In the Heat of the Night (Pat Benatar album)

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In the Heat of the Night
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 1979
RecordedJune–July 1979
StudioMCA Whitney (Glendale, California)
Genre
Length38:01
Label Chrysalis
Producer
Pat Benatar chronology
In the Heat of the Night
(1979)
Crimes of Passion
(1980)
Singles from In the Heat of the Night
  1. "I Need a Lover"
    Released: August 27, 1979
  2. "If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
    Released: September 14, 1979
  3. "Heartbreaker"
    Released: October 26, 1979
  4. "Rated X"
    Released: 1979 (France only)
  5. "We Live for Love"
    Released: February 25, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Mixed [2]
The Village Voice C+ [3]

In the Heat of the Night is the debut studio album by American singer Pat Benatar, released on August 27, 1979, by Chrysalis Records. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 for the week ending October 20, 1979, peaking at No. 12 in March 1980, almost six months after its release. [4]

Contents

The album includes "Heartbreaker", her breakthrough single in the United States (where it reached the top 25), [5] Canada and New Zealand (it reached the top 20 in both those countries). "Heartbreaker" was the third single released from the album, as neither the first single, Benatar's version of "I Need a Lover", or the second single, her rendition of "If You Think You Know How to Love Me", charted in the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand.

In the Heat of the Night also contained "We Live for Love", which became Benatar's first top-10 entry in any country when it rose to No. 8 in Canada, while also reaching the top 30 in the US, New Zealand and Australia, her first sizable hit in the latter. In France, "We Live for Love" reached the top 40, although "Rated X" had previously reached the French top 30. In the Netherlands and Belgium, Benatar's rendition of "I Need a Lover" charted within the top 30.

On Billboard magazine's 1980 year-end top pop albums chart, In the Heat of the Night was listed at No. 7. The album also reached No. 3 in Canada, No. 8 in New Zealand, and No. 25 in Australia.

In the Heat of the Night was remastered and reissued on Capitol Records in 2006.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartbreaker"
  • Geoff Gill
  • Cliff Wade
3:26
2."I Need a Lover" (John Mellencamp cover)John Cougar Mellencamp3:28
3."If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (Smokie cover)4:20
4."In the Heat of the Night" (Smokie cover)
  • Chinn
  • Chapman
5:22
5."My Clone Sleeps Alone"
3:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."We Live for Love" Neil Giraldo 3:54
7."Rated X" (Nick Gilder cover)
  • Gilder
  • James McCulloch
3:15
8."Don't Let It Show" (The Alan Parsons Project cover)4:01
9."No You Don't" (Sweet cover)
  • Chinn
  • Chapman
3:18
10."So Sincere"
  • Capps
  • Benatar
3:30
Total length:38:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of In the Heat of the Night. [6]

Musicians

Recorded At

Technical

Management and Direction

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] 4× Platinum400,000^
France (SNEP) [16] Gold100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] Platinum15,000^
United States (RIAA) [18] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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