In the Heat of the Night (Pat Benatar album)

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In the Heat of the Night
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Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released August 27, 1979
Recorded MCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, California, June–July 1979
Genre Hard rock, pop rock
Length 38:20
Label Chrysalis
Producer Peter Coleman, Mike Chapman
Pat Benatar chronology
In the Heat of the Night
(1979)		 Crimes of Passion
(1980)Crimes of Passion1980
Singles from In the Heat of the Night
  1. "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" / "So Sincere"
    Released: September 14, 1979
  2. "Heartbreaker" / "My Clone Sleeps Alone"
    Released: October 26, 1979
  3. "We Live for Love" / "I Need a Lover"
    Released: February 25, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone (mixed)[2]

In the Heat of the Night is the Platinum certified debut studio album by American recording artist Pat Benatar,[3] released by Chrysalis Records on August 27, 1979. It peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200[4] on the strength of her breakthrough hit "Heartbreaker", plus covers of Nick Gilder's "Rated X", John Mellencamp's "I Need a Lover", The Alan Parsons Project's "Don't Let It Show", Sweet's "No You Don't", and Smokie's "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" and "In the Heat of the Night". The album also included the top 30 hit "We Live for Love".[5]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Heartbreaker"   Geoff Gill, Clint Wade 3:29
2. "I Need a Lover" (John Cougar cover) John Mellencamp 3:30
3. "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (Smokie cover) Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn 4:23
4. "In the Heat of the Night" (Smokie cover) Chapman, Chinn 5:24
5. "My Clone Sleeps Alone"   Roger Capps, Pat Benatar 3:29
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "We Live for Love"   Neil Giraldo 3:55
7. "Rated X" (Nick Gilder cover) Nick Gilder, James McCulloch 3:17
8. "Don't Let It Show" (The Alan Parsons Project cover) Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson 4:04
9. "No You Don't" (Sweet cover) Chapman, Chinn 3:20
10. "So Sincere"   Capps, Benatar 3:29

Personnel

Musicians

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

Production

  • Peter Coleman – producer
  • Mike Chapman – producer of tracks 2, 3, 4
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Rick Newman – management and direction

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1980 Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[3]
Canada CRIA 1982 4x Platinum (+ 400,000)[18]
France SNEP 1981 Gold (+ 100,000)[19]

References

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External links

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