Beatitude (album)

Beatitude
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 3, 1983
StudioSyncro Sound (Boston, Massachusetts)
Genre
Length45:50
LabelGeffen
ProducerRic Ocasek
Ric Ocasek chronology
Beatitude
(1983)
This Side of Paradise
(1986)
Singles from Beatitude
  1. "Something to Grab For"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Jimmy Jimmy"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Connect Up to Me"
    Released: 1983
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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.