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 well-known singles—overall, it adds up to fifty-three tracks total. The booklet chronicles her career, discussing her ups and downs and giving additional commentary and background on most of the included songs from Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo.

Synchronistic Wanderings
Box set by
ReleasedOctober 5, 1999
Length225:01
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Pat Benatar chronology
Innamorata
(1997)
Synchronistic Wanderings
(1999)
Go
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Among the previously unreleased tracks are a cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying", a demo of "Love Is a Battlefield", a live version of "I Need a Lover", part 1 of "Rise" (from her 1993 album Gravity's Rainbow), a live performance of "Run Between the Raindrops" (from Seven the Hard Way), and a remix of "Every Time I Fall Back".

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Heartbreaker"Geoff Gill, Clint WadeIn the Heat of the Night (1979)3:28
2."We Live for Love"Neil GiraldoIn the Heat of the Night3:55
3."My Clone Sleeps Alone"Roger Capps, Pat BenatarIn the Heat of the Night3:29
4."I Need a Lover" (Live from The Bottom Line, New York City, 11/13/1979)John MellencampPreviously unreleased live version (album version from In the Heat of the Night)4:27
5."In the Heat of the Night"Nicky Chinn, Mike ChapmanIn the Heat of the Night5:24
6."You Better Run"Felix Cavaliere, Eddie BrigatiCrimes of Passion (1980)3:06
7."Hit Me with Your Best Shot"Eddie SchwartzCrimes of Passion2:51
8."Treat Me Right"Doug LubahnCrimes of Passion3:26
9."Wuthering Heights"Kate BushCrimes of Passion4:30
10."Hell Is for Children"Giraldo, Benatar, CappsCrimes of Passion4:51
11."Fire and Ice"Scott St. Clair Sheets, Tom Kelly, BenatarPrecious Time (1981)3:20
12."Promises in the Dark"Giraldo, BenatarPrecious Time4:48
13."Precious Time"Billy SteinbergPrecious Time6:02
14."Shadows of the Night"D.L. Byron, Benatar, Myron GrombacherGet Nervous (1982)4:20
15."Little Too Late"Alex CallGet Nervous4:08
16."Looking for a Stranger"Peter McIan, Franne GoldeGet Nervous3:26
17."Anxiety (Get Nervous)"Giraldo, SteinbergGet Nervous3:43
18."Love Is a Battlefield" (Demo version)Chapman, Holly KnightPreviously unreleased demo version (album version from Live from Earth (1983))5:34
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Love Is a Battlefield"Chapman, KnightLive from Earth5:23
2."Ooh Ooh Song"Giraldo, BenatarTropico (1984)4:09
3."We Belong"Eric Lowen, Dan NavarroTropico3:42
4."Painted Desert"Giraldo, GrombacherTropico5:26
5."Outlaw Blues"Giraldo, GrombacherTropico3:48
6."Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean)Simon Climie, KnightSeven the Hard Way (1985)4:29
7."Sex as a Weapon"Kelly, SteinbergSeven the Hard Way4:21
8."Le Bel Age"Robert Tepper, Guy GaglioSeven the Hard Way5:11
9."New Dream Islands" (Session outtake)Giraldo, GrombacherPreviously unreleased (recorded 1986)3:35
10."Run Between the Raindrops" (Live from Philadelphia, PA, 11/10/1988)Giraldo, GrombacherPreviously unreleased live version (album version from Seven the Hard Way)4:46
11."One Love (Song of the Lion)"Giraldo, GrombacherWide Awake in Dreamland (1988)5:13
12."True Hearts" (Session outtake)Giraldo, GrombacherPreviously unreleased (outtake from Wide Awake in Dreamland)4:26
13."Let's Stay Together"Benatar, GiraldoWide Awake in Dreamland4:42
14."All Fired Up"Kerryn Tolhurst, Bentar, GrombacherWide Awake in Dreamland4:30
15."Shooting Star" (Live at the Harry Chapin Tribute Concert)Harry ChapinHarry Chapin Tribute (recorded 1987, released 1990)5:47
16."La Cancion Ooh Ooh" (Spanish version of "Ooh Ooh Song")Giraldo, Benatar"Ooh Ooh Song" 7″ single (USA, Japan & Peru), "Painted Desert" 12″ single (Europe)5:08
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss"B. B. KingTrue Love (1991)3:14
2."True Love"Giraldo, BenatarTrue Love4:42
3."The Good Life"Giraldo, GrombacherTrue Love4:11
4."I Feel Lucky"Giraldo, GrombacherTrue Love4:30
5."Please Come Home for Christmas"Gene Redd, Charles BrownTrue Love (CD editions)3:06
6."Tell Me Why"Traditional, arranged by Benatar, GiraldoFor Our Children (Benefit for Pediatric AIDS Foundation, released 1991)2:15
7."Crying" (session outtake)Roy Orbison, Joe MelsonPreviously unreleased (outtake from In the Heat of the Night)4:27
8."Sometimes the Good Guys Finish First"Benatar, Knight, Chris McDanielsThe Secret of My Success soundtrack (1987)4:26
9."Somebody's Baby"Benatar, GiraldoGravity's Rainbow (1993)4:24
10."Everybody Lay Down"Benatar, GiraldoGravity's Rainbow4:27
11."Rise" (Part 2)Benatar, Giraldo, Grombacher, Frank LinxGravity's Rainbow3:04
12."Rise" (Part 1)Benatar, Giraldo, Grombacher, LinxPreviously unreleased version3:34
13."Temptation"Benatar, Giraldo, GrombacherB-side of "Somebody's Baby"3:32
14."Every Time I Fall Back" (Remix)Benatar, GiraldoPreviously unreleased remixed version (original version from Gravity's Rainbow)5:01
15."The Effect You Have on Me"Édith Piaf, Marc Heyral, adapted by Claire Severac, Susanne EdgrenÉdith Piaf Tribute (1993)3:18
16."Rescue Me"Carl Smith, Raynard MinerSpeed (Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) (1994)2:59
17."Strawberry Wine"Benatar, GiraldoInnamorata (1997)5:53
18."I Don't Want to be Your Friend"Benatar, GiraldoInnamorata5:08
19."Here's My Heart"Giorgio Moroder, Pete BellotteMetropolis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1984 re-release)4:54

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