Tropico (Pat Benatar album)

Tropico
Cover photo by Rebecca Blake
Studio album by Pat Benatar
Released November 1, 1984
Recorded May–September 1984
Studio MCA Whitney Studios, Glendale, California
Genre Soft rock, pop rock
Length 39:18
Label Chrysalis
Producer Neil Giraldo and Peter Coleman
Pat Benatar chronology
Live from Earth
(1983)Live from Earth1983		 Tropico
(1984)		 Seven the Hard Way
(1985)Seven the Hard Way1985
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. "Diamond Field"
    Released: 1985
  5. "Temporary Heroes"
    Released: March 18, 1985 (promo)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

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. 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

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

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1985 Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[6]
Canada CRIA 1985 Platinum (+ 100,000)[29]
United Kingdom BPI 1985 Silver (+ 60,000)[30]

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar – Tropico review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "Pat Benatar Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Album – Pat Benatar, Tropico". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ AA.VV. (25 April 2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970~2005. Tokyo, Japan: Oricon. ISBN 978-487-1-31077-2.
  13. ↑ "Pat Benatar – Tropico (album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 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.
  15. ↑ "Pat Benatar – Tropico". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 41, No. 21, February 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. February 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 "Pat Benatar Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Pat Benatar – We Belong". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Single – Pat Benatar, We Belong". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Pat Benatar – We Belong". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Pat Benatar Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  23. ↑ "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Pat Benatar" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 18, January 12, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. January 12, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Pat Benatar – We Belong (song)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Pat Benatar – Ooh Ooh Song (song)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 41, No. 25, March 02 1985". Library and Archives Canada. March 2, 1985. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Pat Benatar". Music Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  30. ↑ "BPI Certified Awards Searchable Database". BPI. Retrieved July 25, 2014. search under artist for 'Pat Benatar'
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