Black Cars is the eighth studio 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".
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
Singles The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.
# Title DateHot 100CAN 1. "Black Cars" 1985 42 4 2. "Hurts to Be in Love" 1985 57 14 3. "Just a Motion Away" 1985—79
Personnel
Musicians Gino Vannelli – vocals, guitars (1, 3, 7, 8), drums (3, 6, 9), drum programming (7), percussion (9) Joe Vannelli – synthesizers, synth bass (2, 4, 8, 9), acoustic piano (3, 7, 9), electric piano (6, 9), drum programming (7) Mike Miller – guitars (2, 4–6), lead guitar (3, 7), acoustic guitar (8) Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar (1, 4–7) Ross Vannelli – bass guitar (3), drum programming (7), percussion (7) David Garibaldi – drums (1) Mark Craney – drums (2, 4, 5, 8)
Background vocals Gino Vannelli – backing vocals (2, 4, 7) Ross Vannelli – backing vocals (2–6, 9) John Messerschmidt – backing vocals (2) Lori Lieberman – backing vocals (9)
Production Gino Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer Joe Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer Ross Vannelli – producer, arrangements Ron Capone – recording Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) Shirley Klein – album coordinator Michael Hodgson – art direction, design Moshea Brakha – photography Maria Sarno – stylist Patrick Raines & Associates – management
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