The Very Best of Pat Benatar

~ Release by Pat Benatar (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Heartbreaker
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
4.23:25
2We Live for Love
recording of:
We Live for Love
lyricist and composer:
Neil Giraldo
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
3:53
3Promises in the Dark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2014)
recording of:
Promises in the Dark
writer:
Neil Geraldo and Pat Giraldo
34:48
4Fire 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.
3:15
5Ooh Ooh Song
assistant engineer:
Dave Hernandez (Dave “Zulu” Hernandez, engineer)
producer:
Pete Coleman and Neil Giraldo
assistant mixer:
Murray Dvorkin and Bino Espinoza
bass guitar and background vocals:
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
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ooh Ooh Song
writer:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
4:08
6Hit 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
4.152:50
7Shadows 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)
3:38
8Anxiety (Get Nervous)
recording of:
Anxiety (Get Nervous)
writer:
Neil Giraldo and Billy Steinberg
3:41
9I Want Out
recording of:
I Want Out
writer:
Neil Giraldo and Billy Steinberg
3:42
10Lipstick Lies
recording of:
Lipstick Lies
writer:
Neil Giraldo and Myron Grombacher
3:49
11Love 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.
4.14:05
12We 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
13All Fired Up
assistant engineer:
Clif Norrell
engineer:
Paul Lini
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Neil Giraldo
assistant mixer:
Tim Leitner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar:
Fernando Saunders
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Neil Giraldo
percussion:
Bo Castro
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
All Fired Up
lyricist and composer:
Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
54:27
14Hell Is for Children
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:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recording of:
Hell Is for Children
writer:
Pat Benatar, Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
publisher:
Big Tooth Music Co., BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Neil Giraldo Music Co. and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
4:49
15Invincible
recording of:
Invincible (Pat Benatar)
writer:
Simon Climie and Holly Knight
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises
23:59
16Somebody’s Baby
recording of:
Somebody's Baby
4:21
17Everybody Lay Down
engineer:
Don Gehman and Rick Will
executive producer:
Pat Benatar
producer:
Don Gehman and Neil Giraldo
mixer:
Ed Thacker
bass guitar:
Frank Linx
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
percussion:
Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher and Frank Linx
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
recorded at:
Spyder's Soul Kitchen in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Everybody Lay Down
writer:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
4:19
18True Love
assistant engineer:
Frank Linx
engineer:
Gordon Fordyce (engineer and producer)
producer:
Neil Giraldo
mixer:
Ed Thacker
accordion, organ and piano:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
bass guitar:
Chuck Domanico (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Neil Giraldo
percussion:
Lenny Castro
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
orchestra:
Roomful of Blues horn section
recording of:
True Love
writer:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
4:39

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Release

copyrighted (©) by:Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1994)
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