Start the Car is the third solo album from the singer/songwriter Jude Cole. Released in 1992, five years after his self-titled debut solo album.
After A View from Third Street, Jude Cole shifted to a more heartland rock sound. Nowhere is that more evident than the disc's title song first track, a combination of Springsteen/Mellencamp that rocks more than his previous two albums. It features the polished heartbreak of "Tell the Truth", the sad sack story of "First Your Money" and the been-there, done-that weary world of "A Place in the Line".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jude Cole except where noted.
- "Start the Car" â" 5:07
- "Worlds Apart" (Jude Cole, Ron Aniello) â" 3:54
- "Open Road" â" 5:19
- "Just Another Night" (Jude Cole, James Newton Howard) â" 3:47
- "Tell the Truth" â" 5:27
- "Intro" â" 0:43
- "Right There Now" â" 5:05
- "First Your Money (Then Your Clothes)" (Jude Cole, George Green) â" 4:12
- "It Comes Around" â" 4:38
- "Blame It on Fate" â" 4:50
- "A Place in the Line" â" 4:31
Personnel
- Drums: John Robinson, Jim Keltner, Jeff Porcaro, Pat Mastelotto
- Programming: Robbie Buchanan
- Percussion: Lenny Castro
- Keyboards: James Newton Howard, Steve Porcaro, Marc Greene, Robbie Buchanan
- Piano: David Paich, James Newton Howard, Bill Payne
- Organ: Mike Finnegan, Marc Greene
- Guitar: Jude Cole, Tim Pierce, Michael Thompson, Ron Aniello
- Bass: Lee Sklar, Neil Stubenhaus, Jude Cole
- Violin: Richard Green
- Mandolin: Jude Cole, Ron Aniello
- Hammered Dulcimer: Jude Cole
- Horns: Jerry Hey, Larry Williams, Gary Grant, Daniel Higgins
- Background vocals: Jude Cole, Sass Jordan, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Sam Llanas, John Elefante, Chuck Sabatino, Robert Parlee, Philip Ingram
- Recording engineer: Marc Greene, Chris Lord-Alge, Bob Schaper, Erich Gobel
- Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
- Executive producer: Michael Ostin
- Photography: John Halpern, Rick Cole, John Heiden, Jeri Heiden, Michael Wilson
- Art Direction: Jeri Heiden