Beatitude
Studio album by
Ric Ocasek
Released1982
StudioElectric Lady Studios
GenreNew wave
Length45:50
LabelGeffen
ProducerRic Ocasek
Ric Ocasek chronology
Beatitude
(1982) 		This Side of Paradise
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Beatitude is the debut solo release by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and principal songwriter of The Cars. It was released by Geffen Records in 1982. It features Greg Hawkes of The Cars on keyboards, as well as Jules Shear and Stephen Hague from Jules and the Polar Bears.

Title

The Beatitudes (/biˈætɪtjud/) are eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Here, the title is pronounced "beat-itude" (/ˈbiːtɪtjud/), a portmanteau of the words "beat" and "attitude", and pays homage to the 1950s poetry magazine Beatitude, which featured work by poets including Allen Ginsberg. The 1997 Geffen CD issue of the album misprinted the title on the disc as "Beautitude".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Jimmy Jimmy"4:57
2."Something to Grab For"3:43
3."Prove"3:56
4."I Can't Wait"3:43
5."Connect Up to Me"4:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."A Quick One" 3:37
7."Out of Control"Ocasek, Greg Hawkes4:41
8."Take a Walk" 4:38
9."Sneak Attack" 3:55
10."Time Bomb" 5:03
Total length:45:50

Although the album track "Connect Up to Me" was given an extended 12" remix, it was never released as a single. An extended mix that clocks in at 7:37 is on the cassette and CD editions. The album peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 in spring of 1983.

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Beatitude". Allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  2. ^ [1] Archived August 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Publishing Details at discogs
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