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| Released | November 6, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Syncro Sound, Boston | |||
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| Length | 40:42 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
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Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American new wave band the Cars, released on November 6, 1981, by Elektra Records. It was the last Cars record to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker. A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[6] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that "Ric Ocasek and the boys have produced an understated and decidedly underwhelming package that makes no attempt to deviate from their patented, semi-robotic pop."[7] The Boston Globe deemed the album "a conservative, cautious work that breaks no new ground."[8]
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted
| No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Since You're Gone" | Ric Ocasek | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Shake It Up" | Ocasek | 3:32 |
| 3. | "I'm Not the One" | Ocasek | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Victim of Love" | Ocasek | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Cruiser" | Benjamin Orr | 4:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
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| 6. | "A Dream Away" | Ocasek | 5:44 | |
| 7. | "This Could Be Love" |
| Orr | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Think It Over" | Orr | 4:56 | |
| 9. | "Maybe Baby" | Ocasek | 5:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
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| 10. | "Since You're Gone" (early version) | Ocasek | 5:57 | |
| 11. | "Shake It Up" (demo) | Ocasek/Orr | 4:10 | |
| 12. | "I'm Not the One" (1985 remix from Greatest Hits) | Ocasek | 4:10 | |
| 13. | "Cruiser" (early version) | Ocasek | 5:00 | |
| 14. | "Take It On the Run" (early version of "A Dream Away") | Ocasek | 6:19 | |
| 15. | "Coming Up You Again" (1981 version of "Coming Up You") | Ocasek | 5:22 | |
| 16. | "The Little Black Egg" (from Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology, 1995) | Chuck Conlon | Ocasek | 2:54 |
| 17. | "Midnight Dancer" (demo, previously unreleased) | Orr | 4:22 |
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[17] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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