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 Juno Award for [Artist of the Year|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.
Singles
The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.| # | Title | Date | Billboard [Hot 100|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