Beatitude (album)
| Beatitude | ||||
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| Studio album by Ric Ocasek | ||||
| Released | December 30, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Electric Lady Studios | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 45:50 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Ric Ocasek | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Beatitude is the debut album released by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and principal songwriter of The Cars. It was released by Geffen Records in 1982. It features Greg Hawkes of The Cars on keyboards, as well as Jules Shear and Stephen Hague from Jules and the Polar Bears.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ric Ocasek; except where indicated
- "Jimmy Jimmy" – 4:57
- "Something to Grab For" – 3:43
- "Prove" – 3:56
- "I Can't Wait" – 3:43
- "Connect Up to Me" – 7:37
- "A Quick One" – 3:37
- "Out of Control" (Ocasek, Greg Hawkes) – 4:41
- "Take a Walk" – 4:38
- "Sneak Attack" – 3:55
- "Time Bomb" – 5:03
Although the album track "Connect Up to Me" was given an extended 12" remix, it was never released as a single. The extended mix is on the cassette and CD editions.
Personnel
- Ric Ocasek - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Jules Shear, Steve Cataldo, Antonio DePortago - vocals
- Roger Greenawalt, Casey Lindström - guitar
- Fuzzbee Morse - guitar, keyboards
- Greg Hawkes - keyboards
- Stephen Hague - keyboards
- Akio Akashi, Darryl Jenifer - bass
- Deric Dyer - saxophone
- Stephen George, "Miss Linn" - drums
Production
- Ric Ocasek - producer
- David Hegelmeier - tape operator
- Ian Taylor - engineer
- Walter Turbitt - assistant engineer
- George Marino - mastering
- All songs published by Ric Ocasek Music, except "Out Of Control" (published by Ric Ocasek Music/Oversnare Music-Lido Music)[3]
Title
The title is a play on the term "beat," but also an homage to the 1950s poetry magazine Beatitude, which featured work by, among others Allen Ginsberg. The Geffen CD issue of the release has the title mis-printed, on the disc, as "Beautitude."
Reference List
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Beatitude". Allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ↑ Archived August 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Publishing Details at discogs
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