George Marino (LP)
  • Design and Photography – Marco Glaviano
  • Painting – Emanuele DiLiberto
  • Management – Elliot Roberts and Jeff Kramer

Charts

References
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  2. Door to Door at AllMusic
  3. "Why the Cars Ran off the Road with 'Door to Door'".
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