Beatitude (album)

Beatitude is the debut solo release by Ric Ocasek, lead singer and principal songwriter of The Cars. It was released by Geffen Records in 1982. It features Greg Hawkes of The Cars on keyboards, as well as Jules Shear and Stephen Hague from Jules and the Polar Bears.

Title
The Beatitudes are eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Here, the title is pronounced "beat-itude", a portmanteau of the words "beat" and "attitude", and pays homage to the 1950s poetry magazine Beatitude, which featured work by poets including Allen Ginsberg. The 1997 Geffen CD issue of the album misprinted the title on the disc as "Beautitude".

Track listing
Although the album track "Connect Up to Me" was given an extended 12" remix, it was never released as a single. An extended mix that clocks in at 7:37 is on the cassette and CD editions. The album peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 in spring of 1983.

Musicians

 * Ric Ocasek – vocals, guitar, keyboards
 * Jules Shear, Steve Cataldo, Antonio DePortago – vocals
 * Roger Greenawalt, Casey Lindström – guitar
 * Fuzzbee Morse – guitar, keyboards
 * Greg Hawkes – keyboards
 * Stephen Hague – keyboards
 * Akio Akashi, Darryl Jenifer – bass
 * Deric Dyer – saxophone
 * Stephen George, "Miss Linn" – drums

Production

 * Ric Ocasek – producer
 * David Hegelmeier – tape operator
 * Ian Taylor – engineer
 * Walter Turbitt – assistant engineer
 * George Marino – mastering
 * Jeri McManus – graphics, layout
 * Bob Carlos Clarke – photography
 * All songs published by Ric Ocasek Music, except "Out of Control" (published by Ric Ocasek Music/Oversnare Music-Lido Music)