Song · Ric Ocasek
“True to You” by Ric Ocasek
From the album This Side of Paradise (1986)
“True to You” by Ric Ocasek appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1986. It was first released in 1986 on the album This Side of Paradise. Its best result is #103 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #204 alternative song of 1986.
Ric Ocasek wrote "True to You" on his own for This Side of Paradise, his second solo album, which Geffen released on September 13, 1986, and the Cars' frontman didn't stray far from home to make it. Cars bandmates Greg Hawkes and Benjamin Orr are both on it, Hawkes on keyboards and bass and Orr on backing vocals, and Elliot Easton adds guitar.
Chris Hughes, the one-time Adam and the Ants drummer known back then as Merrick, fresh from producing Tears for Fears' two biggest albums, produced the record and played its drums. The song got its own video, too, and MTV gave it a fair amount of play late in 1986.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 103 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 | 107 |
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