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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by the Cars
Released	October 25, 1985
Recorded	1978–1985
Genre	New wave pop rock power pop
Length	50:15
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
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Robert Christgau	A−

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Cars, released on October 25, 1985, by Elektra Records. "Tonight She Comes", a previously unreleased song, and a remix of "I'm Not the One" were issued as singles to support the album. It was a commercial success, going six-times platinum.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek.

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
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC
• Steve Hoffman – remastering for DCC Compact Classics CD and LP reissues

Charts

Certifications

References

1. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
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3. Robert Christgau review
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17. "American album certifications – The Cars – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. December 17, 2001. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

• 1985 greatest hits albums
• Albums produced by Mike Shipley
• Albums produced by Ric Ocasek
• Albums produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
• Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker
• The Cars compilation albums
• Elektra Records compilation albums