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Ric Ocasek

RIC OCASEK

About

Ric Ocasek is a producer with 185 credits across their career. Best known for producing The Cars, their work spans 87 production credits. They have also co-written 70 tracks.

Songwriting

Written by Ric Ocasek

101 tracks · 36 artists

The Cars

57 tracks

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Scorpions

3 tracks

Drive Lyrics

Mark Kozelek

3 tracks

All Mixed Up
All Mixed Up
All Mixed Up

Deftones

2 tracks

Drive Lyrics

Production

Produced by Ric Ocasek

90 tracks · 12 artists

Weezer

49 tracks

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Nada Surf

10 tracks

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Guided by Voices

7 tracks

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Motion City Soundtrack

7 tracks

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The Cribs7
The Cars3
No Doubt2
Zack Fox1
Hole1
Alan Vega1
Le Tigre1
Brazilian Girls1

Rhythm Guitar

Rhythm Guitar — Ric Ocasek

6 tracks · 1 artist

The Cars

6 tracks

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Vocals

Vocals — Ric Ocasek

5 tracks · 2 artists

The Cars

4 tracks

My Best Friend's Girl Lyrics
Good Times Roll Lyrics
Double Life Lyrics
Touch and Go Lyrics

Weezer

1 track

I Need Some of That Lyrics

Guitar

Guitar — Ric Ocasek

4 tracks · 3 artists

The Cars

2 tracks

Drive Lyrics
Touch and Go Lyrics

Alan Vega

1 track

Do The Job

Brazilian Girls

1 track

Last Call

Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Ric Ocasek

3 tracks · 3 artists

Alan Vega

1 track

Keep It Alive

The Cars

1 track

Just What I Needed Lyrics

Weezer

1 track

Don't Let Go Lyrics

Keyboards

Keyboards — Ric Ocasek

3 tracks · 3 artists

Motion City Soundtrack

1 track

Calling All Cops Lyrics

No Doubt

1 track

Platinum Blonde Life Lyrics

Guided by Voices

1 track

Teenage FBI Lyrics

Lead Vocals

Lead Vocals — Ric Ocasek

2 tracks · 1 artist

The Cars

2 tracks

Magic Lyrics
You Might Think Lyrics

Additional Vocals

Additional Vocals — Ric Ocasek

1 track · 1 artist

Weezer

1 track

I Need Some of That Lyrics

Mixing Engineer

Mixing Engineer — Ric Ocasek

1 track · 1 artist

Hole

1 track

Gold Dust Woman Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

The Cars

The Cars

57 tracks

Weezer

Weezer

51 tracks

Nada Surf

Nada Surf

10 tracks

The Cribs

The Cribs

7 tracks

Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices

7 tracks

Motion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack

7 tracks

Mark Kozelek

Mark Kozelek

3 tracks

Alan Vega

Alan Vega

2 tracks

No Doubt

No Doubt

2 tracks

Scorpions

Scorpions

2 tracks

Offyourself

2 tracks

Howard Carpendale

Howard Carpendale

1 track

Jason Nevins

Jason Nevins

1 track

FLOOR CRY

FLOOR CRY

1 track

Birgit

1 track

Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias

1 track

Electric Frankenstein

Electric Frankenstein

1 track

Fortune (3)

Fortune (3)

1 track

Letters to Cleo

Letters to Cleo

1 track

AWOLNATION

AWOLNATION

1 track

Discography

Albums

Weezer 30 (Anniversary Super Deluxe)

Weezer 30 (Anniversary Super Deluxe)

Weezer

2024

Live At Electric Lady

Live At Electric Lady

Bleachers

2021

Van Weezer

Van Weezer

Weezer

2021

Dreaming

Missing Persons

2020

Sunshine Pop EP 2

Sunshine Pop EP 2

The Yellow Melodies

2020

The Cicada Tree

Byzantine (2)

2017

For All My Sisters

For All My Sisters

The Cribs

2015

Everything Will Be Alright in the End

Everything Will Be Alright in the End

Weezer

2014

Live At Victoria Teatern And Stenhammarsalen

Mark Kozelek

2014

Off Yourself

Offyourself

2013

Live At Lincoln Hall

Mark Kozelek

2012

Covers

Covers

Deftones

2011

The High Road

The Present Moment

2010

Soundtrack Of The 80s

Jason Donovan

2010

Staring At The Ice Melt

Fortune (3)

2010

Can't Keep A Secret

Faber Drive

2009

Even If It Kills Me

Even If It Kills Me

Motion City Soundtrack

2007

Poison'd!

Poison (3)

2007

Talk To La Bomb

Brazilian Girls

2006

Romantic Classics

Julio Iglesias

2006

Little Drummer Boy · Live

Mark Kozelek

2006

Burn Bright, Burn Fast

Electric Frankenstein

2005

This Island

This Island

Le Tigre

2004

The Funk Rocker

Jason Nevins

2004

Achtung Jackass

The Frustrators

2002

A Hillbilly Tribute To Mountain Love

Hayseed Dixie

2002

Acoustica

Scorpions

2001

Few Like Me

Birgit

2001

Offyourself

Offyourself

2000

Flamenco Funk

Los Umbrellos

1998

A Turn Unstoned?

Roger Chapman

1998

Fight Of My Life

The Insyderz

1998

Destiny

Paul Parker

1995

Weezer

Weezer

Weezer

1994

New Raceion

Alan Vega

1993

Welthits Zum Träumen

Howard Carpendale

1992

Moment Of Truth

Terri Nunn

1991

Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

The Cars

Weezer: Rarities Edition (Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets)

Weezer: Rarities Edition (Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets)

Weezer

DGC Rarities Volume 1

DGC Rarities Volume 1

Nirvana

Kevin & Bean Present: Swallow My Eggnog

Kevin & Bean Present: Swallow My Eggnog

blink-182

The Craft: Music From the Motion Picture

The Craft: Music From the Motion Picture

Our Lady Peace

Disney/Pixar All Time Favorites

Disney/Pixar All Time Favorites

Thomas Newman

Island in the Sun – UK Single

Island in the Sun – UK Single

Weezer

Door to Door

Door to Door

The Cars

YTV Big Fun Party Present

YTV Big Fun Party Present

Weezer

Candy-O

Candy-O

The Cars

Move Like This

Move Like This

The Cars

Do the Collapse

Do the Collapse

Guided by Voices

The Cars

The Cars

The Cars

Most Popular

Top Tracks

Say It Ain't So

Say It Ain't So

Weezer

Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

Weezer

Drive

The Cars

Island in the Sun

Weezer

Undone – The Sweater Song

Weezer

Hash Pipe

Weezer

My Name Is Jonas

My Name Is Jonas

Weezer

Go Away

Go Away

Weezer

Only in Dreams

Only in Dreams

Weezer

Just What I Needed

Just What I Needed

The Cars

In the Garage

In the Garage

Weezer

No One Else

No One Else

Weezer