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Pat Benatar: Precious Time

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On July 6, 1981, “Chrysalis” label released “Precious Time”, the third Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Sound City Studios” and “Goodnight LA Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Keith Olsen and Neil Giraldo. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar – lead and backing vocals
  • Neil Giraldo – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Scott St. Clair Sheets – rhythm guitar
  • Keith Olsen – tambourine
  • Alan Pasqua – piano
  • Roger Capps – bass guitar
  • Myron Grombacher – drums
  • Gary Herbig, Joel Peskin, Tom Scott, Larry Williams – saxophones
  • Keith Olsen, Chris Minto – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Promises in the Dark – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  2. Fire and ice – Tom Kelly, Scott St.Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar
  3. Just Like Me – Rick Dey, Roger Hart, Terry Melcher
  4. Present Times – Nilly Steinberg
  5. It’s a Tuff Life – Neil Giraldo
  6. Take It Any Way You Want It – Martin Briley, Neil Giraldo
  7. Evil Genius – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  8. Hard to Believe – Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher
  9. Helter Skelter- John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Pat Benatar: Go

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On August 12, 2003, “Bel Chiasso” label released “Go”, the eleventh Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Spyder’s Soul Kitchen” and “Rumbo” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Neil Giraldo.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar – vocals
  • Neil Giraldo – guitars, keyboards, bass, backing vocals, strings arrangements
  • Mick Mahan – bass
  • Ray Brinker, Denny Fongheiser, Dave Karasony, Matt Laug – drums, percussion
  • Chris Fuhrman, Spyder Whitehorse – engineer, digital editing
  • Barry Rudolph – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Jeff Worrell – digital editing

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, except where noted.

  1. Go
  2. Brave
  3. I Won’t
  4. Have It All
  5. Sorry – Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Paul Rafferty
  6. Please Don’t Leave Me
  7. Girl – Neil Giraldo, Holly Knight
  8. Out of the Ruins
  9. In My Dreams
  10. Tell Me
  11. Brokenhearted
  12. Christmas in America (radio edit) – hidden track

Keith Olsen

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On March 9, 2020, Keith Alan Olsen died aged 74. He was music producer and sound engineer, worked on more than 100 albums. As producer he earned 24 Platinum and 14 multi-Platinum album certifications. He has worked with many artists including Eternity’s Children, The Millennium, James Gang, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Sons of Champlin, Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, Foreigner, Santana, The Babys, Rick Springfield, Pat Benatar, Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfielld, Heart, Kim Carnes, Joe Walsh, 38 Special, Bad Company, Saga, Whitesnake, Starship,  Carlos Santana, Ozzy Osbourne, Night Ranger, Kingdom Come, Magnum, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Journey, Eddie Money, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Scorpions.

Pat Benatar: In The Heat Of The Night

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On August 27, 1979, “Chrysalis” label released “In the Heat of the Night” the debut Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded June – July 1979, at “MCA Whitney Studios” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Peter Coleman and Mike Chapman.The album was certified 4 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA” and Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar– lead and backing vocals
  • Neil Giraldo– lead and slide guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Scott St. Clair Sheets – rhythm guitars
  • Roger Capps – bass, backing vocals
  • Glen Alexander Hamilton – drums
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Rick Newman – direction

Track listing:

  1. Heartbreaker – Geoff Gill, Clint Wade
  2. I Need a Lover – John Mellencamp
  3. If You Think You Know How To Love Me – Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
  4.  In the Heat of the Night – Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
  5. My Clone Sleeps Alone – Roger Capps,  Pat Benatar
  6. We Live for Love – Neil Giraldo
  7.    Rated X – Nick Gilder, James McCulloch
  8.    Don’t Let It Show – Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
  9.    No You Don’t – Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
  10.  So Sincere – Roger Capps, Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar: True Love

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On April 27, 1991, “Chrysalis” label released “True Love”, the eighth Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Neil Giraldo.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar– vocals
  • Neil Giraldo– guitars
  • Charlie Giordano– piano, organ, accordion
  • Chuck Domanico– bass
  • Myron Grombacher – drums
  • John Rossi – drums
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Greg Piccolo – tenor saxophone
  • Doug James – baritone saxophone
  • Rick Lataille – alto saxophone
  • Carl Querfurth – trombone
  • Bob Enos – trumpet
  • Gordon Fordyce – engineer, mixing
  • Frank Linx – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Bloodshot – Hank Penny, Ruth Hall
  2. Payin’ the Cost to Be the Boss – B. B. King
  3. So Long – Remus Harris, Russ Morgan, Irving Melsher
  4. I’ve Got Papers on You – B. King, Jules Taub
  5. I Feel Lucky – Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher
  6. True Love – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  7. The Good Life – Myron Grombacher, Neil Giraldo
  8. Evening – Mitchell Parish, Harry White
  9. I Get Evil – Tampa Red
  10. Don’t Happen No More – Obie Jessie