Door to Door by The Cars

Door to Door, the Cars' sixth studio album, came out on Elektra in 1987, and it turned out to be the Boston band's last word for more than two decades. Ric Ocasek produced it, with keyboardist Greg Hawkes adding production of his own, and the classic five were all still aboard: Ocasek and bassist Benjamin Orr trading lead vocals, Elliot Easton on lead guitar, Hawkes on keys and David Robinson on drums.

"Strap Me In" revs like the old days, but the spark was dimming. Of 3 singles, only "You Are the Girl" made the top 40 of the Hot 100, reaching No. 17, and the album stalled at No. 26, their lowest-charting studio set. Within a year the band had split. It was also Orr's last album with them; he died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, and the Cars didn't make another studio record until Move Like This in 2011.

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