1984 studio album by Pat Benatar
Tropico is American rock singer Pat Benatar 's fifth studio album , and sixth album overall, released in late 1984 by Chrysalis Records .
This is the first album to feature one-time John Waite bassist Donnie Nossov, who replaced Roger Capps in Benatar's band.
It peaked at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart[3] and produced the Grammy -nominated[4] Top Five Pop hit "We Belong ".[5] Other well-known songs from the album include "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top 40 hit).[5] A Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song" was on the B-Side of the US single and appeared also on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings . Tropico was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States.[6]
During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.[citation needed ]
This album is Benatar and Giraldo's first attempt to move away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new "gentler" styles and sounds.[1] [2]
BGO Records reissued Tropico on CD with Seven the Hard Way.
Track listing [ ]
6. "Ooh Ooh Song" Giraldo, Benatar 4:28 7. "The Outlaw Blues" Giraldo, Grombacher 3:47 8. "Suburban King" Giraldo, Billy Steinberg 1:48 9. "A Crazy World Like This" Giraldo, Tom Kelly , Steinberg 4:02 10. "Takin' It Back" Giraldo, Benatar 4:07
1. "Diamond Field" Giraldo, Grombacher, Benatar 3:20 2. "We Belong" Lowen, Navarro 3:40 3. "Painted Desert" Giraldo, Grombacher 5:24 4. "Temporary Heroes" Trevesick, Clee 4:30 5. "Love Is a Battlefield " Holly Knight , Mike Chapman 5:24 6. "Ooh Ooh Song" Giraldo, Benatar 4:28 7. "The Outlaw Blues" Giraldo, Grombacher 3:47 8. "Suburban King" Giraldo, Steinberg 1:48 9. "A Crazy World Like This" Giraldo, Kelly, Steinberg 4:02 10. "Takin' It Back" Giraldo, Benatar 4:07 11. "Love in the Ice Age" Giraldo, Giordano, Grombacher, Benatar 4:05
Personnel [ ]
Band members [ ]
Pat Benatar – vocals
Neil Giraldo – guitars, harmonica, percussion
Charlie Giordano – keyboards, percussion
Donnie Nossov – bass, backing vocals on track 6
Myron Grombacher – drums, percussion
Additional musicians [ ]
Roger Capps – bass on tracks 2 and 3
Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 3 and 9
Production [ ]
Neil Giraldo, Peter Coleman – producers, mixing at The Complex Studios and Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles
Dave Hernandez – assistant engineer, Spanish translation of track 6
Murray Dvorkin, Bino Espinoza – mixing assistants
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound , New York
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Certifications [ ]
External links [ ]
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Pat Benatar – Tropico review" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ Jump up to: a b Connelly, Cristopher (January 31, 1985). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Tropico" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200" . Billboard.com . Billboard . Retrieved March 21, 2018 .
^ "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female" . Rock on the Net. Retrieved July 20, 2011 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100" . Billboard.com . Billboard . Retrieved March 21, 2018 .
^ "RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar" " . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 18, 2014 .
^ "Pat Benatar - Tropico" . Retrieved May 15, 2019 .
^ Kent 1993 , pp. 32–33
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9555" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Benatar – Tropico" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF) . Eurotipsheet . Vol. 1 no. 37. December 10, 1984. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Benatar – Tropico" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ AA.VV. (April 25, 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005 . Tokyo: Oricon . ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2 .
^ "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Tropico" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pat Benatar – Tropico" . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Pat Benatar – Tropico" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ Kent 1993 , p. 437
^ "RPM's Top 100 Albums of 1985" . RPM . Vol. 43 no. 16. December 28, 1985. p. 14. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico" . Music Canada . Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico" . Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
^ "British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 15, 2020 .Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Tropico in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
Bibliography [ ]
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
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