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With Crimes of Passion, Pat Benatar escaped the dreaded sophomore slump, thanks in no small part to the song that would become the most well-known song of her career, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot." The rest of the album is mildly hit or miss, with a few moments of filler. Thankfully, Benatar avoids the synth-happy trends of the early '80s and delivers a hard rocking ten-song session of power pop tempered with a few ballads for balance. And while "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" was one of her most praised moments, her version of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" is probably one of the most underrated songs of her entire catalog.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
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Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Douglas Lubahn, Composer - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Eddie Brigati, Composer - Felix Cavaliere, Composer - Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Eddie Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Neil Giraldo, Producer
℗ 1980 Capitol Records LLC
Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph McCarthy, ComposerLyricist - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Wilhelm Hans Steinberg, ComposerLyricist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Kate Bush, ComposerLyricist - Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Sheets, ComposerLyricist - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Keith Olsen, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myron Grombacher, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pat Giraldo, ComposerLyricist - Pat Benatar, MainArtist - Neil Giraldo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Minto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Capps, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott St. Clair Sheets, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Fulginiti, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jo Hansch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
With Crimes of Passion, Pat Benatar escaped the dreaded sophomore slump, thanks in no small part to the song that would become the most well-known song of her career, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot." The rest of the album is mildly hit or miss, with a few moments of filler. Thankfully, Benatar avoids the synth-happy trends of the early '80s and delivers a hard rocking ten-song session of power pop tempered with a few ballads for balance. And while "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" was one of her most praised moments, her version of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" is probably one of the most underrated songs of her entire catalog.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:20
- Main artists: Pat Benatar
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1980 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2014 Capitol Records, LLC
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