| Shake It Up | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the Cars |
| Cover: | The Cars - Shake It Up (album).png |
| Released: | November 6, 1981 |
| Recorded: | 1981 |
| Studio: | Syncro Sound, Boston |
| Length: | 40:42 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | Roy Thomas Baker |
| Prev Title: | Panorama |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Heartbeat City |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American new wave band the Cars, released on November 6, 1981, by Elektra Records. It was the last Cars record to be produced by Roy Thomas Baker. A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list. [1]
The Globe and Mail wrote that "Ric Ocasek and the boys have produced an understated and decidedly underwhelming package that makes no attempt to deviate from their patented, semi-robotic pop."[2] The Boston Globe deemed the album "a conservative, cautious work that breaks no new ground."[3]
| Peak position | |
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 20 |
|---|---|
| Position | ||
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | 86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] | 49 | |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 34 |
