ALBUM OF THE WEEK # 94 PAT BENATAR - CRIMES OF PASSION (1980)

[RJhog (Admin)]

Artist: Pat Benatar

Genre: Rock

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member: No

Studio Albums: 11 (1979-2003)

Album: Crimes Of Passion

Released: August 6, 1980

Producer: Keith Olsen

Singles: Treat Me Right/You Better Run/Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Song Of The Week: Hell Is For Children

RIAA Certification: 5 X Platinum

Album Cover: 8/10

So Jon and I are touring again for the month of March.  And it's all about the ladies.  Yep, a month of nothing but female artists or female fronted bands.  I'll start it off with a very popular artist, Pat Benatar and her multi-platinum album from 1980, Crimes Of Passion.  It hit number 2 in the U.S. and spawned 2 top 20 hits (Treat Me Right #18 and Hit Me With Your Best Shot #9).  You better run placed #42 in the U.S. and Hell Is For Children, though never released as an A-side single, still got tons of airplay.  All 4 of these songs still get played a lot today.

The album is good and features some very decent guitar playing by Neil Giraldo, whom I believe is married to Pat.  There is also a really nice hidden gem in Little Paradise.  I had never heard this until I bought this CD recently.  It's definitely worth a listen.

You can still get this album quite easily on Amazon. 

Next Week:  Another Lovely Lady

1. Treat Me Right

2. You Better Run

3. Never Wanna Leave You

4. Hit Me With Your Best Shot

5. Hell Is For Children

6. Little Paradise

7. I'm Gonna Follow You

8. Wuthering Heights

9. Prisoner Of Love

10. Out-A-Touch

 

[Scott]

Had Little Paradise ready to go in a March SHT list...  Looks like I'll be revising that one.. 

 

Ive been on a bit of a Benatar kick recently.  Ive been really getting into Tropico, 7 The Hard Way and Wide Awake In Dreamland.  A great triple play if you like that side of Benatar...  But she had a more rocking triple threat to open her career, her debut, Passion, and Precious Time are a really strong rock and roll assaults!  I prefer Precious Time but thats me, this one did get a ton of airplay!  And I know for a fact that Jon mentioned Wuthering Heights at least once this past year.  Anyway, all said and done, I am happy to see Benatar get some love on here!  Long overdue and well deserved

 

Nice choice!

[Jon]

There had a Behind The Music on VH1 Classic about a month ago, and everytime I watch I get on a kick about that particular artist. She is just awesome, saw her and Cheap Trick at a casino on the NV/UT border about 8 years ago and she sounded fantastic.