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1984 studio album by Pat Benatar
Tropico
Cover photo by Rebecca Blake
Released November 1, 1984 Recorded May–September 1984 Studio MCA Whitney Studios (
Glendale, California )
Genre
Length 39 :18
Label
Chrysalis
Producer
"
We Belong " Released: October 16, 1984
"Painted Desert" Released: 1984 (Europe and Oceania only)
"Ooh Ooh Song" Released: January 7, 1985
"Temporary Heroes" Released: March 18, 1985 (promo)
Tropico is the fifth
studio album by American rock singer
Pat Benatar , released on November 1, 1984, by
Chrysalis Records . It is the first album to feature 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 new wave sounds.
[1]
[2]
BGO Records reissued Tropico on CD with Seven the Hard Way .
Side two Title Writer(s) 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
UK Edition
[7] Title Writer(s) 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
Roger Capps – bass on tracks 2 and 3
Lenny Castro – percussion on tracks 3 and 9
Unknown
[a] – backing vocals on track 2
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
^ The record sleeve says "Thanks […] The Kids on «We Belong» […]".
^
a
b
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas .
"Pat Benatar – Tropico review" .
AllMusic .
Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^
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 . Retrieved March 21, 2018 .
^
"Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female" . Rock on the Net. Retrieved July 20, 2011 .
^
a
b
"Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100" .
Billboard . Retrieved March 21, 2018 .
^
"RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar" " .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 18, 2014 .
^
"Pat Benatar - Tropico" .
Discogs . 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.
^
"Pat Benatar ultra rare genuine Australian Gold Award From Festival Records" . September 9, 2023.
^
"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 .
^
"American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Tropico" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
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