It's All I Can Do
"It's All I Can Do" is a song by the American rock band The Cars. It is the third track from their 1979 album Candy-O. It was written by the band's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Ric Ocasek, and features bassist, Benjamin Orr, on vocals. It was released as a single on September 25, 1979, and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Demo version
[change | change source]The demo version featured a different pitch of vocals with a echo-related tone, and the guitar solo is missing.
Sound and genre debate
[change | change source]According to Brett Milano, narrator of the mini anthology "book" inside the Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology case, said "It's All I Can Do was an affecting, straight-ahead piece of romantic pop, give or take a line like 'When I was crazy, I thought you were great.'"
Personnel
[change | change source]- Benjamin Orr - lead vocals, bass guitarist
- Ric Ocasek - rhythm guitarist
- Elliot Easton - lead guitarist
- Greg Hawkes - keyboard, synthesizer
- David Robinson - drums
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The Cars: Charts & Awards: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
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