Greatest Hits (The Cars album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the new wave rock band the Cars. It was released in October 1985 on Elektra Records. "Tonight She Comes", a previously unreleased song, and a remix of "I'm Not the One" were issued as singles to support this greatest hits package. The album was a commercial success, going six-times platinum.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by the Cars
Released	October 25, 1985
Recorded	1978–1985
Genre	New wave, pop rock, power pop
Length	50:06
Label	Elektra
Producer	The Cars, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Shipley
The Cars chronology
Heartbeat City (1984) Greatest Hits (1985) Door to Door (1987)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Tonight She Comes" Released: October 14, 1985 "I'm Not the One" Released: January 13, 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek.

Side one

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Just What I Needed"	The Cars, 1978	3:43
2.	"Since You're Gone"	Shake It Up, 1981	3:31
3.	"You Might Think"	Heartbeat City, 1984	3:04
4.	"Good Times Roll"	The Cars, 1978	3:44
5.	"Touch and Go"	Panorama, 1980	4:54
6.	"Drive"	Heartbeat City, 1984	3:54

Side two

No.	Title	Original album	Length
7.	"Tonight She Comes"	Previously unreleased	3:52
8.	"My Best Friend's Girl"	The Cars, 1978	3:44
9.	"Heartbeat City" (CD and Cassette release only)	Heartbeat City, 1984	4:29
10.	"Let's Go"	Candy-O, 1979	3:33
11.	"I'm Not the One" (1985 Remixed version)	Shake It Up, 1981	3:58
12.	"Magic"	Heartbeat City, 1984	3:57
13.	"Shake It Up"	Shake It Up, 1981	3:32

Personnel

• Ric Ocasek – lead vocals, backing vocals on tracks 1, 6 and 10, rhythm guitar
• Benjamin Orr – bass, lead vocals on tracks 1, 6 and 10, backing vocals
• Greg Hawkes – keyboards, backing vocals
• Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
• David Robinson – drums

Charts

Album

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	27
US Billboard 200[6]	12

Singles

Release date	Title	US Hot 100 [7]	US Main. Rock [8]
October 1985	"Tonight She Comes"	7	1
January 1986	"I'm Not the One"	32	29

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
ARIA Charts – AUS	4× Platinum[9]	1992
RIAA – USA	6× Platinum[10]	December 17, 2001

References

1. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
2. Robert Christgau review
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Charts.nz – The Cars – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
6. "The Cars Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
7. "The Cars Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
8. "The Cars Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
10. "RIAA searchable certification database: Cars Greatest". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 19, 2018.