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'''''Best Shots''''' is a [[Platinum album|Platinum-certified]] greatest hits album released by the American [[rock music|rock]] singer [[Pat Benatar]] in 1987 in Europe and in an updated version in 1989 in North America. It peaked at No. 67 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart,<ref name="album" >{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pat-benatar/chart-history/billboard-200 |title=Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200 |work=Billboard.com |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |accessdate=March 21, 2018 }}</ref> two years after the album peaked at No. 6 in the UK.<ref name="GB" >{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20110/pat-benatar/|title=Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=July 19, 2014 }}</ref>
'''''Best Shots''''' is a [[Platinum album|Platinum-certified]] greatest hits album released by the American [[rock music|rock]] singer [[Pat Benatar]] in 1987 in Europe and in an updated version in 1989 in North America. It peaked at No. 67 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart,<ref name="album" >{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pat-benatar/chart-history/billboard-200 |title=Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200 |work=Billboard.com |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=March 21, 2018 }}</ref> two years after the album peaked at No. 6 in the UK.<ref name="GB" >{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20110/pat-benatar/|title=Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=July 19, 2014 }}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==

Revision as of 00:04, 21 October 2019

Best Shots
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1987 (Europe)
November 1989 (US)
Recorded1979–1988
GenreRock, hard rock, pop rock
Length43:55
LabelChrysalis
ProducerNeil Giraldo, Peter Coleman, Keith Olsen, Mike Chapman
Pat Benatar chronology
Seven the Hard Way
(1985)
Best Shots
(1987)
Wide Awake in Dreamland
(1988)
US edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Best Shots is a Platinum-certified greatest hits album released by the American rock singer Pat Benatar in 1987 in Europe and in an updated version in 1989 in North America. It peaked at No. 67 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart,[2] two years after the album peaked at No. 6 in the UK.[3]

Track listings

European version

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
1."Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (single version)Eddie SchwartzCrimes of Passion (1980)2:51
2."Love Is a Battlefield" (single version)Mike Chapman, Holly KnightLive from Earth (1983)4:12
3."We Belong" (single version)Eric Lowen, Dan NavarroTropico (1984)3:42
4."We Live for Love" (remixed version)Neil GiraldoIn the Heat of the Night (1979)3:58
5."Sex as a Weapon"Tom Kelly, Billy SteinbergSeven the Hard Way (1985)4:19
6."Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean, single version)Simon Climie, KnightSeven the Hard Way4:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
7."Shadows of the Night" (single version)D. L. ByronGet Nervous (1982)3:42
8."Heartbreaker"Geoff Gill, Clint WadeIn the Heat of the Night3:28
9."Fire and Ice"Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Pat BenatarPrecious Time (1981)3:20
10."Treat Me Right"Doug Lubahn, BenatarCrimes of Passion3:28
11."If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (single version)Chapman, Nicky ChinnIn the Heat of the Night3:47
12."You Better Run"Eddie Brigati, Felix CavaliereCrimes of Passion3:04

U.S. version

No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
1."Love Is a Battlefield" Live from Earth5:24
2."Promises in the Dark"Giraldo, BenatarPrecious Time4:48
3."One Love"Giraldo, Mryon GrombacherWide Awake in Dreamland (1988)5:12
4."All Fired Up"Kerryn Tolhurst, Grombacher, BenatarWide Awake in Dreamland4:27
5."We Live for Love" In the Heat of the Night3:55
6."Hell Is for Children"Giraldo, Benatar, Roger CappsCrimes of Passion4:48
7."Shadows of the Night" Get Nervous4:20
8."Hit Me with Your Best Shot" Crimes of Passion2:51
9."We Belong" Tropico3:40
10."Invincible" Seven the Hard Way4:28
11."Fire and Ice" Precious Time3:20
12."Heartbreaker" In the Heat of the Night3:26
13."Medley: Suffer the Little Children / Hell Is for Children" (live 1988, CD edition bonus track)Giraldo, Benatarpreviously unreleased6:45
14."Painted Desert" (CD edition bonus track)Giraldo, GrombacherTropico5:24
15."Outlaw Blues" (1989 re-recording, CD edition bonus track)Giraldo, GrombacherAn earlier arrangement/recording appears on Tropico4:19
Total length:67:07

Charts

Year Chart Position
1987 UK Albums Chart[3] 6
1988 New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 5
1989 Billboard 200 (US)[2] 67

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
United Kingdom BPI 1987 Platinum (+ 300,000)[5]
USA RIAA 2001 Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[6]

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Pat Benatar – Best Shots (album)". charts.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "BPI Certified Awards Searchable Database". BPI. Retrieved July 25, 2014. search under artist for 'Pat Benatar'
  6. ^ "RIAA Searchable database: search for " Pat Benatar"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 18, 2014.