Start the Car is the third solo album by American singer-songwriter Jude Cole, released by Reprise Records on August 25, 1992. A follow-up to A View from 3rd Street, the album found Cole shifting from pop into a heartland rock sound.
The album peaked at number 177 on the US Billboard 200, number 46 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, and number 24 in Sweden. Its lead single of the same name peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, number 24 in Canada, and number 59 in Australia.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album's liner notes. Jude Cole – vocals, backing vocals (1–5, 7, 9, 11), all guitars (1–4, 6–8, 11), mandolin (1, 2, 7, 8), bass (2, 3, 8), mandocello (3, 6, 7), acoustic guitar (5, 9), electric guitar (5, 9, 10), guitar solo (5, 9, 10), dulcimer (6), marxophone (6), banjo (7), harmonica (8), slide guitar (10) Bill Payne – piano (1) Marc Greene – Hammond organ (1, 3), keyboards (8) James Newton Howard – keyboards (2–4, 6, 7, 9), piano (3, 5, 7, 9, 10), Hammond organ (9), piano solo (11) Mike Finnigan – organ (4) Robbie Buchanan – programming (5), keyboards (11) Kenny Kotwitz – accordion (8) Steve Porcaro – keyboards (10) David Paich – piano (11) Tim Pierce – additional guitars (5) Ron Aniello – mandolin (7), additional guitars (10) Michael Thompson – additional guitars (9) Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 4, 9, 10) Leland Sklar – bass (5, 7, 11) John Robinson – drums (1, 7, 9, 10) Pat Mastelotto – drums (2, 4, 11) Jeff Porcaro – drums (3, 5) Jim Keltner – drums (8) Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 5, 9) Dan Higgins – horns (1, 10) Larry Williams – horns (1, 10) Gary Grant – horns (1, 10) Jerry Hey – horns (1, 10) Richard Greene – violin (8) Sass Jordan – female vocals (1) Jack Blades – backing vocals (2), harmony vocals (2) Tommy Shaw – backing vocals (2), harmony vocals (2) Sam Llanas – additional vocals (4) John Elefante – backing vocals (5, 10) Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (5, 10) Renée Geyer – female vocals (9) Robert Parlee – backing vocals (9) Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (10)
Technical Produced by Jude Cole and James Newton Howard Executive producer – Michael Ostin Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge Recorded by Marc Greene, Chris Lord-Alge, Bob Schaper, and Erich Gobel Additional engineers – Talley Sherwood, Michael Mason, Jason Roberts, Charlie Paakkari, J.J. Jessel, and Mike Gibson Production coordination – Julie Larson, Michael Mason, and Kevin Allison Guitar technicians – Kevin Allison and Brett Allen Art direction – Jeri Heiden Cover photography – John Halpern Incidental photography – Rick Cole, John Heiden, Jeri Heiden, and Michael Wilson Management – Ed Leffler
Charts Chart (1992) Peakposition
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