The Essential

~ Release by Pat Benatar (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Love Is a Battlefield
producer:
Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman and Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
mixer:
Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman (British engineer & producer)
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
electric guitar:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records (UK label renamed from Virgin EMI Records in 2020), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1983), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Love Is a Battlefield
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, BMG Music, BMG Music Pbl. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Island Music Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
4.14:11
2We Belong
assistant engineer:
Dave Hernandez (Dave “Zulu” Hernandez, engineer)
producer:
Pete Coleman and Neil Giraldo
assistant mixer:
Murray Dvorkin and Bino Espinoza
additional guest bass guitar:
Roger Capps
bass guitar:
Donnie Nossov
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar and harmonica:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
percussion:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist), Neil Giraldo and Myron Grombacher
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis (in 1981) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We Belong
writer:
Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro (singer/songwriter/voice actor)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4.453:39
3Fire and Ice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2014)
recording of:
Fire and Ice
writer:
Pat Benatar, Scott St. Clair Sheets and Thomas Kelly (songwriter)
publisher:
Big Tooth Music Co., Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Sony Tunes, Inc.
3:20
4Treat Me Right (single version)
cover recording of:
Treat Me Right
writer:
Pat Benatar and Doug Lubahn (rock bassist)
recording of:
Treat Me Right
writer:
Pat Benatar and Doug Lubahn (rock bassist)
3:13
5Shadows of the Night
cover recording of:
Shadows of the Night
lyricist and composer:
D.L. Byron
publisher:
Inner Sanctum (Publishing company associated with D.L. Byron)
3:41
6If You Think You Know How to Love Me (single version)
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Glen Alexander Hamilton
electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Neil Giraldo
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
background vocals:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Roger Capps
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
cover recording of:
If You Think You Know How to Love Me
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:45
7Hit Me With Your Best Shot
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
background vocals:
Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1980, in 2002), Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1980) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Schwartz
publisher:
Round Hill Songs and Sony Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH
4.152:52
8Heartbreaker
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Peter Coleman
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Glen Alexander Hamilton
electric guitar [lead guitar], keyboard and slide guitar:
Neil Giraldo
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
background vocals:
Pat Benatar, Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) and Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 1979)
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 72)
cover recording of:
Heartbreaker
writer:
Geoff Gill and Cliff Wade
publisher:
DJM Music
4.23:28
9We Live for Love
edit of:
We Live for Love (mix found on reissues of "In the Heat of the Night", used for the single edit) by Pat Benatar
recording of:
We Live for Love
lyricist and composer:
Neil Giraldo
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
3:36
10Don't Walk Away (radio edit)
recording of:
Don’t Walk Away
writer:
Nick Gilder and Duane Hitchings
4:06
11Painted Desert
recording of:
Painted Desert
writer:
Neil Giraldo and Myron Grombacher
5:25
12One Love (Song of the Lion)
recording of:
One Love
writer:
Myron Grombacher and Neil T. Geraldo
4:28
13Wuthering Heights
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass and bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
electric guitar [lead guitar], guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Neil Giraldo and Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
background vocals:
Pat Benatar, Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Roger Capps
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1980)
engineered at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Wuthering Heights
publisher:
Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush (on 1977-03-05)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Castle (publisher), Ed. Itaipu, Glenwood Music Corporation, Kate Bush Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 1978 to present)
4:25
14Somebody's Baby
recording of:
Somebody's Baby
recording of:
Somebody’s Baby
writer:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
3:46
15Sex as a Weapon
engineer and mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
associate producer:
Joe Chiccarelli
producer:
Neil Giraldo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Sex as a Weapon
lyricist and composer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Billy Steinberg Music (in 1985) and Denise Barry Music (in 1985)
44:17
16Invincible
edit of:
Invincible (Theme From "The Legend of Billie Jean") by Pat Benatar
recording of:
Invincible (Pat Benatar)
writer:
Simon Climie and Holly Knight
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises
4:03
17Everybody Lay Down
recording of:
Everybody Lay Down
writer:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
3:59
18Little Too Late
cover recording of:
Little Too Late
lyricist and composer:
Alex Call
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:26
19Helter Skelter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2014)
cover recording of:
Helter Skelter
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:51
20All Fired Up (single version)
cover recording of:
All Fired Up
lyricist and composer:
Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
4:09