Greatest Hits (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Hard Rock
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• Release Date: June 7, 2005
• Label: Capitol/EMI Records
• UPC: 724357885829
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105780282
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #434 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #224 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #12 in Hard Rock (See Top 100 Hard Rock Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Pat Benatar (vocals); Scott St. Clair Sheets (guitar); Alan Pasqua (piano); Charles Giordano (keyboard); Kevin Savigar (keyboards); Fernando Saunders, Donnie Nossov (bass instrument); Myron Grombacher, Glen Alexander Hamilton (drums); Keith Olsen (tambourine); Frank Linx, Neil Giraldo, Roger Capps (background vocals).

Recording information: 1979 - 1989.

Though things were a bit looser in post-punk and New Wave circles, mainstream rock in the late-1970s/early-'80s was largely a man's game, with females chauvinistically shunted off to ancillary status. Pat Benatar played a major role in changing the AOR gender dynamic. Ruling the radio for a number of years, her belting vocal style and hard-rocking hits defined an era for many, as exemplified on GREATEST HITS. With their charging guitars and fiery vocals, the likes of "Heartbreaker" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" bear the influence of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC streamlined for the New Wave era, shot through with concision and a pronounced pop sensibility. Benatar's approach expanded as the '80s rolled on; "Shadows of the Night," penned by cult power-popper D.L. Byron, is an elegant power-ballad tour de force. Later tracks such as "Love is a Battlefield" and "Le Bel Age" incorporate synthesizer and slicker production, taking a decidedly poppier stance. No matter the musical mode, Benatar's voice sails through strong and crystal-clear, piling up the hits as it goes.

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