Beatitude (album)
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| Released | January 3, 1983 | |||
| Studio | Syncro Sound (Boston, Massachusetts) | |||
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| Length | 45:50 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Ric Ocasek | |||
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Beatitude is the debut solo studio album by Ric Ocasek, primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band the Cars. It was released on January 3, 1983, by Geffen Records. It features contributions from Greg Hawkes of the Cars on keyboards, Stephen George of Ministry on drums, Fuzzbee Morse and Roger Greenawalt on guitars, as well as Jules Shear and Stephen Hague from Jules and the Polar Bears.
The album peaked at No. 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200 in spring of 1983.