Track Listing

1. Leave or Stay
2. You Are the Girl
3. Double Trouble
4. Fine Line
5. Everything You Say
6. Ta Ta Wayo Wayo
7. Strap Me In
8. Coming up You
9. Wound up on You
10. Go Away
11. Door to Door

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34476 in Music
• Released on: 1993-10-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: CD

Customer Reviews

door to door not so bad after all
when I heard the lead single "You are the girl" when first released
I thought the cars were becoming somewhat of a parody it sounded worn
I still don't like the song
but there are plenty of good songs despite the albums somewhat weak moments
opening cut "Leave or stay" and "Tao Tao Wayo Wayo"actuall very old cars numbers brought up to date
the Ocasek sung moody "Fine line"
and the country tinged Ben sung "Everything you say"
are particularlly good
the poppy "Strap me in"
as well the heaviest song the cars ever recorded
the title track "Door To Door"
(including some great double bass drumming by Dave Robinson)
"Go away" is another infectious song
"Double trouble" is very eighties rock that is cars metal

The Cars may have started to chug slightly at this point
Yet this album is alot better overall then the critics gave it credit for
and it does rock alot more then "heartbeat city"

The rust is setting in
Oh hell, what happened here. This would not be a bad addition to the collection for reved up cars fans, but lacks the sound we came to know the group for. Worth nothing more then a $1 bargain at the local record fair, the only song that brings the group to their trusted synth-rock style is "you are the girl". "Double trouble" seems to be a left over jamming session from "Heartbeat city", with some selling potential as a single, but sounds too raw. Would have been nice if they given it some more production work. "Fine line" was a shellow effort which somewhat reminded me of a Leonard Cohen song, but without the soulful texture. Most of the album sounds nothing more then some inferior noise, like the group no longer having that magical desire. Not worth the effort of re-buying on cd.

"Door To Door", then no more.
I don't know why this album often gets dismissed, I know it's one of their weaker ones, but it's still good. Any fan of 1980's pop-rock should like some of it, and any fan of "Heartbeat City" should like most of it. "You Are The Girl" is the only real hit here, and though the first half of the album is good, the second half (or side two) is better. "Strap Me In" is a strong "Cars" rocker, and both "Coming up You" and "Wound Up On You" are good and catchy soft-pop tracks. Then "Door To Door" slams the album shut with a bang. Overall, it might not be as classic as the debut, but at this point, these "Cars" had alot of mileage.