Song #309: "Stay The Night"--Benjamin Orr (1986)

This is the lone hit single for the former member of The Cars. Some people think only Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek enjoyed solo success, but that's not quite the case.

Orr certainly had the chops to do so, as he sang lead on some of the group's bigger hits, from "Just What I Needed" to "Drive". His only solo album, "Lace", released thirty years ago, and today's song did relatively well, much in part to some good video airplay on MTV.

It also did well thanks to smart music directors like my friend the late Mike Rancourt, who seized on this song when it arrived at our station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. We were all over this song, I believe long before any of our competitors.

We lost Orr way too soon due to pancreatic cancer back in 2000 at just age 53. Enjoy his contribution to our Top 500, "Stay The Night".