Best: Sex as a Weapon

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Heartbreaker
producer:
Peter Coleman
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Glen Alexander Hamilton
electric guitar [lead guitar], keyboard and slide guitar:
Neil Giraldo
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
background vocals:
Pat Benatar, Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) and Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
cover recording of:
Heartbreaker
writer:
Geoff Gill and Cliff Wade
4.43:28
2Hit Me With Your Best Shot
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
background vocals:
Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1980)
recording of:
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Schwartz
4.452:52
3Treat Me Right
cover recording of:
Treat Me Right
writer:
Pat Benatar and Doug Lubahn (rock bassist)
recording of:
Treat Me Right
writer:
Pat Benatar and Doug Lubahn (rock bassist)
3:13
4Fire and Ice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2014)
recording of:
Fire and Ice
writer:
Pat Benatar, Scott St. Clair Sheets and Thomas Kelly (songwriter)
3:20
5Hell Is for Children
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
background vocals:
Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
recording of:
Hell Is for Children
writer:
Pat Benatar, Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
publisher:
Big Tooth Music Co., BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Neil Giraldo Music Co. and フジパシフィックミュージック
4:52
6Promises in the Dark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2014)
recording of:
Promises in the Dark
writer:
Neil Geraldo and Pat Giraldo
34:50
7Shadows of the Night
cover recording of:
Shadows of the Night
lyricist and composer:
D.L. Byron
3:41
8Wuthering Heights
engineer:
Chris Minto (engineer) and Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass and bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
electric guitar [lead guitar], guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
Neil Giraldo
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Neil Giraldo and Scott St. Clair Sheets
guitar:
Scott St. Clair Sheets
background vocals:
Pat Benatar, Roger Capps and Neil Giraldo
background vocals and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Roger Capps
recorded at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1980)
engineered at:
Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
cover recording of:
Wuthering Heights
publisher:
Kate Bush (from 1978 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush (on 1977-03-05)
publisher:
Castle (publisher), Ed. Itaipu, Glenwood Music Corporation, Kate Bush Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (from 1978 to present)
4:25
9All Fired Up
assistant engineer:
Clif Norrell
engineer:
Paul Lini
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Neil Giraldo
assistant mixer:
Tim Leitner
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar:
Fernando Saunders
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Neil Giraldo
percussion:
Bo Castro
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
All Fired Up
lyricist and composer:
Kerryn Tolhurst (Australian musician)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher)
54:30
10Helter Skelter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2014)
cover recording of:
Helter Skelter
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:50
11Invincible (Theme From "The Legend of Billie Jean")
edit of:
Invincible (theme from "The Legend of Billie Jean") by Pat Benatar
recording of:
Invincible (Pat Benatar)
writer:
Simon Climie and Holly Knight
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises
4:03
12Love Is a Battlefield
producer:
Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman and Peter Coleman (British Engineer & Producer)
mixer:
Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman (British Engineer & Producer)
bass guitar:
Roger Capps
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
electric guitar:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1983) and Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 1984)
recorded at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Love Is a Battlefield
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Holly Knight
publisher:
BMG Music Pbl. Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
3.954:10
13We Belong
assistant engineer:
Dave Hernandez (Dave "Zulu" Hernandez Engineer)
producer:
Pete Coleman and Neil Giraldo
assistant mixer:
Murray Dvorkin and Bino Espinoza
additional guest bass guitar:
Roger Capps
bass guitar:
Donnie Nossov
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar and harmonica:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
percussion:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist), Neil Giraldo and Myron Grombacher
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1984)
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We Belong
writer:
Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro (singer/songwriter/voice actor)
4.353:39
14Ooh Ooh Song
assistant engineer:
Dave Hernandez (Dave "Zulu" Hernandez Engineer)
producer:
Pete Coleman and Neil Giraldo
assistant mixer:
Murray Dvorkin and Bino Espinoza
bass guitar and background vocals:
Donnie Nossov
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar and harmonica:
Neil Giraldo
keyboard:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
percussion:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist), Neil Giraldo and Myron Grombacher
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
mixed at:
Soundcastle (Interactive Studios) in Santa Monica, California, United States and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ooh Ooh Song
writer:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
4:10
15True Love
assistant engineer:
Frank Linx
engineer:
Gordon Fordyce (engineer and producer)
producer:
Neil Giraldo
mixer:
Ed Thacker
accordion, organ and piano:
Charles Giordano (American keyboardist and accordionist)
bass guitar:
Chuck Domanico
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher
guitar:
Neil Giraldo
percussion:
Lenny Castro
lead vocals:
Pat Benatar
orchestra:
Roomful of Blues horn section
recording of:
True Love
recording of:
True Love
writer:
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
4:42
16Anxiety (Get Nervous)
3:43
17I Want Out
recording of:
I Want Out
writer:
Neil Giraldo and Billy Steinberg
3:45
18Sex as a Weapon
recording of:
Sex as a Weapon
lyricist and composer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
publisher:
Billy Steinberg Music (in 1985) and Denise Barry Music (in 1985)
4:17
19Lipstick Lies
recording of:
Lipstick Lies
writer:
Neil Giraldo and Myron Grombacher
3:52
20I Need a Lover
cover recording of:
I Need a Lover
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
3:30

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part of:ZOUNDS Best (order: 33)