Pat Benatar Greatest Hits

• Artist: Pat Benatar
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• Release Date: June 07, 2005
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Heartbreaker		Pat Benatar	(3:28)
We Live for Love		Pat Benatar	(3:55)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot		Pat Benatar	(2:52)
Hell Is for Children		Pat Benatar	(4:51)
Treat Me Right	Pat Benatar, Doug Lubahn	Pat Benatar	(3:14)
You Better Run		Pat Benatar	(3:04)
Fire and Ice	T.C. Kelly	Pat Benatar	(3:19)
Promises in the Dark		Pat Benatar	(4:49)
Precious Time		Pat Benatar	(6:02)
Shadows of the Night	D.L. Byron	Pat Benatar	(3:43)
Little Too Late		Pat Benatar	(3:26)
Looking for a Stranger		Pat Benatar	(3:26)
Love Is a Battlefield		Pat Benatar	(4:10)
We Belong		Pat Benatar	(3:41)
Ooh Ooh Song		Pat Benatar	(4:09)
Invincible	Holly Knight, Simon Climie	Pat Benatar	(4:09)
Sex as a Weapon	T.C. Kelly	Pat Benatar	(4:20)
Le Bel Age		Pat Benatar	(4:19)
All Fired Up		Pat Benatar	(4:11)
One Love (Song of the Lion)		Pat Benatar	(4:31)

Credits

Pat Benatar (Vocals), Joan Jett (Author), Sarah McLachlan (Author), Keith Forsey (Producer), Tori Amos (Author), Jane Wiedlin (Author), Martina McBride (Author), Roger Capps (Bass), Roger Capps (Vocals (Background)), Peter Coleman (Producer), Charlie Giordano (Keyboards), Neil Giraldo (Guitar), Neil Giraldo (Harmonica), Neil Giraldo (Keyboards), Neil Giraldo (Vocals (Background)), Neil Giraldo (Producer), Evren Goknar (Mastering), Myron Grombacher (Drums), Frank Linx (Bass), Frank Linx (Vocals (Background)), Keith Olsen (Tambourine), Keith Olsen (Producer), Alan Pasqua (Piano), Fernando Saunders (Bass), Kevin Savigar (Keyboards), Martha Davis (Author), Randee Saint Nicholas (Photography), Mike Chapman (Producer), Jeffrey Mayer (Photography), Diana Barnes (Art Direction), Kevin Flaherty (Compilation Producer), Donnie Mossov (Bass), Lisa Marie Presley (Author), Glen Alexander Hamilton (Drums), Susan Lavoie (Art Direction)