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- Anthology: Just What I Needed
- - 248,975 plays
  - 41 favs
  - 26 shares
The Cars
Released 1995

You're All I've Got Tonight
04:16
9,372 plays

Let's Go
03:36
8,584 plays

Shake It Up
03:35
8,550 plays

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songs

- 1
- Just What I Needed
- 03:46
- 18,783 plays

- 2
- My Best Friend's Girl
- 03:46
- 13,451 plays

- 3
- Good Times Roll
- 03:48
- 12,723 plays

- 4
- You're All I've Got Tonight
- 04:16
- 9,372 plays

- 5
- Don't Cha Stop
- 03:05
- 6,001 plays

- 6
- Moving in Stereo
- 04:47
- 7,600 plays

- 7
- Take Me Now [#]
- 04:01
- 3,411 plays

- 8
- Cool Fool [#]
- 02:42
- 3,042 plays

- 9
- Let's Go
- 03:36
- 8,584 plays

- 10
- Candy-O
- 02:39
- 8,465 plays

- 11
- Dangerous Type
- 04:32
- 7,708 plays

- 12
- Double Life
- 04:26
- 3,747 plays

- 13
- Got A Lot On My Head
- 03:01
- 4,943 plays

- 14
- It's All I Can Do
- 03:47
- 7,587 plays

- 15
- Night Spots [Early Version][#]
- 03:09
- 3,041 plays

- 16
- Slipaway [#]
- 03:43
- 2,789 plays

- 17
- That's It
- 03:24
- 2,604 plays

- 18
- Panorama
- 05:46
- 4,195 plays

- 19
- Gimme Some Slack
- 03:35
- 4,347 plays

- 20
- Don't Go to Pieces
- 04:03
- 2,643 plays

- 21
- Touch And Go
- 04:58
- 5,675 plays

- 22
- Don't Tell Me No
- 04:02
- 4,322 plays

- 23
- Shake It Up
- 03:35
- 8,550 plays

- 24
- Since You're Gone
- 03:33
- 7,352 plays

- 25
- I'm Not The One
- 04:15
- 5,137 plays

- 26
- Cruiser
- 04:58
- 4,878 plays

- 27
- The Little Black Egg [#]
- 02:54
- 2,788 plays

- 28
- Funtime [#]
- 03:10
- 2,386 plays

- 29
- You Might Think
- 03:08
- 8,548 plays

- 30
- Drive
- 03:57
- 14,298 plays

- 31
- Magic
- 04:00
- 8,203 plays

- 32
- Hello Again
- 03:49
- 7,180 plays

- 33
- Why Can't I Have You
- 04:05
- 4,841 plays

- 34
- Breakaway
- 03:47
- 2,980 plays

- 35
- Tonight She Comes
- 03:57
- 4,593 plays

- 36
- You Are The Girl
- 03:56
- 4,403 plays

- 37
- Strap Me In
- 04:26
- 3,872 plays

- 38
- Door to Door
- 03:20
- 2,083 plays

- 39
- Leave or Stay [1977 Demo Version][#]
- 03:02
- 1,986 plays

- 40
- Ta Ta Wayo Wayo [1977 Demo Version][#]
- 02:48
- 2,219 plays

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album review

While casual admirers of the Cars can stick with their 1985 Greatest Hits collection, more serious fans should go right to the more thorough two-CD set Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology. Whereas Greatest Hits stuck more or less with their singles, The Cars Anthology contains strong album cuts, non-album B-sides, demos, and unreleased takes, as well as all the expected hits (and a 27-page booklet crammed with rare photos and the band's bio). Just about every rock fan is long familiar with such tracks as "Just What I Needed," "Shake It Up," "Magic," and "Let's Go" (to name a few), but the collection's main attraction is its abundance of unfamiliar material. Such previously released album tracks as "Dangerous Type," "Gimme Some Slack," and "Cruiser" are highlights, as are the rarities "Cool Fool" (one of their hardest-rocking tracks ever), "That's It," a cover of Iggy Pop's "Funtime," and a pair of album-closing early demos ("Leave or Stay" and "Ta Ta Wayo Wayo"). At nearly two and a half hours long, Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology is the ultimate Cars collection, which only confirms their standing as one of the finest bands of the new wave era. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

more albums by this artist

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- - Complete Greatest Hits
  - Released 2002

- - Greatest Hits
  - Released 1985

- - The Cars
  - Released 1978

- - Heartbeat City
  - Released 1984

listener reviews

- - The Uber Cars Collection
  - - By SlickRickOG
    - 7/13/2009 20:05:26
  - This album from the "other" band from Bean Town is an absolute must-have. It covers music from each of their periods (yes, the Cars had periods)-- and does an excellent treatment of not only hits, but strong pieces that didn't make the Top Ten. Even the CDs are made to look like vinyl records...very nice touch for a staple of AOR days.
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