Tag: Hit Me With Your Best Shot (7″ Mix)

Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot (US 7″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

A. Front

REQUEST

“Hit Me with Your Best Shot” is a song written by Canadian singer/songwriter Eddie Schwartz, and recorded by American singer Pat Benatar in 1980. In 1980, it was released as the second single from her second album Crimes of Passion. It hit #7 in Cash Box, and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Top 10 hit.

“Hit Me with Your Best Shot” sold well over a million copies in the US, achieving a gold certification by the RIAA. The song is one of Benatar’s most recognizable.

**The 7″ single contains a slightly remixed version with more prominent guitar not heard on the album release. This has not appeared on CD as far as I know.

SIDE A:
Hit Me With Your Best Shot (7″ Mix) 2:50
Written-By – E. Schwartz*

SIDE B:
Prisoner Of Love 3:07
Written-By – S. Sheets*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1980 Hit Me With Your Best Shot U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #9

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– CHS 2464
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Keith Olsen

NOTES:
From the Chrysalis album “Crimes Of Passion”

Made in U.S.A.

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B. Back

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube:
Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi