Candy-O

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Candy-O

Studio album by The Cars
Released	June 1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	New Wave
Length	36:25
Label	Elektra
Producer(s)	Roy Thomas Baker
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+ ) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
The Cars chronology
The Cars (1978)	Candy-O (1979)	Panorama (1980)

Candy-O is the second studio album by American new wave band The Cars, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). The cover was designed by Alberto Vargas ^[1]. His model, perhaps not coincidentally named Candy Moore, was dating David Robinson at the recording time.

Contents

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charts
4 Certifications
5 Covers
6 References

All songs written by Ric Ocasek.

"Let's Go" – 3:33
"Since I Held You" – 3:16
"It's All I Can Do" – 3:44
"Double Life" – 4:14
"Shoo Be Doo" – 1:36
"Candy-O" – 2:36
"Night Spots" – 3:15
"You Can't Hold on Too Long" – 2:46
"Lust for Kicks" – 3:52
"Got a Lot on My Head" – 2:59
"Dangerous Type" – 4:28

Elliot Easton – lead guitar, backing vocals
Greg Hawkes – percussion, keyboards, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
Ric Ocasek – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
Benjamin Orr – bass guitar, lead vocals on 1, 2, 3, 6, 8
David Robinson – drums, percussion

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Pop Albums	3
1984	The Billboard 200	179

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"It's All I Can Do"	Billboard Pop Singles	41
1979	"Let's Go"	Billboard Pop Singles	14

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	July 24, 1979
RIAA – U.S.	Platinum	August 6, 1979
RIAA – U.S.	Triple Platinum	April 5, 1995
RIAA – U.S.	4X Platinum	December 15, 2001

Band	Song	Date
The Melvins	Candy-O	1989
Letters to Cleo	Dangerous Type	1996

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