Name: Candy-O (Expanded Edition)
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Candy-O (Expanded Edition)

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Album: Candy-O (Expanded Edition)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Let's Go (Remastered)	More Info...
2)	Since I Held You (Remastered)	More Info...
3)	It's All I Can Do (Remastered)	More Info...
4)	Double Life (Remastered)	More Info...
5)	Shoo Be Doo (Remastered)	More Info...
6)	Candy-O (Remastered)	More Info...
7)	Night Spots (Remastered)	More Info...
8)	You Can't Hold On Too Long (Remastered)	More Info...
9)	Lust For Kicks (Remastered)	More Info...
10)	Got A Lot On My Head (Remastered)	More Info...
11)	Dangerous Type (Remastered)	More Info...
12)	Let's Go (Monitor Mix)	More Info...
13)	Candy-O (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
14)	Night Spots (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
15)	Lust For Kicks (Monitor Mix)	More Info...
16)	Dangerous Type (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
17)	They Won't See You (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
18)	That's It (B-Side of "Let's Go")	More Info...

Album: Candy-O (Expanded Edition)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Let's Go (Remastered)	More Info...
2)	Since I Held You (Remastered)	More Info...
3)	It's All I Can Do (Remastered)	More Info...
4)	Double Life (Remastered)	More Info...
5)	Shoo Be Doo (Remastered)	More Info...
6)	Candy-O (Remastered)	More Info...
7)	Night Spots (Remastered)	More Info...
8)	You Can't Hold On Too Long (Remastered)	More Info...
9)	Lust For Kicks (Remastered)	More Info...
10)	Got A Lot On My Head (Remastered)	More Info...
11)	Dangerous Type (Remastered)	More Info...
12)	Let's Go (Monitor Mix)	More Info...
13)	Candy-O (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
14)	Night Spots (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
15)	Lust For Kicks (Monitor Mix)	More Info...
16)	Dangerous Type (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
17)	They Won't See You (Northern Studios Version)	More Info...
18)	That's It (B-Side of "Let's Go")	More Info...

Performer Notes

The Cars: Ric Ocasek (vocals, guitar); Ben Orr (vocals, bass); Elliot Easton (guitar, background vocals); Greg Hawkes (keyboards, background vocals); David Robinson (drums).
Digitally remastered by Joe Gastwirt.
On their second album, the Cars take a small step to the left. While remaining a solidly mainstream new wave band (as they would throughout their career), the group gets a bit artier on CANDY-O, with impressive results. Like many of their peers, the band began to accentuate the angular, electronic/futuristic aspect of their sound, exploiting its inorganic quality for maximum irony and detachment.
On "Got a Lot on My Head" and "Double Life," Ric Ocasek seems ever more the alienated geek content to crack wise in a world he made from a do-it-yourself science kit. Ben Orr lends a slightly more emotive (but no less ominous) feel to the glossy, metallic surface of the title tune and the infectious "Let's Go." Ocasek's hipness quotient is displayed in the unconventional "Shoo Be Doo," a short, strange homage to his heroes/pals Suicide.

Professional Reviews

CMJ (1/5/04, p.6) - Ranked #5 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1979".