Black Cars

This article is about the 1984 Gino Vannelli album. For other uses, see Black Car (disambiguation).
Black Cars
Studio album by
Gino Vannelli
ReleasedNovember 30, 1984
Recorded1984
Studio
  • Larkfield Recording Studio
  • Westwind Studio (Thousand Oaks, California)
GenreRock, soft rock, new wave
Length33:27
LabelHME, CBS, Polydor (Canada)
Producer
Gino Vannelli chronology
Nightwalker
(1981) 		Black Cars
(1984) 		Big Dreamers Never Sleep
(1987)
Singles from Black Cars
  1. "Black Cars"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Hurts to Be in Love"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Just a Motion Away"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)[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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black Cars"Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland3:07
2."The Other Man"Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland3:37
3."It's Over"Gino Vannelli/Ross Vannelli/Roy Freeland3:40
4."Here She Comes"Gino Vannelli3:18
5."Hurts to Be in Love"Gino Vannelli3:39
Total length:17:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Total Stranger"Gino Vannelli/Roy Freeland/Bill LaBounty4:53
2."Just a Motion Away"Gino Vannelli/Ross Vannelli4:18
3."Imagination"Gino Vannelli3:04
4."How Much"Gino Vannelli3:51
Total length:16:06

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

# Title Date Hot 100 CAN
1. "Black Cars" 1985 42 4
2. "Hurts to Be in Love" 1985 57 14
3. "Just a Motion Away" 1985 — 79

Personnel

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

  • 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

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21033
  2. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly; Henke, James (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. p. 733. ISBN 0679737294.
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