"True Love" features a classical-styled solo on nylon-stringed acoustic guitar, played by Steve Stevens, who was then better known for the bombastic electric style that he brought to Billy Idol's material. "Coming for You" features a recurring motif previously heard on "Nightspots" from the Cars' album Candy-O: Under an E minor chord, B-C-B-A-E. The album begins with various sound-effects, including a woman's voice speaking a foreign language, and the musical theme of "Look in Your Eyes", before "Keep on Laughin'" begins.
"Hello Darkness" (Ocasek, Greg Hawkes) 4:52.
Ocasek remains the only member of the Cars to have a number 1 hit single.Īll tracks composed by Ric Ocasek except as noted. The first single from the album, " Emotion in Motion", which was aided in its promotion by a video that received heavy airplay on MTV, reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks for one week, becoming Ocasek's only solo chart-topper (as a member of the Cars, he topped the chart with the singles " You Might Think" and " Magic" in 1984, and " Tonight She Comes" in 1985).
Smith of the Saturday Night Live Band guest on various tracks. In addition, Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears (guitar on " Emotion in Motion"), Tony Levin from King Crimson/ Peter Gabriel, Tom Verlaine of Television and G. Steve Stevens from Billy Idol's band plays guitar on over half of the album. Hughes was the recent producer of Tears for Fears most popular two albums. Both production and drumming were by Chris Hughes (formerly known as "Merrick", drummer for Adam and the Ants). Along with Hawkes and Orr, the track "True To You" also features Elliot Easton on guitar. Benjamin Orr is on backing vocals for three songs. Greg Hawkes plays keyboards and bass throughout the album (he appears on most of Ocasek's solo albums), and also co-wrote "Hello Darkness" (most Cars albums feature one Ocasek/Hawkes tune). Though it was a solo album, other members of the Cars played significant roles. It was released in 1986 by Geffen Records. This Side of Paradise is the second solo studio album released by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and songwriter of the Cars. Additional recording at The Woolhall, Bath, and The Town House, London
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