Quick Change World is the fourth solo album released by Ric Ocasek, who was the lead singer and songwriter for The Cars. This was his second and final release for Reprise Records.
| Quick Change World | ||||
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| Released | September 28, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Electric Lady Studios | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 50:54 | |||
| Label | Reprise Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Shipley, Ric Ocasek | |||
| Ric Ocasek chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
History
editOcasek originally intended for Quick Change World to be a double CD: the "Right Side", consisting of Cars-like pop/rock, and the "Left Side", consisting of experimental music. It would also include a book of Ocasek penned poetry. When Fireball Zone, Ocasek's third solo release, failed to meet sales expectations, Reprise scaled back the project to this fourteen track single disc, which was issued as Quick Change World in North America only.[1]
The seven "Right Side" tracks were produced by Mike Shipley, and the seven "Left Side" tracks were produced by Ocasek. The song "Hard Times" was initially intended for the Cars' album Heartbeat City.
Negative Theater was issued as a 15-track CD in Europe. It includes the seven "Left Side" tracks that were issued on Quick Change World, and eight tracks that are exclusive to the Negative Theater album.[2]
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Big Picture" | 1:31 |
| 2. | "Don't Let Go" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Hard Times" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "A Little Closer" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Riding Shotgun" | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Feeling's Got to Stay" | 4:29 |
| 7. | "She's On" | 4:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "I Still Believe" | 1:28 |
| 9. | "Come Alive" | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Quick Change World" | 4:12 |
| 11. | "What's on TV" | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Hopped Up" | 5:01 |
| 13. | "Help Me Find America" | 5:30 |
| 14. | "Telephone Again" (hidden bonus track) | 0:59 |
| Total length: | 50:54 | |
- Ric Ocasek - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Artwork, Photography, Written-By, Art Direction, Producer, Engineer, Mixed By
- Greg Hawkes - Keyboards
- Roger Greenawalt - Guitar
- Eric Schermerhorn - Guitar, E-bow
- Milton Sutton - drums
- Thad Bernard, Darryl Jenifer, Charlie Pettus - Bass guitar
- Mike Shipley - Engineer, Producer
- Mike Baumgartner - Assistant Engineer
- David Heglemeier - Assistant Engineer
- George Marino - Mastered By
- Chris Shaw - Mixed By
Notes
edit- ^ a b Damas, Jason. "Quick Change World Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Damas, Jason. "Negative Theater Review". AllMusic.
- ^ "Quick Change World". Ric Ocasek Official Site.
- ^ "Ric Ocasek – Quick Change World". Discogs.