Greatest Hits (Pat Benatar album)

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ReleasedJune 7, 2005
Length79:48
Label Capitol
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Pat Benatar chronology
Go
(2003)
Greatest Hits
(2005)
Ultimate Collection
(2008)
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Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Pat Benatar, released in June 2005 by Capitol Records. The album contains 20 digitally remastered tracks from Benatar's first seven studio albums, including the studio recording "Love Is a Battlefield" from the 1983 live album Live from Earth . The compilation peaked at No. 47, lasting 15 weeks on the Billboard 200 album chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Heartbreaker" (single mix)Geoff Gill, Clint Wade In the Heat of the Night (1979)3:28
2."We Live for Love" (single edit) Neil Giraldo In the Heat of the Night3:55
3."Hit Me with Your Best Shot" Eddie Schwartz Crimes of Passion (1980)2:52
4."Hell Is For Children" Pat Benatar, Roger Capps, GiraldoCrimes of Passion4:52
5."Treat Me Right" (single edit) Doug Lubahn, BenatarCrimes of Passion3:14
6."You Better Run" Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere Crimes of Passion3:05
7."Fire and Ice"Benatar, Tom Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets Precious Time (1981)3:20
8."Promises in the Dark"Benatar, GiraldoPrecious Time4:49
9."Precious Time" Billy Steinberg Precious Time6:02
10."Shadows of the Night" (single edit)D.L. Byron Get Nervous (1982)3:43
11."Little Too Late" (single edit) Alex Call Get Nervous3:27
12."Looking for a Stranger" Franne Golde, Peter McIanGet Nervous3:27
13."Love Is a Battlefield" (single edit) Mike Chapman, Holly Knight Live from Earth (1983)4:10
14."We Belong" Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro Tropico (1984)3:42
15."Ooh Ooh Song" (single edit)Benatar, GiraldoTropico4:09
16."Invincible (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean )" (single edit) Simon Climie, Knight Seven the Hard Way (1985)4:10
17."Sex as a Weapon"Kelly, SteinbergSeven the Hard Way4:20
18."Le Bel Age" (single edit)Guy Marshall, Robert Tepper Seven the Hard Way4:20
19."All Fired Up" (single edit) Kerryn Tolhurst Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988)4:12
20."One Love (Song of the Lion)" (single edit)Giraldo, Myron GrombacherWide Awake in Dreamland4:31

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 47
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Official New Zealand Music Chart [4] 26

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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