Tag: Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar – We Live For Love (UK 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1980

In The Name Of LOVE Week!

“We Live For Love” was the fifth single taken from the debut album “In The Heat Of The Night” by Pat Benatar, the single was released on Released: February 25, 1980.

We Live for Love”, which became Benatar’s first top-10 entry in any country when it rose to No. 8 in Canada, while also reaching the top 30 in the US, New Zealand, and Australia, her first sizable hit in the latter. In France, “We Live for Love” reached the top 40.

This 12″ contains the “new wave” mix which appeared on the original 1st pressing 1979 vinyl, cassette, and 8-track releases of the LP “In The Heat Of The Night” this version was later replaced on subsequent pressings with a remixed more rock version. Making the “new wave” mix pretty rare. As far as I know, it has never appeared on CD.

SIDE A:
We Live For Love (Original LP New Wave Mix) 3:47
Producer – Peter Coleman
Written-By –  N. Geraldo*

SIDE B:
I Need A Lover 3:24
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By –J. Cougar Mellencamp*

If You Think You Know How To Love Me 3:44
Producer – Mike Chapman
Written-By – N. Chinn/M. Chapman*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1980 We Live For Love U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #27

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis – CHS 12 2403
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

NOTES:
From the album “IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT”

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Pat Benatar – Love Is A Battlefield (Special Extended Remix) (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

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Originally posted April 13, 2015

“Love Is a Battlefield” is a song performed by Pat Benatar and written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. It was released in September 1983 as a single from Benatar’s live album Live from Earth, though the song itself was a studio recording. The song was ranked at number 30 in VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. “Love Is a Battlefield” went on to sell over a million records.

Holly Knight and Mike Chapman wrote this song for Pat Benatar initially as a ballad with a beautiful melody and moving chord changes. After some exploration with drum machines and the band, Neil Giraldo decided to make this an uptempo song. The single was Benatar’s second American million-seller and is tied with “We Belong” as her highest-charting single in the United States. It topped Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1983.

It hit #1 on the Australian singles chart in February 1984 and remained there for five weeks, becoming the 11th-biggest-selling single of the year. In The Netherlands, the song remained on the charts for 4 weeks. It became #2 in the 1984 year-end chart. The song was re-released in the United Kingdom in March 1985 and reached #17. It was awarded a Gold certification in Canada as well.

The single was unlike most of Benatar’s previous work, as it featured an electronic dance element, but guitars and drums were still present. In 1984, the song won Benatar her fourth consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

SIDE A:
Love Is A Battlefield (Special Extended Remix) 6:29

SIDE B:
Love Is A Battlefield (Instrumental) 5:17

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Love Is A Battlefield U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1984 Love Is A Battlefield U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks #1
1984 Love Is A Battlefield U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #41

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– 4V9 42734
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo, Pitman Press
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Engineer [Mixing] – Jay Mark
Producer – Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman*
Remix – John “Jellybean” Benitez
Written-By – H. Knight*, M. Chapman*

NOTES:
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing denoted by “CPI” etch in runout string.
From the album “Live From Earth”

Made in U.S.A.

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Pat Benatar – Temporary Heroes (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

“Temporary Heroes” is the fifth and final single taken from American rock singer Pat Benatar’s fifth studio album, and sixth album overall, “Tropico” released in late 1984 by Chrysalis Records. The album and it’s singles were the first attempt to move away from Benatar’s famed “hard rock” sound and start experimenting with new “gentler” styles and sounds.

“Temporary Heroes” was only released in Canada, Japan and the United States failing to chart. In the United States a special 12″ promo was released for radio containing exclusive remixes.

SIDE A:
Temporary Heroes (Special Re-mix For Radio) 4:23

SIDE B:
Temporary Heroes (Single Version) 4:02

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Chrysalis ‎– VAS 2031
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Neil Geraldo*, Peter Coleman*

NOTES:
From the album “TROPICO”

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

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1980

A. Front

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“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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