Tropico (Pat Benatar album)

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.

Tropico
Cover photo by Rebecca Blake
Studio album by
Pat Benatar
ReleasedNovember 1, 1984
RecordedMay–September 1984
StudioMCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, California
GenreSoft rock, pop rock, new wave
Length39:18
LabelChrysalis
ProducerNeil Giraldo and Peter Coleman
Pat Benatar chronology
Live from Earth
(1983)		 Tropico
(1984)		 Seven the Hard Way
(1985)
Singles from Tropico
  1. "We Belong"
    Released: October 16, 1984
  2. "Painted Desert"
    Released: 1984 (Europe and Oceania only)
  3. "Ooh Ooh Song"
    Released: January 7, 1985
  4. "Temporary Heroes"
    Released: March 18, 1985 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

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. 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
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diamond Field"Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher, Pat Benatar3:20
2."We Belong"Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro3:40
3."Painted Desert"Giraldo, Grombacher5:24
4."Temporary Heroes"Nick Trevesick, Ginny Clee4:30
5."Love in the Ice Age"Giraldo, Charles Giordano, Grombacher, Benatar4:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Ooh Ooh Song"Giraldo, Benatar4:28
7."The Outlaw Blues"Giraldo, Grombacher3:47
8."Suburban King"Giraldo, Billy Steinberg1:48
9."A Crazy World Like This"Giraldo, Tom Kelly, Steinberg4:02
10."Takin' It Back"Giraldo, Benatar4:07
UK Edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diamond Field"Giraldo, Grombacher, Benatar3:20
2."We Belong"Lowen, Navarro3:40
3."Painted Desert"Giraldo, Grombacher5:24
4."Temporary Heroes"Trevesick, Clee4:30
5."Love Is a Battlefield"Holly Knight, Mike Chapman5:24
6."Ooh Ooh Song"Giraldo, Benatar4:28
7."The Outlaw Blues"Giraldo, Grombacher3:47
8."Suburban King"Giraldo, Steinberg1:48
9."A Crazy World Like This"Giraldo, Kelly, Steinberg4:02
10."Takin' It Back"Giraldo, Benatar4:07
11."Love in the Ice Age"Giraldo, Giordano, Grombacher, Benatar4:05

Singles

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[30] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[33] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar – Tropico review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. Connelly, Cristopher (January 31, 1985). "Album Reviews: Pat Benatar – Tropico". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  3. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  4. "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female". Rock on the Net. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  5. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100". 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. "Pat Benatar - Tropico". Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  8. "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  9. "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  10. "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  11. "Album – Pat Benatar, Tropico". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  12. "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  13. AA.VV. (April 25, 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo, Japan: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.
  14. "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  15. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc) |format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  16. "Pat Benatar – Tropico". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  17. "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 41, No. 21, February 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. February 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  18. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  19. "Pat Benatar – We Belong". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  20. "Single – Pat Benatar, We Belong". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  21. "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  22. "Pat Benatar – We Belong". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  23. "Pat Benatar Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  24. "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  25. "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  26. "Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 18, January 12, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. January 12, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  27. "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  28. "Pat Benatar – Ooh Ooh Song (song)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  29. "Top Singles – Volume 41, No. 25, March 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  30. "Canadian album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Music Canada. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  31. "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  32. "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.
  33. "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.