Nexterday is the seventh and final solo studio album released by former lead singer and songwriter of The Cars, Ric Ocasek.
The album boasts a more DIY sound than previous albums, having been partially recorded in Ocasek's home studio with him playing many of the instruments himself.GirlPosse.com music review Musicians featured in his 1982 debut solo album, Beatitude were used on Nexterday, including fellow Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes, bassist Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains, drummer/programmer Stephen George and guitarist Roger Greenawalt.[ Allmusic:] Credits for Beatitude[ Allmusic:] Credits for Nexterday "Silver" was Ocasek's musical tribute to Benjamin Orr. "Please Don't Let Me Down" references the title of the album, Nexterday.
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Personnel Ric Ocasek – vocals, all other instruments Greg Hawkes – keyboards (5), acoustic guitar (8) Roger Greenawalt – guitars (11) Darryl Jenifer – bass Stephen George – drum programming (2) Rob Joanisse – drums (2, 7)
Production Ric Ocasek – mixing, illustrations Stephen George – engineer, mixing Iman – engineer Jonathan Adler – assistant engineer David Heglmeier – assistant engineer George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Ed Sherman – art direction, design Frank Veronsky – photography
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