Black Cars

Black Cars is the eighth 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".

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
StudioLarkfield Recording Studio, Westwind Studio
GenreRock, Soft rock, New wave
Length33:27
LabelHME, CBS, Polydor (Canada)
ProducerGino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, Ross Vannelli
Gino Vannelli chronology
Nightwalker
(1981)		 Black Cars
(1984)		 Big Dreamers Never Sleep
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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
  1. "Black Cars" (Gino Vannelli, Roy Freeland) - 3:07
  2. "The Other Man" (G. Vannelli, Freeland) - 3:37
  3. "It's Over" (G. Vannelli, Ross Vannelli, Freeland) - 3:40
  4. "Here She Comes" (G. Vannelli) - 3:18
  5. "Hurts to Be in Love" (G. Vannelli) - 3:39
  6. "Total Stranger" (G. Vannelli, Freeland, Bill LaBounty) - 4:53
  7. "Just a Motion Away" (G. Vannelli, R. Vannelli) - 4:18
  8. "Imagination" (G. Vannelli) - 3:04
  9. "How Much" (G. Vannelli) - 3:51

Singles

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

#TitleDate 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
  • Gino Vannelli – lead vocals, guitar (1, 3, 7, 8), backing vocals (2, 4, 7), drums (3, 6, 9), drum programming (7), percussion (9)
  • Mike Miller – guitar (2, 4, 5, 6), lead guitar (3, 7), acoustic guitar (8)
  • Joe Vannelli – synthesizers (1-9), synth bass (2, 4, 8, 9), acoustic piano (3, 7, 9), electric piano (6, 9), drum programming (7)
  • Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar (1, 4-7)
  • David Garibaldi – drums (1)
  • Mark Craney – drums (2, 4, 5, 8)
  • Ross Vannelli – backing vocals (2-6, 9), bass guitar (3), drum programming (7), percussion (7)
  • John Messerschmidt – backing vocals (2)
  • Lori Lieberman – backing vocals (9)


Production
  • Produced and Arranged by Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Ross Vannelli.
  • Engineers – Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Ron Capone.
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Album Coordinator – Shirley Klein
  • Art Direction and Design – Michael Hodgson
  • Photography – Moshea Brakha
  • Styling – Maria Sarno
  • Management – Patrick Raines & Associates.

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r21033
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