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