Shake It Up (The Cars album)
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use mdy dates {{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: November 6, 1981 | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Panorama1980Heartbeat City1984studioShake It UpThe Cars - Shake It Up (album).pngthe CarsNovember 6, 19811981Syncro Sound, BostonTemplate:Hlist40:42ElektraRoy Thomas Bakerx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American new wave band the Cars, released on November 6, 1981, by Elektra Records. It was the last Cars record to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker. A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings The Globe and Mail wrote that "Ric Ocasek and the boys have produced an understated and decidedly underwhelming package that makes no attempt to deviate from their patented, semi-robotic pop."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Boston Globe deemed the album "a conservative, cautious work that breaks no new ground."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> AllMusic critic Tim Sendra said, "Coming after the middling success of Panorama, it's not surprising that they swung back toward something more familiar; it's just too bad they didn't have the songs or production savvy to make it work."<ref name=allmusic/>
Track listing
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Personnel
- Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, vocals
- David Robinson – drums, percussion
- Greg Hawkes – keyboards, backing vocals
Production
- The Cars – arrangements
- Roy Thomas Baker – producer
- Ian Taylor – recording
- Thom Moore – assistant engineer
- Walter Turbitt – assistant engineer
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- David Robinson – cover design
- Clint Clemens – photography
Charts
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Weekly charts
| Chart (1981–1982) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn | 20 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1982) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn | 86 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 49 |
| US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 34 |
Certifications
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