In the Heat of the Night

by Pat Benatar

Overview

With her debut recording In the Heat of the Night, Pat Benatar wasted no time starting out of the gate with the furious leadoff track "Heartbreaker," which solidified her place in a class of women who were taking the rock world by storm in the late '70s. In the Heat of the Night was an album that obviously had its share of filler, but the one-two punch of "Heartbreaker" and the John Cougar Mellencamp tune "I Need a Lover" leading off the album made enough of a statement to put her on the pop charts. The deflated three tracks following are easily forgettable, especially the sci-fi '50s ballad "My Clone Sleeps Alone," but the remainder of the album packs enough grit and solid songwriting (especially the Blondie-esque "So Sincere") that it remains an impressive debut and foreshadows a glimpse of great things to come. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2024
Label:	Lmlr
UPC:	3700477838287
Rank:	237901

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pat Benatar   Primary Artist,Vocals
Glen Alexander Hamilton   Drums
Myron Grombacher   Drums
Roger Capps   Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Neil Giraldo   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Glen Hamilton   Drums
Scott St. Clair Sheets   Guitar
Neil Geraldo   Keyboards,Lead Guitar,Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

John Cougar   Composer
John Mellencamp   Composer
David Wolfert   Composer
Peter Coleman   Producer
Nicky Chinn   Composer
Mark Chalecki   Digital Remastering
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Steve Hall   Mastering
Roger Capps   Composer
Geoffrey Gill   Composer
Neil Giraldo   Composer
Nick Gilder   Composer
Mike Chapman   Composer,Producer
Ria Lewerke   Design,Art Direction
James McCulloch   Composer
Rick Newman   Direction,Management
Alex Chatelain   Photography
Clint Wade   Composer
Geoff Gill   Composer
Kerry Wain   Hair Stylist
Neil Geraldo   Composer
Clifford Wade   Composer
Alan Parsons   Composer
Cliff Wade   Composer
Pat Benatar   Composer
Eric Woolfson   Composer