Black Cars
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| Black Cars | ||||
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| File:Black Cars.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 30, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Genre | Rock, soft rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 33:27 | |||
| Label | HME, CBS, Polydor (Canada) | |||
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| Gino Vannelli chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Black Cars | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992) | StarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
Black Cars is the eighth studio album by Gino Vannelli. Produced with his brothers Joe and Ross, the album yielded two hit singles: the title track and "Hurts to Be in Love".
Vannelli was nominated for the 1986 Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year, an award he won in 1979. He and Joe won the 1986 Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year for the title track.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Cars" | Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland | 3:07 |
| 2. | "The Other Man" | Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland | 3:37 |
| 3. | "It's Over" | Gino Vannelli/Ross Vannelli/Roy Freeland | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Here She Comes" | Gino Vannelli | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Hurts to Be in Love" | Gino Vannelli | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 17:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Total Stranger" | Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland/Bill LaBounty | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Just a Motion Away" | Gino Vannelli/Ross Vannelli | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Imagination" | Gino Vannelli | 3:04 |
| 4. | "How Much" | Gino Vannelli | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 16:06 | ||
Singles
[edit | edit source]The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.
| # | Title | Date | Hot 100 | CAN |
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| 1. | "Black Cars" | 1985 | 42 | 4 |
| 2. | "Hurts to Be in Love" | 1985 | 57 | 14 |
| 3. | "Just a Motion Away" | 1985 | — | 79 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Musicians
- Gino Vannelli – vocals, guitars (1, 3, 7, 8), drums (3, 6, 9), drum programming (7), percussion (9)
- Joe Vannelli – synthesizers, synth bass (2, 4, 8, 9), acoustic piano (3, 7, 9), electric piano (6, 9), drum programming (7)
- Mike Miller – guitars (2, 4–6), lead guitar (3, 7), acoustic guitar (8)
- Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar (1, 4–7)
- Ross Vannelli – bass guitar (3), drum programming (7), percussion (7)
- David Garibaldi – drums (1)
- Mark Craney – drums (2, 4, 5, 8)
Background vocals
- Gino Vannelli – backing vocals (2, 4, 7)
- Ross Vannelli – backing vocals (2–6, 9)
- John Messerschmidt – backing vocals (2)
- Lori Lieberman – backing vocals (9)
Production
[edit | edit source]- Gino Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer
- Joe Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer
- Ross Vannelli – producer, arrangements
- Ron Capone – recording
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Shirley Klein – album coordinator
- Michael Hodgson – art direction, design
- Moshea Brakha – photography
- Maria Sarno – stylist
- Patrick Raines & Associates – management
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21033
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Black Cars at Discogs (list of releases)
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