Black Cars
Black Cars is the eighth studio album by Gino Vannelli. Produced with his brothers Joe and Ross, the album yielded two hit singles: the title track and "Hurts to Be in Love".
Vannelli was nominated for the 1986 Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year, an award he won in 1979. He and Joe won the 1986 Juno Award for Juno Award for [Recording Engineer of the Year|Recording Engineer of the Year] for the title track.
Track listing
Singles
The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.| # | Title | Date | Hot 100 | CAN |
| 1. | "Black Cars" | 1985 | 42 | 4 |
| 2. | "Hurts to Be in Love" | 1985 | 57 | 14 |
| 3. | "Just a Motion Away" | 1985 | — | 79 |
Personnel
Musicians- Gino Vannelli – vocals, guitars, drums, drum programming, percussion
- Joe Vannelli – synthesizers, synth bass, acoustic piano, electric piano, drum programming
- Mike Miller – guitars, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Jimmy Haslip – bass guitar
- Ross Vannelli – bass guitar, drum programming, percussion
- David Garibaldi – drums
- Mark Craney – drums
- Gino Vannelli – backing vocals
- Ross Vannelli – backing vocals
- John Messerschmidt – backing vocals
- Lori Lieberman – backing vocals
Production
- Gino Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer
- Joe Vannelli – producer, arrangements, engineer
- Ross Vannelli – producer, arrangements
- Ron Capone – recording
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Shirley Klein – album coordinator
- Michael Hodgson – art direction, design
- Moshea Brakha – photography
- Maria Sarno – stylist
- Patrick Raines & Associates – management