Door to Door

Performer: The Cars
Engineer: Joe Barbaria
Producer: Ric Ocasek
Distributor: (Independently by Label)

Notes: The Cars: Ric Ocasek (vocals, guitar); Ben Orr (vocals, bass); Elliot Easton (guitar, background vocals); Greg Hawkes (keyboards, background vocals); David Robinson (drums, percussion). Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York. Coming off the 1984 mega-hit HEARTBEAT CITY, many expected that the Cars' follow-up would be another top ten hit that spawned several hit singles. While it did contain one official hit single ("You Are the Girl") and was certified gold, 1987's DOOR TO DOOR only managed to reach #26 on the album charts. But more significantly, it led to the band's break-up one year later. It may not the band's most inspired or consistent album, but it does contain several strong tracks that have been forgotten over time. Perhaps as a sign that the band was trying to get back to basics, a pair of tracks that originally appeared on a 1977 demo for their first album were re-recorded for DOOR TO DOOR--"Leave Or Stay" and "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo." Also included was one of the band's hardest rocking compositions, the stomping title track, as well as the sullen "Strap Me In" and the upbeat pop of "You Are the Girl." Rumors of turmoil within the band swirled before the release of DOOR TO DOOR, and after completing a U.S. tour, Ric Ocasek told his bandmembers in early '88 that he was leaving the group, effectively ending one of the most popular bands of the '80s.

Debuting in 1978, the Boston-based Cars managed to achieve both massive commercial success and New Wave credibility with their mix of power pop, Roxy Music-influenced art-rock, and melodic synth hooks. Despite his fame, leader Ric Ocasek proved to be a champion of the underground, producing albums by Suicide, Bad Brains, and Peter Dayton (later he produced hit records by Weezer and No Doubt). The band dissolved in the mid-'80s, and hopes of a reunion were complicated when singer/bassist Ben Orr passed away in 2000. Yet in 2005 the remaining members, sans Ocasek, enlisted the talents of pop guru Todd Rundgren and became The New Cars.

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