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Seven the Hard Way

 
Album Review: Seven the Hard Way

  • Artist: Pat Benatar
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1985 11
  • Total Time: 37:27
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Seven the Hard Way continues the slick pop approach of Tropico and is benefitted by a wealth of songs written by professional songwriters. At this point, Pat Benatar and her band weren't coming up with material as catchy or memorable as "Invincible" and "Sex as a Weapon," so the presence of the pro songwriters was a blessing, not a curse. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sex as a Weapon (Lyrics) Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly Pat Benatar
Le Bel Age Pat Benatar
Walking in the Underground (Lyrics) Myron Grombacher, Neil Geraldo Pat Benatar
Big Life (Lyrics) Myron Grombacher, Neil Geraldo Pat Benatar
Red Vision (Lyrics) Neil Geraldo, Myron Grombacher Pat Benatar
7 Rooms of Gloom (Lyrics) Pat Benatar
Run Between the Raindrops (Lyrics) Myron Grombacher, Neil Giraldo Pat Benatar
Invincible (Theme from "The Legend of Billie Jean") Pat Benatar
The Art of Letting Go Myron Grombacher, Charles Brown Pat Benatar

Credits

Joe Chiccarelli (Engineer), Pat Benatar (Vocals), Neil Geraldo (Producer), Larry Vigon (Art Direction), Moshe Brakha (Photography), Joe Chiccarelli (Producer), Larry Vigon (Design)
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Seven the Hard Way
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released November 1985
Recorded 1985
Genre Rock
Length 37:05
Label Chrysalis Records
Producer Neil Giraldo, Mike Chapman & William Wittman
Professional reviews
Pat Benatar chronology
Tropico
(1984)
Seven the Hard Way
(1985)
Wide Awake in Dreamland
(1988)

Seven the Hard Way is Pat Benatar's seventh album, released in 1985. "Seven albums in seven years...Two dice...3½ dots each. Seven...the hard way."[1] It peaked at #26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced two hits: "Invincible" and "Sex as a Weapon".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sex as a Weapon" – 4:15 (Kelly, Steinberg)
  2. "Le Bel Age" - 5:11
  3. "Walking in the Underground" – 4:39 (Geraldo, Grombacher)
  4. "Big Life" – 2:40 (Geraldo, Grombacher)
  5. "Red Vision" – 3:50 (Geraldo, Grombacher)
  6. "7 Rooms of Gloom" – 3:33
  7. "Run Between the Raindrops" – 4:27 (Geraldo, Grombacher)
  8. "Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean) – 4:28 (Simon Climie, Holly Knight)
  9. "The Art of Letting Go" – 4:02 (Brown, Feldman, Grombacher)

Personnel

  • Pat Benatar: Vocals
  • Neil Geraldo: Lead Guitar, Keyboards
  • Scott Sheets: Rhythm Guitar
  • Charlie Giordano: Keyboards
  • Frank Linx: Bass
  • Myron Grombacher: Drums

Production

  • Produced By Neil Giraldo, Mike Chapman & William Wittman
  • Associate Producer: Joe Chiccarelli
  • Engineered By Joe Chiccarelli
  • Mixed By Joe Chiccarelli, Michael Frondelli & William Wittman

References

  1. ^ Pat Benatar - 7 the Hard Way Lyrics

 
 

 

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