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7. Orr also made a solo record at about the same time as the Cars...
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 01:17 AM
Sep 2024

...were falling apart. He worked with Larry Klein, who has produced just about everyone, including Joni Mitchell (former wife) and the Innocence Mission's first two records (fantastic!). Orr's 1986 solo release The Lace had a couple of singles; probably the best-known is "Stay the Night", which peaked at #2 on the AC chart.

As others have mentioned here, Orr left us much too soon. "Drive" was always a favorite of mine, sounding a lot more like a track off Roxy Music's Avalon than a Cars record.

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