Candy-O is the second studio album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band The Cars

The Cars

The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, lead singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...

, released in 1979.

Cover art

The album cover was painted by artist Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas

Alberto Vargas was a noted Peruvian painter of pin-up girls. He is often considered one of the most famous of the pin-up artists...

, known for his paintings of pin-up girls that appeared in Esquire and Playboy magazines in the 1940s and 1960s. The idea to hire Vargas came from drummer David Robinson, the band's artistic director and a collector of pin-ups. The 83-year-old Vargas had retired several years earlier but was persuaded to take the assignment by his niece, who was a fan of The Cars. The painting, depicting a girl sprawled across the hood of a car, was based on a photo shoot directed by Robinson at a Ferrari dealership. The model, coincidentally named Candy, briefly dated Robinson afterward.

Side one

1. "Let's Go
   Let's Go (The Cars song)
   "Let's Go" was the first single from The Cars' album Candy-O released in 1979. It was written by Ric Ocasek and features lead vocals by Cars bassist Ben Orr. The single peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S., but the song was an even bigger success elsewhere...
   
   " – 3:33
2. "Since I Held You" – 3:16
3. "It's All I Can Do
   It's All I Can Do
   "It's All I Can Do" is a song by the American rock band The Cars. It is the third track from their 1979 album Candy-O. It was written by the band's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, and features the bassist, Benjamin Orr, on vocals...
   
   " – 3:44
4. "Double Life
   Double Life (song)
   "Double Life" is a single by the American rock band The Cars from their second album Candy-O. The song consists of a beginning verse of Ric Ocasek singing as lead vocals, later followed by all of the band members taking part in a backing vocal verse with Ocasek, who is still singing as lead during...
   
   " – 4:14
5. "Shoo Be Doo" – 1:36
6. "Candy-O
   Candy-O (song)
   "Candy-O" is a song by the American rock band The Cars, the title track of their 1979 album Candy-O. It was written by primary songwriter Ric Ocasek, was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, and features Cars bassist Benjamin Orr on lead vocals.- Details :...
   
   " – 2:36

Side two

1. "Nightspots" – 3:15
2. "You Can't Hold on Too Long" – 2:46
3. "Lust for Kicks" – 3:52
4. "Got a Lot on My Head" – 2:59
5. "Dangerous Type" – 4:28

Personnel

• Ric Ocasek
  Ric Ocasek
  Ric Ocasek is an American musician and music producer. He is best known as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band, The Cars....
  
   – rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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  , lead vocals on side one, tracks 2, 4 and 5; side two, tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5
• Elliot Easton
  Elliot Easton
  Elliot Easton plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals for The Cars. His guitar solos are integral part of the band's hit singles. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music...
  
   – lead guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  , backing vocals
• Greg Hawkes
  Greg Hawkes
  Greg Hawkes is a musician best known as the keyboardist for the Rock band The Cars.Hawkes, a native of Fulton, Maryland, attended Atholton High School where he played in a band called Teeth. He then attended Berklee College of Music for two years, majoring in composition and flute...
  
   – percussion
  Percussion instrument
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
  The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
  
  , backing vocals
• Benjamin Orr
  Benjamin Orr
  Benjamin Orr was an American rock musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for the Boston based rock band, The Cars....
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , lead vocals on side one, tracks 1, 3, and 6; side two, track 2
• David Robinson
  David Robinson (musician)
  David Robinson is an American rock drummer. He has performed with many rock bands including The Modern Lovers, DMZ and The Cars.He attended Woburn Memorial High School....
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
  A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
  
  

Production

• Arranged By The Cars
• Produced By Roy Thomas Baker
• Recorded & Engineered By Geoff Workman; assistant engineer: George Tutko
• Mastered By George Marino

Packaging personnel

• Jeff Albertson - photography
• Ron Coro, Johnny Lee - art direction and design
• David Robinson - cover concept
• Alberto Vargas - cover painting

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1979	Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	3
1979	RPM Canada	4
1984	Billboard 200	179

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Peak Position
1979	"Let's Go"	Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	14
1979	"It's All I Can Do"	Billboard Hot 100	41

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	July 24, 1979
RIAA – U.S.	Platinum	August 6, 1979
RIAA – U.S.	Triple Platinum	April 5, 1995
RIAA – U.S.	4X Platinum	December 15, 2001