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Live from Earth

Live from Earth is the first live album by American rock singer Pat Benatar, and was released in October 1983. The album was recorded during Benatar's sold out 'Get Nervous' world tour in late 1982 and early 1983. It also contains two studio tracks, "Love Is a Battlefield" and "Lipstick Lies", which were produced by Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman. The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 albums chart[5] and shipped more than a million copies.[6] "Love Is a Battlefield" was an international hit single and garnered Benatar her fourth consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1984.[7]

Live from Earth
Live album by
Pat Benatar
ReleasedOctober 1983
RecordedFrance and California during the 'Get Nervous' tour of 1982–1983, with Le Mobile and Artisan Recorders Mobile One
StudioMCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, California, 1983 (studio tracks)
GenreRock, hard rock
Length43:02
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Pat Benatar chronology
Get Nervous
(1982) 		Live from Earth
(1983) 		Tropico
(1984)
Singles from Live from Earth
  1. "Love Is a Battlefield"
    Released: September 12, 1983
  2. "Lipstick Lies"
    Released: 1983 (New Zealand Only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Kerrang!(mixed)[3]
In Concert
Video by
Pat Benatar
Released1985
RecordedDecember 19, 1982
VenueNew Haven Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
GenreRock, hard rock
Length73 minutes
LabelRCA/Columbia Pictures
DirectorMarty Callner, Molly Miles
ProducerRick Newman, Richard Fields, Karen Glass, Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar video chronology
Hit Videos
(1984) 		In Concert
(1985) 		Pat Benatar The Visual Music Collection
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

A concert from the same tour was filmed for a HBO special and released on VHS in 1985 with the title In Concert, but with a different and expanded track listing.[8] The footage was re-released on VHS with the title Benatar the same year and in 1998 on DVD as Live in New Haven, without the last two tracks.[4]

Track listing edit

Side one
  1. "Fire and Ice" (Tom Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar) – 3:46
  2. "Lookin' for a Stranger" (Franne Golde, Peter McIan) – 3:28
  3. "I Want Out" (Neil Giraldo, Billy Steinberg) – 4:05
  4. "We Live for Love" (Giraldo) – 3:39
  5. "Hell Is for Children" (Giraldo, Benatar, Roger Capps) – 6:06
Side two
  1. "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (Eddie Schwartz) – 3:07
  2. "Promises in the Dark" (Giraldo, Benatar) – 5:14
  3. "Heartbreaker" (Geoff Gill, Clint Wade) – 4:21
  4. "Love Is a Battlefield" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 5:23 (studio recording)
  5. "Lipstick Lies" (Giraldo, Myron Grombacher) – 3:51 (studio recording)

VHS track listing edit

  • "Anxiety (Get Nervous)”
  • "Fire and Ice"
  • "You Better Run"
  • "Little Too Late"
  • "Fight It Out"
  • "Looking for a Stranger"
  • "I Want Out"
  • "We Live for Love"
  • "In the Heat of the Night"
  • "Shadows of the Night"
  • "Heartbreaker"
  • "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
  • "Hell Is for Children"
  • "Little Paradise"
  • "Love Is a Battlefield" (video)

Personnel edit

Production edit

Live recordings edit

  • Neil Giraldo – producer, mixing
  • Guy Charbonneau – engineer, mixing
  • Cliff Bonnell, Andy Rose, Tim Wybrow, Bobby Ainsworth – assistant engineers

Studio recordings edit

  • Neil Geraldo, Peter Coleman – producers, mixing
  • Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer
  • Steve Hall – mastering

Video recordings edit

  • Marty Callner – director
  • Molly Miles – additional directing
  • Rick Newman, Richard Fields – producers
  • Neil Giraldo – audio producer
  • Karen Glass – associate producer
  • Bob Giraldi – "Love Is a Battlefield" video director

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Pat Benatar – Live from Earth review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  2. ^ Pond, Steve (November 24, 1983). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Live from Earth". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  3. ^ De Whalley, Chas (November 3, 1983). "Pat Benatar 'Live from Earth'". Kerrang!. Vol. 54. Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 11.
  4. ^ a b "Pat Benatar – Live in New Haven 1983". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "Pat Benatar Setlist at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, USA". Setlist.fm. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  9. ^ Kent 1993, pp. 32–33
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4384a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  13. ^ AA.VV. (April 25, 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pat Benatar – Live from Earth". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "Rock Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 44. October 29, 1983. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ Kent 1993, p. 436
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1984" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1984". Billboard. December 31, 1984. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Live From Earth". Music Canada. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  24. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Live From Earth". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  25. ^ "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Live From Earth". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

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