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Why Can’t I Have You by The Cars

First released: 13 Mar 1984, Length: 4:04

Creators (15)

Instruments

  1. Benjamin Orr bass
  2. David Robinson drums (drum set)
  3. Elliot Easton guitar
  4. Greg Hawkes keyboard
  5. Ric Ocasek guitar

Vocals

  1. Benjamin Orr
  2. Elliot Easton
  3. Greg Hawkes
  4. Ric Ocasek

Producer

  1. Robert John “Mutt” Lange
  2. The Cars

Recording Engineer

  1. Nigel Green

Mixer

  1. Mike Shipley

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Battery Studios

Mixed At

  1. Electric Lady Studios

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Why Can’t I Have You

    Composer

    1. Ric Ocasek

    Lyricist

    1. Ric Ocasek

    Publisher

    1. Ric Ocasek (1983)

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

  1. Heartbeat City 13 Mar 1984 The Cars target label, made in West Germany
  2. Heartbeat City 13 Mar 1984 The Cars
  3. Heartbeat City 13 Mar 1984 The Cars made in Switzerland
  4. Heartbeat City 19 Jun 1984 The Cars made in Japan
  5. Heartbeat City 01 Jul 1984 The Cars
  6. Heartbeat City 1984 The Cars
  7. Heartbeat City 1984 The Cars
  8. Heartbeat City 1984 The Cars
  9. Heartbeat City 1984 The Cars
  10. Heartbeat City 22 Nov 2006 The Cars
  11. Heartbeat City 22 Nov 2006 The Cars
  12. Heartbeat City 01 Aug 2008 The Cars
  13. Heartbeat City 16 Dec 2008 The Cars
  14. Heartbeat City 15 Jan 2009 The Cars
  15. Heartbeat City 10 Feb 2009 The Cars
  16. Heartbeat City = ハートビート・シティ 07 Mar 2012 The Cars = カーズ
  17. Heartbeat City 27 Jun 2016 The Cars Remastered on 180g "High Definition" vinyl
  18. Heartbeat City 2016 The Cars
  19. Heartbeat City 2016 The Cars
  20. Heartbeat City 30 Mar 2018 The Cars
  21. Heartbeat City 30 Mar 2018 The Cars expanded edition
  22. Heartbeat City 30 Mar 2018 The Cars expanded
  23. Heartbeat City 30 Mar 2018 The Cars expanded edition
  24. Heartbeat City The Cars

Album - Compilation

  1. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology 07 Nov 1995 The Cars
  2. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology 07 Nov 1995 The Cars
  3. Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology 1995 The Cars
  4. Shake It Up and Other Hits 19 Jun 2001 The Cars
  5. Complete Greatest Hits 19 Feb 2002 The Cars
  6. Complete Greatest Hits 19 Feb 2002 The Cars
  7. Complete Greatest Hits 19 Feb 2002 The Cars
  8. Complete Greatest Hits 19 Feb 2002 The Cars
  9. The Definitive 26 Apr 2002 The Cars
  10. Complete Greatest Hits 2002 The Cars
  11. Complete Greatest Hits 2002 The Cars BMG Direct
  12. The Very Best of The Cars 2002 The Cars
  13. The Definitive 2002 The Cars
  14. Complete Greatest Hits 13 Jan 2004 The Cars
  15. The Very Best of The Cars 18 Dec 2006 The Cars international
  16. Heartbeat City / The Cars 2008 The Cars
  17. Heartbeat City / The Cars 2008 The Cars
  18. Greatest Hits & More 2008 The Cars
  19. Original Album Series 01 Mar 2010 The Cars
  20. Studio Album Collection: 1978–1987 2014 The Cars
  21. The Elektra Years: 1978–1987 11 Mar 2016 The Cars
  22. The Elektra Years: 1978–1987 11 Mar 2016 The Cars
  23. The Elektra Years: 1978–1987 11 Mar 2016 The Cars
  24. Soft Rock Romantics 26 Apr 2019 Various Artists
  25. Songs That Melt Your Heart 10 Jan 2020 Various Artists

Promotion

Album

  1. Heartbeat City 1984 The Cars Allied Pressing