Greatest Hits

by Pat Benatar

Overview

The liner notes to Capitol's 20-track retrospective of rock goddess Pat Benatar's golden years are filled with testimonials from some of the genre's queens, both reigning (Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos) and retired (Jane Wiedlin, Martha Davis). It's a fitting tribute to the artist, as her four-and-a-half-octave vocal range spewing arena-sized anthems has yet to be matched by anyone with as much rock & roll panache. "We Belong," "Shadows of the Night," "Promises in the Dark," and "Love Is a Battlefield" are all certifiable '80s classics -- not just guilty pleasures -- and even later semi-hits like "Sex as a Weapon" and "All Fired Up" don't sound as overwrought as one would imagine, having not heard them in some time. Greatest Hits is just five songs longer than 1989's Best Shots -- reissued in 2003 with an accompanying DVD -- but the inclusion of fan favorites such as "Little Too Late" and "Le Bel Age" make this collection the most effective to date. Fair is fair. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2005
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol
UPC:	0724357885829
Rank:	2007

Tracks

1. Heartbreaker
2. We Live for Love
3. Hit Me with Your Best Shot
4. Hell Is for Children
5. Treat Me Right
6. You Better Run
7. Fire and Ice
8. Promises in the Dark
9. Precious Time
10. Shadows of the Night
11. Little Too Late
12. Looking for a Stranger
13. Love Is a Battlefield
14. We Belong
15. Ooh Ooh Song
16. Invincible
17. Sex as a Weapon
18. Le Bel Age
19. All Fired Up
20. One Love (Song of the Lion)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pat Benatar   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards
Scott St. Clair Sheets   Guitar
Alan Pasqua   Piano
Keith Olsen   Tambourine
Frank Linx   Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Charlie Giordano   Keyboards
Roger Capps   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Donnie Nossov   Bass
Neil Giraldo   Guitar,Harmonica,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Kevin Savigar   Keyboards
Fernando Saunders   Bass
Glen Alexander Hamilton   Drums
Myron Grombacher   Drums

Technical Credits

Mike Chapman   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Neil Giraldo   Audio Production,Producer
Keith Olsen   Audio Production,Producer
Keith Forsey   Audio Production,Producer
Susan Lavoie   Art Direction
Scott St. Clair Sheets   Composer
Ralph Capps   Composer
Alexander Call   Composer
Neil Geraldo   Composer
Guy M. Gaglio   Composer
Myron Grombacher   Composer
Dan Navarro   Composer
Holly Knight   Composer
Roger Capps   Composer
N. Giraldo   Composer
Daniel Navarro   Composer
Jeffrey Mayer   Photography
Randee Saint Nicholas   Photography
Randee St. Nicholas   Photography
T. Kelly   Composer
Simon Climie   Composer
Kerryn Tolhurst   Composer
Kevin Flaherty   Compilation Producer
Billy Steinberg   Composer
E. Schwartz   Composer
D.L. Byron   Composer
Cliff Wade   Composer
Evren Goeknar   Mastering
Pat Benatar   Composer
Eddie Brigati   Composer
Franne Golde   Composer
Felix Cavaliere   Composer
Eddie Schwartz   Composer
Doug Lubahn   Composer
Douglas Lubahn   Composer
David Leigh Byron   Composer
Robert Tepper   Composer
Peter Coleman   Producer
Peter McIan   Composer
Tom Kelly   Composer
Geoff Gill   Composer
David Eric Lowen   Composer
Diana Barnes   Art Direction
T.C. Kelly   Composer