''Complete Greatest Hits'' is a

greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

by American

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band

the Cars The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes ( keyboard ...

, released on February 19, 2002, by Elektra Records and

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. It contains 20 singles and notable album tracks in chronological order of their original release. Sales of the album reignited following

Ric Ocasek Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...

's death in September 2019. The album was also released with different artwork entitled "The Very Best of the Cars". In Europe the album was issued as "The Definitive". The track listing was the same although the running order was altered.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

The Cars

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Elliot Easton Elliot Easton (born Elliot Steinberg, December 18, 1953) is an American guitarist. He played lead guitar and sang backing vocals for The Cars, and his guitar solos are an integral part of the band's music. Easton has also recorded music as a so ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Greg Hawkes Gregory A. Hawkes (born October 22, 1952) is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band The Cars. Hawkes, a native of Fulton, Maryland, United States, attended Atholton High School where he played in a band called Teet ...

– keyboards, percussion, sax, backing vocals * Benjamin Orr – vocals, bass guitar *

David Robinson David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1989 to 2003, and minority owner of the Spurs. Nicknamed ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals

Technical

Roy Thomas Baker Roy Thomas Baker (born 10 November 1946) is an English record producer, songwriter and arranger, who has produced rock and pop and songs since the 1970s. Career Baker began his career at Decca Records at the age of 14 and later worked as an a ...

– production *

Robert John "Mutt" Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...

– production *

The Cars The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes ( keyboard ...

– production ; compilation production *

Mike Shipley Michael Shipley (6 October 1956 – 25 July 2013) was an Australian mixing engineer, audio engineer, and record producer. Shipley's music career spanned more than 30 years – mostly working in Los Angeles. At the Grammy Awards of 2012 he ...

– production * Ric Ocasek – production * Greg Hawkes – production * David McLees – compilation production *

Bill Inglot Bill Inglot is an American music engineer and producer, best known for remastering older recordings to high quality digital standards. Inglot worked for Rhino Entertainment and other Warner Music Group labels from 1982 to 2007. He was largely ...

– sound production * Dan Hersch – remastering

Artwork

Brett Milano __NOTOC__ Brett Milano (born 1957) is a Boston-based music critic and columnist. His fourth book, a biography of Game Theory's Scott Miller, was published in October 2015. Music journalism and writing career According to the ''Boston Globe'', M ...

– liner notes * Leigh Hall – liner note coordination * Greg Allen – art direction, design * David Robinson – Polaroid photography * Ebet Roberts – booklet photography * B.C. Kagan – booklet photography * Brian McLaughlin – photography (page 15)

Charts

Certifications

References

2002 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Mike Shipley Albums produced by Ric Ocasek Albums produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange Albums produced by Roy Thomas Baker The Cars compilation albums Elektra Records compilation albums Rhino Records compilation albums {{2000s-compilation-album-stub