Tropico (album)
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Tropico is American rock singer Pat Benatar
's sixth album, released in 1984. It peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200
and produced the Top-10 hit "We Belong
". Additional well-known songs from the album were "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top-40 hit), a Spanish version of which appeared on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings
. The album was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States.
During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.
It is also said by Benatar and Giraldo that this album is the first where they moved away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new, sometimes "gentler," styles and sounds.
First album featuring Donnie Vossov replacing Roger Capps on Bass.
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
's sixth album, released in 1984. It peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and produced the Top-10 hit "We Belong
We Belong
"We Belong" is a 1984 single from Pat Benatar's sixth studio album Tropico. It matched the success of "Love Is a Battlefield" on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S., peaking at number five, and reaching number three on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart and the top 40 on its Adult...
". Additional well-known songs from the album were "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" (also a Top-40 hit), a Spanish version of which appeared on her 1999 compilation, Synchronistic Wanderings
Synchronistic Wanderings
Synchronistic Wanderings is a compilation album by American rock singer Pat Benatar. Spanning three discs, it is a box set chronicling her career from 1979 to 1999 - twenty years. Included are soundtrack contributions, b-sides, studio outtakes, previously unreleased songs, and rarities, as well as...
. The album was Benatar's sixth consecutive Platinum-certified album in the United States.
During the filming of the video for the single "Painted Desert", Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo discovered they were expecting their first child.
It is also said by Benatar and Giraldo that this album is the first where they moved away from Benatar's famed "hard rock" sound and start experimenting with new, sometimes "gentler," styles and sounds.
First album featuring Donnie Vossov replacing Roger Capps on Bass.
Side one
- "Diamond Field" – 3:20 (Giraldo, Grombacher; CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
Big Tooth Music, Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music & Tyreach Music-ASCAP) - "We BelongWe Belong"We Belong" is a 1984 single from Pat Benatar's sixth studio album Tropico. It matched the success of "Love Is a Battlefield" on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S., peaking at number five, and reaching number three on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart and the top 40 on its Adult...
" – 3:40 (Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro; Copyright Screen Gems/EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
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) - "Painted Desert" – 5:24 (Giraldo, Grombacher; Copyright Big Tooth Music, Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music & Tyreach Music-ASCAP)
- "Temporary Heroes" – 4:30 (N. Trevesick, J. Clee; Copyright Black Lion Music-ASCAP)
- "Love in the Ice Age" – 4:05 (Giraldo, Giordano, Grombacher; Copyright Big Tooth Music, Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music, Charlie Giordano Music & Tyreach Music-ASCAP)
Side two
- "Ooh Ooh Song" – 4:28 (Benatar, Giraldo; Copyright Big Tooth Music, Neil Giraldo Music & Rare Blue Music-ASCAP)
- "The Outlaw Blues" – 3:47 (Giraldo, Grombacher; Copyright Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music & Tyreach Music-ASCAP)
- "Suburban King" – 1:48 (Giraldo, Billy SteinbergBilly SteinbergWilliam Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...
; Copyright Neil Giraldo Music, RAre Blue Music, Billy Steinberg Music & Denise Barry Music-ASCAP) - "A Crazy World Like This" – 4:02 (Giraldo, Tom KellyTom Kelly (musician)Thomas F. Kelly is an American musician, best known for his songwriting partnership with Billy Steinberg. Steinberg and Kelly co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the 1980s....
, Steinberg; Copyright Neil Giraldo Music, Rare Blue Music, Billy Steinberg Music & Denise Barry Music-ASCAP) - "Takin' It Back" - 4:07 (Giraldo, Benatar; Copyright Big Tooth Music, Neil Giraldo Music & Rare Blue Music-ASCAP)
Personnel
- Pat Benatar: Lead & Backing Vocal
- Neil Giraldo: Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards, Synclavier, Backing Vocal
- Charlie Giordano: Keyboards
- Donnie Nossov: Bass, Backing Vocal
- Myron Grombacher: Drums, Percussion