Fireball Zone | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | Skyline Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Electronic pop | |||
Length | 54:46 | |||
Label | Reprise [1] | |||
Producer | Nile Rodgers, Ric Ocasek | |||
Ric Ocasek chronology | ||||
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Fireball Zone is the third solo album by the American musician Ric Ocasek, frontman and songwriter of the Cars. [2] [3] The first single from the 1991 release was "Rockaway". [4]
The album was produced by Nile Rodgers and Ric Ocasek. [5] Its title is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. [6] "Over and Over" and "The Way You Look Tonight" are ballads. [7] In contrast to his Cars days, Ocasek recorded the album live, with his band, rather than part by part. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | D [1] |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Ottawa Citizen wrote that "the main thrust of Fireball Zone is to emphasize a funk element within what has always been Ocasek's music style—cold, lean, electronic pop with a tortured bottom end." [12] The Chicago Tribune opined that Fireball Zone "may not be a masterpiece, but it's better than any album by the repetitive Cars, easily one of the most overrated bands of the '80s." [10] The St. Petersburg Times determined that the album finds Ocasek's "rubber-band voice crawling over indistinguishable over-synthesized tunes set to a maddeningly tedious beat." [13]
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rockaway" | 4:21 | |
2. | "Touch Down Easy" | Ric Ocasek, Rick Nowels | 4:12 |
3. | "Come Back" | 4:20 | |
4. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | 4:38 | |
5. | "All We Need Is Love" | 4:57 | |
6. | "Over And Over" | 5:30 | |
7. | "Flowers Of Evil" | 4:42 | |
8. | "They Tried" | 3:53 | |
9. | "Keep That Dream" | 4:26 | |
10. | "Balance" | 4:42 | |
11. | "Mister Meaner" | 4:50 | |
12. | "Fireball Zone" | 4:24 | |
Total length: | 54:46 |
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA Charts) [14] | 119 |
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Fireball Zone | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | Skyline Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Electronic pop | |||
Length | 54:46 | |||
Label | Reprise [1] | |||
Producer | Nile Rodgers, Ric Ocasek | |||
Ric Ocasek chronology | ||||
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Fireball Zone is the third solo album by the American musician Ric Ocasek, frontman and songwriter of the Cars. [2] [3] The first single from the 1991 release was "Rockaway". [4]
The album was produced by Nile Rodgers and Ric Ocasek. [5] Its title is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. [6] "Over and Over" and "The Way You Look Tonight" are ballads. [7] In contrast to his Cars days, Ocasek recorded the album live, with his band, rather than part by part. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | D [1] |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Ottawa Citizen wrote that "the main thrust of Fireball Zone is to emphasize a funk element within what has always been Ocasek's music style—cold, lean, electronic pop with a tortured bottom end." [12] The Chicago Tribune opined that Fireball Zone "may not be a masterpiece, but it's better than any album by the repetitive Cars, easily one of the most overrated bands of the '80s." [10] The St. Petersburg Times determined that the album finds Ocasek's "rubber-band voice crawling over indistinguishable over-synthesized tunes set to a maddeningly tedious beat." [13]
All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rockaway" | 4:21 | |
2. | "Touch Down Easy" | Ric Ocasek, Rick Nowels | 4:12 |
3. | "Come Back" | 4:20 | |
4. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | 4:38 | |
5. | "All We Need Is Love" | 4:57 | |
6. | "Over And Over" | 5:30 | |
7. | "Flowers Of Evil" | 4:42 | |
8. | "They Tried" | 3:53 | |
9. | "Keep That Dream" | 4:26 | |
10. | "Balance" | 4:42 | |
11. | "Mister Meaner" | 4:50 | |
12. | "Fireball Zone" | 4:24 | |
Total length: | 54:46 |
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA Charts) [14] | 119 |
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